Sr. Cloud Engineer (AWS & Azure)

Role Overview

• We are hiring a hands-on Senior Cloud Engineer to manage and optimize our multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS (primary) and Azure (secondary).
• This role requires a strong systems administration foundation, deep troubleshooting capability, and ownership of production environments.
• You will be responsible for maintaining system reliability, enforcing security best practices, optimizing cloud spend (FinOps), and strengthening monitoring and observability using Datadog.

Required Qualifications

• 8-10 years of overall IT experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of hands-on experience in both AWS and Azure.
• Strong Linux and Windows Server administration expertise.
• Solid experience with IAM, patch management, and cloud security policies.
• Proven experience with Datadog implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated FinOps and cloud cost optimization experience.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset with root cause analysis capability.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Multi-Cloud Operations & System Administration
• Manage and support production workloads across AWS and Azure.
• Administer Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux) and Windows Server environments.
• Perform disk management, service configuration, user access control, and system hardening.
• Troubleshoot complex OS-level and infrastructure issues using logs and debugging tools.
• Work with AWS AMIs and Azure VM Images.
• FinOps & Cost Optimization
• Monitor and optimize cloud spend across AWS and Azure.
• Implement rightsizing strategies and eliminate unused resources.
• Manage Reserved Instances and Savings Plans.
• Use AWS Cost Explorer and Azure Cost Management to generate reports and insights.
• Drive tagging governance and budget enforcement practices.
• Security, IAM & Patch Management
• Manage IAM roles, security groups, and Azure NSGs following least-privilege principles.
• Own patch management lifecycle using: o AWS Systems Manager (SSM) o Azure Automation Update Management
• Ensure compliance with security policies and operational standards.
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Implement and validate backup strategies using: o AWS Backup o Azure Recovery Services Vault
• Support disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Ensure RPO/RTO compliance requirements are met.
• Monitoring & Observability
• Lead implementation and tuning of Datadog (agents, dashboards, monitors, APM).
• Reduce alert fatigue through intelligent monitoring configuration.
• Configure and maintain AWS CloudWatch and Azure Monitor.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Nice to have Qualifications

• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM).
• Certifications such as: o AWS SysOps Administrator o Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) o FinOps Certified Practitioner What Success Looks Like
• You take ownership from issue identification to resolution.
• You proactively prevent outages rather than react to them.
• You balance performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• You communicate clearly and confidently with stakeholders.
• You work independently and remain accountable.