Cloud Specialist

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize enterprise-grade DevOps pipelines (CI/CD) with security, compliance, and high availability as core principles.
  
  
• Architect and administer Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters with strict governance, namespace management, Helm chart deployments, and authentication integration.
  
  
• Drive AWS cloud adoption (EC2, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch) with a focus on automation, security hardening, and cost optimization.
  
  
• Oversee infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible) to ensure consistent provisioning and configuration of cloud and on-prem workloads.
  Manage and troubleshoot middleware technologies (WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, MQ) with experience in migration across platforms (e.g., AIX- Linux).
  
  
• Implement monitoring and observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK/EFK) to provide proactive performance and incident visibility.
  
  
• Enforce secure authentication models including SAML, OAuth, Keycloak, and ADFS across applications.
  
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in highly regulated banking/financial environments, ensuring compliance with ITIL standards.
  
  
• Lead root cause analysis for incidents, deliver detailed remediation, and guide BAU (business-as-usual) operational excellence.
  
  

Requirements:

• 15+ years in IT Infrastructure, DevOps, and Cloud engineering roles.
  
  
• Hands-on expertise in AWS cloud services with proven large-scale deployment experience.
  
  
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker with Helm-based application delivery.
  
  
• Demonstrated experience in middleware migration and support within mission-critical banking systems.
  
  
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Bamboo, Git, and pipeline security integrations.
  
  
• Strong Linux/Unix (RHEL, AIX, Ubuntu) administration skills with patching, hardening, and automation.
  
  
• Practical knowledge of storage technologies (SAN/NAS) and enterprise database platforms (Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).
  
  
• Experience in monitoring ecosystems (Grafana,Prometheus, Splunk, ELK) and incident resolution in 24x7 environments.