Cloud Administrator

Gigalabs (Pvt) Ltd.; Lahore; Remote; PKR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A cloud solutions provider is seeking a full-time support role focused on IaaS and PaaS. Primary responsibilities include configuring cloud resources and ensuring performance and cost efficiency. Candidates should have strong knowledge of cloud services, Infrastructure as Code, and relevant security measures.

Qualifications

• Conceptual and hands-on knowledge of key IaaS and PaaS services.
• Experience with cloud security policies and guardrails.
• Familiarity with deployment and administration techniques.

Responsibilities

• Support clients' cloud solutions focusing on IaaS and PaaS.
• Provision and configure resources using Infrastructure as Code.
• Monitor and manage cloud resources for performance and cost efficiency.

Skills

Understanding of cloud service structures

IaaS and PaaS services knowledge

Infrastructure as Code experience

Cloud security knowledge

Troubleshooting skills

Tools

Terraform

PowerShell scripting

Ansible

Job description

Job Brief

Employment Type: Contract Based
Location: Remote, Full Time
Time Zone: CET (04 Hours Overlap)
Project Duration: 6 months with the possibility of extension

Responsibilities

• Support Clients cloud solutions, with a focus on IaaS and PaaS across multiple cloud providers.
• Provision and configure cloud resources based on customer requirements and best practices, preferably using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Monitor, upgrade, and manage cloud resources, ensuring performance, capacity, reliability and cost efficiency.
• Work in close collaboration with other technical teams including Information Security, Architecture, Service Management, etc. to ensure cloud services meet organizational policies and business needs.
• Draft technical documentation on cloud services, related procedures, and operations.
• Stay updated on industry best practices, emerging cloud trends, and new technologies, assessing their potential for adoption or integration.

Requirements

• Understanding of cloud service structures (enrolments, organizations, departments, accounts, subscriptions, resource groups) and cloud core features.
• Sound conceptual and hands-on knowledge of key IaaS and PaaS services (compute, networking, storage, databases, etc.).
• Hands-on experience on Infrastructure as Code and Automation (Terraform, PowerShell scripting, automation tools, Ansible, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in managing Landing Zones, including hub & spoke networks.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud security, including policies and guardrails.
• Knowledge of general architecture, deployment and administration methodologies and techniques including systems configurations, clustering, networking, OS administration (Windows/Linux), monitoring, security, etc.
• Strong troubleshooting skills, previous exposure to service management methodologies (ITIL).