EverestDX - Cloud Automation Engineer - CI/CD Pipeline

Description :

- Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and early adoption of new cloud features and

industry best practices.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define automation strategies and deliver scalable, secure cloud solutions.

2. Cloud Architecture & Product Management :

- Maintain at least one cloud solutions architect certification (AWS/Azure/GCP).

- Review and evaluate new cloud releases and capabilities to identify opportunities for automation and optimization.

- Plan and oversee cloud product upgrades, maintenance cycles, and performance enhancements.

- Ensure cloud solutions comply with architectural standards, security policies, and governance frameworks.

3. Automation Development :

- Design, develop, and implement automation scripts, workflows, and tools using Python and cloud-native services.

- Create reusable frameworks for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management,

monitoring, and operational tasks.

- Automate product lifecycle tasks such as deployments, patches, scaling, and validations.

- Integrate automation with cloud services like Lambda, Step Functions, CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure ARM/Bicep, or GCP Deployment Manager.

4. CI/CD & DevOps Integration :

- Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to support automated testing, validation, and deployment.

- Work with DevOps teams to integrate automation scripts into release workflows and orchestration tools.

- Ensure seamless integration with version control (Git), artifact management, IaC tools, and cloud-native DevOps services.

5. Cloud Operations & Innovation :

- Monitor cloud environments for performance, cost, reliability, and security issues; recommend proactive improvements.

- Lead incident troubleshooting related to automation, infrastructure, and cloud platform changes.

- Drive proof-of-concepts (POCs) to validate new cloud technologies or automation tools.

- Document processes, architecture designs, runbooks, and operational playbooks.

Required Technical Skills :

1. Cloud Platforms :

Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider :

i. AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- Must hold at least one Solutions Architect Certification (Associate or Professional level

preferred).

2. Automation & Programming :

- Strong proficiency in Python for automation and scripting.

- Experience building IaC (Infrastructure as Code) solutions using : i. Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, ARM/Bicep, or similar tools.

- Experience in cloud-native automation (Lambda, Azure Functions, GCP Cloud Functions).

3. DevOps & CI/CD :

- Experience with containerization/orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes is a plus).

- Knowledge of Git workflows and repository management.

4. Cloud Engineering & Operations :

- Experience in cloud security, monitoring, logging, and cost optimization.

- Understanding of networking, virtualization, load balancing, IAM, and cloud governance.

- Hands-on troubleshooting skills for cloud infrastructure and automation tools.

Soft Skills & Leadership Qualities :

- Strong leadership, team mentoring, and people management abilities.

- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making capabilities.

- Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Passion for learning, innovation, and adopting new technologies early.

- Strong planning, documentation, and organizational skills.

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