Astek
Cloud Engineer
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaPosted yesterday
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- Salary
- AED 12k–18k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Mid level
- Field
- Engineering & Technology
- Work mode
- On site
About the role
For one of our clients, we’re looking for an Cloud Engineer to manage, secure, and optimize cloud infrastructure and services. You’ll help keep systems reliable and cost-effective while supporting business applications and digital transformation initiatives. Key Responsibilities • Deploy, manage, and maintain public, private, or hybrid cloud environments. • Administer cloud resources, including virtual machines, storage, networking, backups, and disaster recovery. • Monitor cloud performance, availability, and reliability; troubleshoot incidents and service disruptions. • Implement cloud security controls, policies, identity management, and access controls in collaboration with IT Security teams. • Automate provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools. • Support migrations from on-premises environments to the cloud. • Maintain cloud documentation, operational procedures, and technical standards. • Optimize resource utilization and costs through capacity planning and continuous improvement. • Address audit and compliance observations with timely corrective actions. • Participate in on-call support rotations, including off-hours. Requirements • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field. • 4–7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud administration. • Hands-on experience managing IT infrastructure and cloud services. • Technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). • Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Azure Administrator or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Engineer, are an advantage. • Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills. • Ability to work under pressure during critical incidents and participate in on-call rotations. • Project coordination skills and a commitment to continuous learning and innovation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 4–7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud administration.
- Hands-on experience managing IT infrastructure and cloud services.
- Technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Azure Administrator or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Engineer, are an advantage.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure during critical incidents and participate in on-call rotations.
- Project coordination skills and a commitment to continuous learning and innovation.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, manage, and maintain public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Administer cloud resources, including virtual machines, storage, networking, backups, and disaster recovery.
- Monitor cloud performance, availability, and reliability; troubleshoot incidents and service disruptions.
- Implement cloud security controls, policies, identity management, and access controls in collaboration with IT Security teams.
- Automate provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Support migrations from on-premises environments to the cloud.
- Maintain cloud documentation, operational procedures, and technical standards.
- Optimize resource utilization and costs through capacity planning and continuous improvement.
- Address audit and compliance observations with timely corrective actions.
- Participate in on-call support rotations, including off-hours.
Skills
- Microsoft Azure
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- cloud security
- disaster recovery
- capacity planning
- on-call rotations
- problem-solving
- stakeholder management
- VM management
- storage management
- networking
- backup management
- incident troubleshooting
- documentation
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