A Cloud and Infrastructure Lead is responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and securing an organization's cloud and on-premise IT infrastructure. They ensure high availability, scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness of infrastructure resources while leading a team of engineers or system administrators.

Preferred Experience :

- 7+ years in IT infrastructure roles, with at least 23 years in a leadership position

- Hands-on experience in cloud architecture, systems administration, and network management

- Experience managing large-scale cloud migration or infrastructure modernization projects

- Domain expertise in the industry (e.g., fintech, edtech/skilling, health-tech, e-commerce, government) is advantageous

Main responsibilities inter-alia include :

- Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture : Design and implement scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure across cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premise environments; Develop and maintain infrastructure strategy, aligning with organizational goals and digital transformation plans.

- Cloud Management : Lead migration to cloud platforms and manage multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments; Optimize cloud usage (cost, performance, compliance) and manage cloud service providers.

- Team Leadership : Lead and mentor infrastructure and DevOps teams; Assign tasks, manage workloads, and ensure timely project delivery.

- System Operations & Monitoring : Oversee uptime, capacity, backups, and disaster recovery; Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus).

- Security & Compliance : Ensure systems follow organizational and regulatory security practices; Implement identity and access management, firewall rules, and compliance policies.

- Automation & DevOps : Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation; Support CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).

Required Skills :

- Cloud Platforms : Expertise in AWS, Azure, or GCP

- Infrastructure Management : Linux/Windows Servers, storage, networking, DNS, firewalls

- Tools & Frameworks : Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Git

- Monitoring & Logging : ELK Stack, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk

- Security : IAM, network security, encryption, VPNs, firewalls

- Strong knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, and ITIL practices

- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Educational Qualification :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering

- Certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Architect, CCNA/CCNP, RHCE, or CISSP are highly valued