Reporting to the Cloud Specialist, the role holder engineer will be responsible for delivering a fully integrated solution for virtualization, containerization, and storage while leveraging open-source technologies. They will be a key contributor to our cloud transformation strategy, enabling the organization to host IaaS, Kubernetes workloads, and scalable object storage. The ideal candidate should have a passion for open-source innovation, a strong background in Linux engineering, and a proven track record of implementing cloud solutions. Their contributions will directly influence the success of our private cloud-first strategy and support our business's evolution into a modern, agile, and cloud-driven organization. This role is integral to our mission of developing a robust and scalable private cloud infrastructure that rivals public cloud platforms in performance, scalability, and feature set.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Automation 

• Automate infrastructure provisioning through cloud provider SDKs like pyVmomi, Iac tools like Terraform and Cloud formation etc. 

Configuration management 

• Automate infrastructure tasks e.g., OS patching by using tools like Ansible, Chef. Ensure these processes are automated for the other teams to re-use. 

Cloud Management Platform 

• Build a Hybrid self-service cloud management platform. This should be a single plane platform for all infrastructure services.  

Integration of Virtualization Platforms: 

• Develop a unified cloud platform for VMware ESXi, KVM, and other virtualization platforms. 

Kubernetes and Containerization: 

• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters for containerized workloads and integrate with the private cloud. 

Documentation and process:  

• Keeping accurate current infrastructure database for static and dynamic capacities . 
• Adhere to the existing processes in workflow management.  
• Process review and recommendation on process improvement. 
• Preparation of infrastructure projects, POC bid /RFQ documents and Evaluations.  
• Learn/research on new technologies/practices in the public cloud and infrastructure domain. 
• Running of POCs and subsequent recommendations for approval. 
• Development of design principles to guide future deployment. 

Open-Source Advocacy: 

• Recommend and deploy open-source technologies that enhance cloud capabilities. 

Architecture and Design 

• Translate business and customer requirements into technology requirements.  
• Define architecture and design of systems and solutions to meet current and future business needs.

Must have technical / professional qualifications:  

• BSc/B-Tech in computer Science/Electrical and communication/ Telecoms, Engineering, a similar field. 
• At Least 3 years’ experience as cloud engineer, Systems administrator in a multifaceted business environment with integrated/mixed windows and major UNIX/Linux server environment. 
• AWS and GCP Cloud knowledge and deployement  models. 
• Experience in working with IaC tools like Terraform & CloudFormation and cloud provider SDKs.  
• Configuration management tools like Ansible platform to automate various aspects of infrastructure configuration, provisioning, and management 
• Experience with monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or similar. 
• Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, BDD and TDD. 
• Strong data analytical skills, analytical thinking, attention to details and ability to identify solutions to complex problems. 
• Great Stakeholder management skills 
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud integration and multi-cloud strategies. 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices. 
• Certification in any of the following Systems and Network or related trainings is an added advantage 
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect certification  
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
  • Terraform Associate certification
  • Red Hat Certified Specialist in Advanced Automation
  • Scrum Fundamentals Certified
  • Network certification e.g., CCNA, CCNP
  • UNIX/Linux certification
  • VMware certification e.g., VCP
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)