Cloud Platform Engineering Lead

• Take full ownership of designing, building, and evolving a cutting-edge platform for cloud resource management.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the platform, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security.
• Lead incident response efforts and maintain a resilient and highly available platform.

• Lead the development of automation solutions that encompass on-boarding, off-boarding, provisioning, patching, securing, monitoring, and backup processes for cloud resources.
• Build the development of repeatable, highly automated solutions to enable and support hyper-scale cloud implementations.
• Drive a culture of automation and continuous improvement across the organization by eliminating toil.

• Manage and inspire a team of passionate engineers who are committed to delivering excellence.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and opportunities for skill development within the team.

• Implement and enforce robust security measures and compliance standards across the platform.
• Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities and maintain the highest security posture.

• Develop and execute testing strategies for the platform components, including performance testing, integration testing, and security testing.
• Identify and resolve issues through thorough testing and validation.

• Demonstrate proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, and Bash/Shell scripting to automate tasks and manage cloud resources.
• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates, and Bicep for defining and provisioning infrastructure.
• Implement configuration management using tools like Ansible.

• Stay ahead of the curve on emerging cloud technologies and trends.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies and tools to enhance the platform's capabilities.

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Share knowledge and expertise with team members and stakeholders.

• Develop technical standards and maintain a repository for deliverables, methodologies, and deployment documents.
• Lead change management efforts by preparing implementation plans, rollback plans, test plans, and conducting risk and impact analyses for critical or complex changes

• Management
• Project Teams
• Architecture Team
• Engineering Team

• Developers
• Vendors and suppliers
• Customers

• Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Accreditations:
  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert - mandatory
  • CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) – advantageous

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in cloud platform engineering
• Experience working for Azure Expert MSPs (e.g. Client, Avanade, Rackspace, NTT, Wipro, HCL, TCS, etc.) with a track record of building automation and cloud platform solutions for managing end-to-end lifecycle management of cloud resources
• Proficiency in cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure.
• Strong expertise in infrastructure as code (IaC) and automation tools.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• Proven problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication, facilitation and influencing skills - ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Strong analytical/troubleshooting skills
• Experience on transformation projects and successful transitions to implementation support teams.

• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure, independently and prioritize with minimal supervision
• Multi-tasking skills and attention to detail
• Team player with ability to work with cross functional teams
• Strong communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to juggle multiple, competing, frequently changing time-sensitive deadlines and priorities

Last updated on Nov 15, 2023