Cloud Specialist ( 1 year contract)

Responsibilities

Play an active role and key contributor in the specification, setup and run Proof of Concepts and demonstrations of cloud solutions.

Architect and administer Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters with strict governance, namespace management, Helm chart deployments, and authentication integration.

Design, implement, and optimize enterprise-grade DevOps pipelines (CI/CD) withsecurity, compliance, and high availability as core principles

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.

Automate cloud operations, develop infrastructure automation scripts and participate in the continuous improvement of cloud solutions

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 environments, ensuring compliance with ITIL standards.

Lead root cause analysis for incidents, deliver detailed remediation, and guide BAU (business-as-usual) operational excellence.

Administer and maintain servers across cloud and virtual platforms.

Implement disaster recovery automation using Runbook automation and OpenShift Operators, significantly reducing recovery time and strengthening system reliability.

Requirements

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or a related technical field.

At least 10 to 15 years and above in IT Infrastructure, DevOps, and Cloudengineering roles, with at least 10 years of experience implementing CI/CDpipelines integrated with code quality and security tools.

Proven track record in multi-region cloud infrastructure migrations and modernizationefforts, integrating microservices, container platforms, and cloud-nativeservices to support business growth.

Strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters and AWS cloud services with proven large-scale deployment experience.

Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker with Helm-based application delivery.

Proven track records in middleware migration and support within mission-critical systems.

Strong technical expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Bamboo, Git, and pipeline security integrations.

Strong Linux/Unix (RHEL, AIX, Ubuntu) administration skills with patching, hardening, and automation.

Strong knowledge of storage technologies (SAN/NAS) and enterprise database platforms (Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, PostgreSQL).

Proven track records in monitoring ecosystems (Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, ELK) and incident resolution in 24x7 environments.

Professionaltraining and certifications preferred:

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Certified

Red Hat Ansible Certified

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

AWS Cloud Practitioner