Systems Engineering Lead

My client are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Technical Lead with a strong background in cloud engineering and hands-on experience with Kubernetes.

As a Cloud Technical Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing cloud architecture, design, and implementation, leading a team of engineers, and driving best practices for cloud-based solutions. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient cloud-based solutions using AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or other cloud platforms.
• Drive the adoption of Kubernetes and containerization best practices for microservices architecture, including the orchestration, deployment, and management of Kubernetes clusters.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of cloud engineers, ensuring adherence to cloud engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with software developers, DevOps engineers, and other teams to implement cloud-native applications, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure cloud infrastructure is secure, resilient, and meets compliance requirements, working closely with security teams to mitigate risks.
• Optimize cloud infrastructure performance and costs, providing recommendations for improvements and helping track usage.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes clusters, and services.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews to ensure solutions meet high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability requirements.
• Stay up to date with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and innovations, and propose enhancements to the cloud infrastructure strategy.
• Ensure proper documentation of cloud systems, architectures, and processes.

Experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 8 years of experience in cloud engineering, with a strong background in designing and deploying cloud solutions.
• Expertise with Kubernetes, including hands-on experience in managing and orchestrating containerized applications.
• Deep understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and related services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, GKE, AKS).
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Experience with multi-cloud environments and hybrid cloud architecture.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or others.
• Knowledge of container registries and service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working in a DevOps culture
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation tools (e.g., Python, Bash, Ansible).
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI.
• Solid understanding of networking, storage, and security principles in the cloud.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. xcfaprz
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills with the ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
• Certification in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) is a plus