Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Teknosys

JazzWorld; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Teknosys is seeking a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and operate on‑premises and private cloud environments with a focus on Kubernetes‑based platforms, reliability engineering, and production operations.

The role entails guiding engineering teams, defining platform roadmaps, and ensuring highly available, scalable, and secure environments across data centers for mission‑critical applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 6-8 years in Infrastructure/Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Systems Administration.
• Strong Kubernetes platform operations and cluster management background.
• Proficiency with virtualization (VMware vSphere, OpenStack), bare metal provisioning, and storage systems (SAN/NAS/Ceph).
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Shell/Python) with an automation-first approach.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog) and building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage on-premises and private cloud environments supporting mission-critical applications.
• Build, upgrade, and maintain highly available production-grade Kubernetes clusters with full lifecycle management.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and automation to standardize infrastructure processes.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting practices with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog.
• Drive reliability engineering through SLAs, SLOs, incident response, and RCA for critical issues.
• Implement Kubernetes security best practices (RBAC, network policies, secrets management) and enforce compliance.
• Mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and define platform roadmaps to improve operational maturity.

Skills

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Scripting (Shell/Python)

Monitoring/Observability

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

CI/CD (Jenkins/GitLab)

Cluster Lifecycle Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / related field

Tools

VMware vSphere

OpenStack

Ceph/SAN/NAS storage

Job description

Grade: L3

Location: Islamabad

Company: Teknosys

At Teknosys, infrastructure reliability is the foundation of digital transformation. As Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will design, build, and operate on‑premises and private cloud environments with a strong focus on Kubernetes‑based platforms, reliability engineering, and production operations.

This leadership role requires deep expertise in Kubernetes cluster design, monitoring, automation, and infrastructure reliability. You will guide engineering teams, define platform roadmaps, and ensure highly available, scalable, and secure environments that enable mission‑critical applications to run seamlessly across data centers.

Requirements

What you'll own

• Architect, deploy, and manage on‑premises and private cloud environments supporting mission‑critical applications.
• Build, upgrade, and maintain highly available production‑grade Kubernetes clusters with full lifecycle management.
• Implement IaC using Terraform, Ansible, and automation to standardize and streamline infrastructure processes.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting practices with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog, ensuring proactive issue detection.
• Drive reliability engineering through SLAs, SLOs, incident response, and root cause analysis for critical production issues.
• Implement Kubernetes security best practices (RBAC, network policies, secrets management) and enforce compliance standards.
• Mentor engineers, collaborate across teams, and define platform roadmaps to continuously improve operational maturity.

What success looks like

• Highlyavailable, secure, and scalable systems consistently support mission‑critical workloads.
• Clustersoperate reliably with seamless lifecycle management and minimal downtime.
• Observability tools detect and resolve performance bottlenecks before they impact operations.
• Automated processes reduce manual intervention, driving consistency and operational speed.
• Incident response and disaster recovery strategies ensure business continuity with minimal disruption.

You may be a strong fit if you

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 6-8 years in Infrastructure Engineering, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or System Administration.
• Strong background in Kubernetes platform operations and cluster management.
• Skilled in virtualization (VMware vSphere, OpenStack), bare metal provisioning, and storage systems (SAN/NAS/Ceph).
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Shell/Python) with an automation‑first approach.
• Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/EFK, Datadog) and building CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab, or similar.

Benefits

WHY TEKNOSYS

AtTeknosys, you'll help build what's next for Pakistan's digital and AI landscape — engineering future‑ready digital products and data platforms across AI, Data, IT, and Managed Services. As part of JazzWorld, you draw on the reach and trust of the group while moving at the pace of a technology company: partnering with globalhyperscalersand industryleaders, andclosing work that defines the future of digital in the region.

Joining us means being part of a fast‑scaling, innovation‑led business where your impact will directly fuel growth, customer success, and leadership