Senior Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer

Overview

Senior individual contributor role leading the design, automation, and security of a hybrid infrastructure landscape, with a mentoring component for junior and mid-level engineers.

What you'll do

• Own the architecture, administration, and hardening of Linux and Windows server environments across the organization.
• Design and govern network security architecture, including firewalls, forward/reverse proxies, and DMZ zones, aligned with enterprise security standards.
• Lead the development of Infrastructure-as-Code standards and reusable Terraform modules for scalable, repeatable provisioning.
• Architect and build advanced Python-based automation frameworks to reduce manual operations and improve reliability.
• Drive deployment strategy and lifecycle management for applications across environments, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Lead design, scaling, and troubleshooting of Kubernetes clusters in production, including capacity planning and incident response.
• Own administration and governance of container registries (Harbor), including image lifecycle policies, RBAC, and integration with vulnerability scanning pipelines.
• Architect and manage Microsoft Azure infrastructure (networking, compute, storage, identity) with a focus on scalability, cost optimization, and security.
• Lead vulnerability remediation initiatives across the estate, including OS kernel patching and Java JDK version/patch management, establishing proactive patch management processes.
• Drive root-cause analysis for critical infrastructure incidents and lead post-incident reviews.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.
• Partner with security, application, and DevOps teams to define infrastructure standards, compliance posture, and best practices.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies and make recommendations to improve infrastructure maturity.
• Create and maintain high-quality documentation, architecture diagrams, and runbooks.

What you'll need

• Deep expertise in both Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu/CentOS) and Windows Server administration, including performance tuning and hardening.
• Strong command of networking fundamentals, firewalls, forward and reverse proxies, and DMZ architecture design.
• Proven experience securing enterprise network environments and troubleshooting complex network issues.
• Advanced, hands-on experience writing and architecting Terraform modules for multi-environment provisioning.
• Strong proficiency in Python for building automation frameworks and tooling, not just scripts.
• Deep, production-grade experience with Kubernetes, including cluster architecture, scaling, troubleshooting, and operations at scale.
• Proven experience administering container registries, particularly Harbor, including governance and security integration.
• Strong, hands-on Microsoft Azure expertise across compute, networking, storage, and identity, with experience designing cloud architecture.
• Proven track record remediating OS kernel vulnerabilities at scale.
• Strong experience managing Java JDK patch/version lifecycles across environments.
• Experience building or improving vulnerability management and patch management processes.
• Proven ability to mentor junior engineers and lead technical initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder communication and ability to influence technical direction.
• Excellent documentation and process-ownership skills.
• Ability to work independently and drive projects from design through execution.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, DevOps, or cloud engineering, with at least 3+ years in a senior/lead capacity.
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience in systems engineering, systems administration, IT infrastructure, or a related field.
• Advanced capability in a primary technical area (e.g., Windows Server, Linux, VMware) with growing breadth across related domains (e.g., Cloud compute, network infrastructure).
• Strong structured analysis skills to independently troubleshoot and resolve complex enterprise system outages.

Nice to have

• Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CKA/CKAD, Terraform Associate, or equivalent.
• Experience in regulated, enterprise, or large-scale environments with strict compliance/security requirements.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps) and GitOps practices.
• Exposure to monitoring/observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, etc.).
• Prior experience leading infrastructure migrations or cloud modernization projects.
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA), VMware Certified Professional (VCP)).

Details

• Full-time employment.
• Location: Pune, India.
• Affiliated company: Cencora Business Services India Private Limited.