Cloud Engineer

JobResponsibilities

• Manage, administer, and maintain Linux server environments including RHEL, CentOS, and Ubuntu across on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
• Support cloud infrastructure operations on AWS including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, CloudWatch, Route53, Auto Scaling, and Load Balancers.
• Perform installation, configuration, patching, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of Linux servers and cloud systems.
• Manage VMware ESXi, vCenter, virtual machines, snapshots, cloning, and infrastructure monitoring activities.
• Handle server backup, recovery, disaster recovery planning, and system health checks to ensure high availability.
• Administer storage and file systems including LVM, NFS, Samba, SAN storage, and VMware storage integrations.
• Configure and manage monitoring tools such as Zabbix, Grafana, Nagios, and CloudWatch alerts.
• Support database administration activities for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis, and MongoDB in Linux environments.
• Implement automation and scripting using Shell scripting and Ansible to streamline operational tasks.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, OS, network, virtualization, and cloud-related incidents within SLA timelines.
• Ensure compliance with security policies, user access management, firewall configurations, and system hardening standards.
• Support cloud migration, infrastructure optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Linux System Administration and Cloud Infrastructure support.
• Strong hands-on experience with Linux platforms (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
• Experience in AWS cloud services including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS, Route53, CloudWatch, and Auto Scaling.
• Experience with VMware ESXi, vCenter, HA, VM provisioning, and virtualization technologies.
• Knowledge of storage technologies, SAN environments, backup and recovery processes.
• Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible and Shell scripting.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Zabbix, Nagios, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
• Good understanding of networking concepts, DNS, firewall configurations, and system security.
• Experience supporting databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MariaDB is advantageous.
• AWS certifications or Linux certifications will be an added advantage.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

PreferredSkills

• Experience with AIX administration and IBM Power Systems.
• Exposure to cloud migration and hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience working in enterprise or managed services environments.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and infrastructure automation.