Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of cloud platform projects for customers, from design through implementation and handover.
• Lead customer workshops and discovery sessions to understand business goals, assess current environments, and define solution architectures.
• Design and implement landing zones on AWS (Control Tower, Organizations) and Azure (Enterprise-Scale / CAF).
• Build and manage cloud networking, including Transit Gateways, VPNs, Direct Connect / ExpressRoute, hub-and-spoke architectures, and hybrid connectivity.
• Lead large-scale enterprise migration projects, including assessment, planning, and execution.
• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes platforms across multiple flavours: EKS, AKS, ROSA, ARO, and Rancher.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD.
• Implement GitLab Reference Architectures for enterprises, such as 3K-user and Cloud Native Hybrid (CNH) deployments.
• Design and implement hybrid and disaster recovery solutions to meet customer RTO/RPO requirements.
• Automate infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep/ARM).
• Engage directly with customers to gather requirements, present solutions and provide regular technical updates.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, with strong expertise in both AWS and Azure.
• Proven experience implementing landing zones and enterprise cloud networking.
• Exceptional Kubernetes expertise across managed and self-managed platforms (EKS, AKS, ROSA, ARO, Rancher).
• Track record of leading large-scale enterprise migrations.
• Solid experience with hybrid cloud architectures and disaster recovery design.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform.
• Experience leading customer workshops, discovery sessions, and technical presentations.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to Have

• • Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CKA/CKAD, Red Hat OpenShift, or GitLab certifications.
  • GitLab expertise, including self-managed GitLab deployments, Reference Architectures (e.g., 3K, CNH) and the GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET).