Senior Cloud Engineer

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https://tamkeentech.sa/

Job Description
Responsibilities:

• Cloud Architecture Design: Designing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures based on business requirements and best practices of the chosen cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).

• Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning: Deploying and managing cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates to ensure consistency and efficiency.

• Deployment Automation: Implementing automated deployment pipelines (CI/CD) to enable rapid and reliable deployment of applications and services in the cloud environment.

• Monitoring and Optimization: Setting up monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to ensure the performance, availability, and cost efficiency of cloud resources. Continuously optimizing cloud infrastructure and costs.

• Security Management: Implementing security best practices and configuring identity and access management (IAM) policies, encryption, network security, and compliance controls in the cloud environment.

• Troubleshooting and Incident Response: Responding to and resolving incidents and outages related to cloud infrastructure, applications, and services. Conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.

• Backup and Disaster Recovery: Setting up and maintaining backup and disaster recovery solutions to ensure data integrity and business continuity in the event of failures or disasters.

• Collaboration and Communication: Working closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, operations, and security teams, to ensure alignment and collaboration on cloud projects and initiatives.

• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Documenting cloud architectures, configurations, procedures, and best practices. Sharing knowledge and providing guidance to other team members and stakeholders.

• Continuous Learning and Innovation: Staying updated with cloud technology trends, new features, and best practices. Evaluating and recommending new tools and technologies to improve cloud infrastructure and processes.

• Compliance and Governance: Ensuring cloud environments comply with regulatory requirements and internal policies. Implementing governance frameworks and controls to maintain security and compliance.

• Vendor Management: Managing relationships with cloud service providers (CSPs) and third-party vendors. Evaluating services, negotiating contracts, and optimizing costs.

Skills:

• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in working with major cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or others.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager for provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure.

• Containerization: Knowledge of container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes for deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications.

• Networking: Understanding of cloud networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, DNS, load balancing, and VPNs.

• Security: Familiarity with cloud security best practices, identity and access management (IAM), encryption methods, and compliance standards.

• Monitoring and Logging: Ability to set up and utilize monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Stackdriver, and logging solutions such as ELK stack or Cloud Logging.

• Scripting and Automation: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automating tasks and workflows in the cloud environment.

• Database Management: Knowledge of cloud database technologies like Amazon RDS, Azure SQL Database, or Google Cloud SQL, including configuration, backup, and scalability.

• DevOps Practices: Understanding of DevOps principles and practices, including continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and version control systems like Git.

• Troubleshooting and Problem Solving: Ability to diagnose and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, applications, and services.

• Collaboration and Communication: Effective communication skills for collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and clients, and for documenting processes and procedures.

• Continuous Learning: Given the rapid evolution of cloud technologies, a willingness to stay updated with industry trends, new tools, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a similar field.

• AWS certificate