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Job Description – Cloud Engineer

Location: Gachibowli, Hyderabad (Non-Negotiable)

Employment Type: Full Time

Work Shift: 24/7 Support Rotational (Morning, Afternoon, Night) Shifts.

Position Summary

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Cloud Engineer / AWS Engineer to support and maintain our hybrid infrastructure across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and on-premises VMware Cloud Director (VCD) environments. The ideal candidate will assist with day-to-day cloud operations, infrastructure monitoring, troubleshooting, backup management, documentation, and system administration while working closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to build expertise in AWS cloud services, virtualization, enterprise infrastructure, automation, and cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

Support day-to-day administration of AWS infrastructure including EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, Route 53, CloudWatch, Systems Manager (SSM), AWS Backup, and RDS.
Monitor AWS resources to ensure availability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.
Assist in provisioning, configuring, and maintaining cloud resources using AWS best practices.
Support VMware Cloud Director (VCD) virtual infrastructure and assist with virtual machine provisioning, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Perform routine health checks for AWS and on-premises infrastructure.
Troubleshoot infrastructure issues involving Windows Servers, networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud services.
Support backup and recovery operations using Veeam Backup & Replication and AWS Backup.
Assist with disaster recovery testing and backup validation activities.
Monitor infrastructure using CloudWatch, Grafana, and other enterprise monitoring tools.
Perform routine patch validation and infrastructure maintenance activities.
Create and maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and operational runbooks.
Participate in incident, service request, and change management processes.
Assist with infrastructure migrations, upgrades, restores and cloud optimization initiatives.
Work with security teams to ensure compliance with security policies and AWS best practices.
Collaborate with application teams, infrastructure engineers, and vendors to resolve operational issues.
Participate in on-call support rotation when required.

Required Skills

Strong understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Working knowledge of EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Route 53, and Systems Manager (SSM)
Working knowledge of VMware virtualization
Experience with Windows Server administration
Basic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP)
Working knowledge with Active Directory, GPO, ADCS,
Basic Linux administration
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Fresh Service or relevant ITSM tools.
Understanding of backup and recovery concepts
Knowledge of monitoring tools and infrastructure health checks
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment
Any experience on Google Cloud will be good to have

Preferred Skills

AWS
VMware Cloud Director (VCD)
Veeam Backup & Replication
Grafana / QuickSight
Windows Server Administration
NetApp Storage
PowerShell or Python scripting
Basic Linux administration
Patch Manager Plus
Knowledge of AWS security best practices
Google Cloud

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (preferred).
2–4 years of experience in AWS or Infrastructure Administration.
AWS Cloud Practitioner certification preferred.
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification is a plus.
Good to have GCP and Azure Associate certification.

What We're Looking For

Eagerness to learn cloud technologies.
Strong troubleshooting mindset.
Good communication and documentation skills.
Ability to work independently as well as in a team.
Customer-focused attitude with a willingness to support production environments.

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