Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Linux

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Linux to design, implement, manage, and optimize Linux-based infrastructure across cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Linux system administration, cloud technologies, automation, infrastructure monitoring, security, and troubleshooting. This role will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, scalability, and security of cloud-hosted environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Manage virtual machines, storage, networking, load balancers, and cloud-native services.
• Support cloud migration initiatives and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Optimize cloud resources for performance, availability, and cost efficiency.
• Install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Linux servers (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE).
• Perform system upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, file systems, and server security configurations.
• Conduct performance tuning and capacity planning activities.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Shell, Python, or Ansible.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Automate provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Monitor infrastructure health using tools such as Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or cloud-native monitoring solutions.
• Analyze system logs and metrics to proactively identify issues.
• Support incident response, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management activities.
• Participate in on-call support and escalation processes as required.
• Implement Linux and cloud security best practices.
• Manage IAM policies, access controls, encryption, and security hardening.
• Ensure compliance with organizational security standards and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate vulnerability assessments and remediation activities.
• Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to support deployment pipelines.
• Integrate infrastructure automation with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Support containerized environments utilizing Docker and Kubernetes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Strong experience with Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of networking concepts including DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancing.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM Templates.
• Scripting experience in Shell, Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools.
• Familiarity with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of security best practices, IAM, and cloud governance.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate, or Google Associate Cloud Engineer.
• Linux certifications such as RHCSA / RHCE or CompTIA Linux+.

Skills

ARM, AWS, Azure, CloudFormation, GCP, Google Cloud Platform, Linux, Terraform