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.
* 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
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