Cloud Services Systems Engineer

Role Overview

This role focuses on managing cloud infrastructure, automation, and DevOps practices across AWS and Azure. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of experience and will play a key role in ensuring system reliability, monitoring, and continuous improvement of cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, databases, and container platforms across AWS and Azure

Support deployment and configuration of monitoring tools such as DataDog to ensure visibility into application and system performance

Build and maintain automation for infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, or similar tools

Manage containerized applications using Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)

Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure deployment processes

Monitor system performance and proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact production

Perform root cause analysis for incidents and implement long-term fixes to improve reliability

Optimize cloud resource usage and control costs by analysing consumption and implementing governance practices

Support disaster recovery planning and ensure backup strategies meet business requirements

Handle operational tasks and support requests through ITSM tools like ServiceNow

Collaborate with security, application, and infrastructure teams for smooth system integration and operations

Contribute to documentation, standards, and best practices within the cloud operations team

Requirements

Minimum 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and system engineering

Strong experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud services

Hands-on experience with automation tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation

Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Knowledge of monitoring tools such as DataDog, Prometheus, or New Relic

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills

Preferred Skills

Experience with Microsoft Fabric or data platform tools

Knowledge of OpenFlow or network data flow systems

Hands-on experience with DataDog implementation

Experience in enterprise or retail/CPG environments

Certifications (Preferred, Not Mandatory)

AWS Solutions Architect

Azure Administrator

Benefits

Exposure to modern DevOps and cloud automation practices

Opportunity to work on large-scale enterprise cloud systems

Involvement in transformation from reactive to proactive cloud operations