Senior Cloud Engineer
Ztek Consulting
Garland, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Garland, United States of America
Tech stack
Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Cloud Computing Security
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Integration
Disaster Recovery
DNS
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
Python
Routing
Peering
Powershell
Data Logging
Google Cloud Platform
Delivery Pipeline
Large Language Models
Multi-Cloud
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Kubernetes
Terraform
Job description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to manage and optimize multi-cloud environments across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, cloud networking, automation, CI/CD, observability, and AI-driven cloud operations. This role requires strong technical leadership, problem-solving abilities, and a proactive approach to maintaining highly available, secure, and scalable cloud platforms.
Requirements
- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, including AKS and GKE administration and operations.
- Advanced experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Strong knowledge of cloud networking concepts, including VNETs, VPCs, VPNs, DNS, routing, and peering.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, and/or PowerShell.
- Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong background in monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability platforms.
- Proven experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure, networking, and performance issues.
- Knowledge of cloud security, scalability, reliability, and disaster recovery best practices.
- Experience with AI/LLM-driven tools for cloud operations, automation, or observability is preferred.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills.
- Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive initiatives to completion.