Specialist, Cloud Engineering

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• Azure Cloud Exposure (~10%) for hybrid or multi‑cloud migration scenarios 

• CI/CD Tools & Automation – GitHub, pipeline setup, and deployment automation in cloud environments 

• Cloud Native Concepts & Best Practices – ongoing awareness of evolving cloud technologies and architectural patterns 

• Security & Compliance Awareness during cloud migration and operations 

• Monitoring & Performance Tuning of migrated workloads 

• Documentation & Technical Reporting for migration plans, change requests, and operational procedures 

• Industry Domain Exposure – Bio‑Science, Healthcare, Pharma, Retail, and Logistics (preferred) 

• AWS Certifications (preferred) to validate cloud expertise
• Experience with AI tools like Gemini, Claude and Copilot.

As a Cloud Engineer, you will play a crucial role in moving an organization's data, applications, and infrastructure from on-premises environments to cloud platforms. This role involves a combination of technical expertise, strategic planning, and project management. 

• Evaluate the existing IT infrastructure and applications to determine cloud readiness.

• Create a comprehensive migration strategy and roadmap.

• Select the appropriate cloud platform and deployment model. 

• Execute the migration plan, including data transfer, application rehosting, replat forming, or refactoring. 

• Develop, document, and implement changes based on the requests for change. Apply change control procedures, tools, techniques, and processes to manage and report on change requests.

• Contribute to the availability management process and its operation. Perform defined availability management tasks. 

• Contribute to capacity modelling and planning while supporting the design of service component capacity. 

• Continuously monitoring and optimizing the cloud environment for performance, cost-efficiency, and resource utilization. 

• Work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the project manager. 

• Participate in project planning, execution, and delivery, ensuring alignment with both functional and project goals. 

Educational requirement is mandatory. The years of experience for R2 is fixed to 3-7 years, do not alter. Skills are separated into Primary and Secondary – this structure must be maintained to support Hired Score screening.

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or any Technology stream. 

• 3-7 years of hands-on technical experience in migrating workloads to cloud-based environments. 

• Cloud Migration Engineering – end-to-end migration of applications, data, and infrastructure from on premises to cloud platforms 

• AWS Cloud Expertise (Primary focus – ~90%) – hands-on experience with EC2, RDS, EMS, CI/CD pipelines, and GitHub integration 

• Cloud Migration Strategy & Planning – assessing cloud readiness, defining migration roadmaps, and selecting appropriate deployment models (On-prem to Cloud / Cloud to Cloud).

• Migration Execution – rehosting, re-platforming, and refactoring applications based on business and technical requirements 

• Infrastructure as Code (IAC) using Terraform for automated, scalable, and repeatable cloud deployments 

• Change Management & Control – implementing and managing change requests using defined processes, tools, and governance standards 

• Cloud Operations & Optimization – continuous monitoring and optimization for performance, cost efficiency, and resource utilization 

• Availability & Capacity Management – supporting service availability requirements and contributing to capacity planning and modelling

• Project Execution in Matrix Environments – working across functional and project teams to deliver migration initiatives successfully