Cloud Engineer Architect

Cloud Engineer (Architect) with Expertise in Terraform, Kubernetes

Job Summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer (Architect) to lead the design and delivery of multi-cloud infrastructure solutions aligned with enterprise cloud strategies. This role plays a critical part in enabling agility, innovation, and cost-efficiency across all applications by architecting scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evaluate, implement, and optimize cloud services on AWS, GCP, and other cloud providers, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.

Software Requirements

Required Skills:

• Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform (preferred), Ansible
• Programming languages: Java, Python, or Go (minimum 4+ years experience in one language)
• Cloud Platforms: AWS or GCP (minimum 4+ years experience in architecture and implementation)
• Container & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (minimum 2+ years experience)
• Cloud Networking, Traffic Management, Security best practices
• Observability tools: Prometheus, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace

Preferred Skills:

• Cloud Native Application Architectures
• API Gateway tools
• CNCF technologies
• Additional Infrastructure Automation tools: CloudFormation, ARM templates

Overall Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and engineering of multi-cloud infrastructure services in accordance with enterprise cloud strategy.
• Conduct hands-on evaluations of cloud service tools and platforms for critical application adoption.
• Design, implement, and optimize cloud systems, ensuring security, availability, and high performance.
• Translate strategic cloud visions into detailed, actionable plans and guidelines.
• Collaborate effectively with product and development teams to integrate cloud capabilities into applications.
• Identify and recommend improvements to existing cloud platforms and dependencies.
• Maintain awareness of emerging cloud technologies and manage vendor relationships to leverage innovations.
• Ensure compliance with security, governance, and regulatory standards across cloud environments.

Technical Skills (By Category)

Programming Languages:

• Must Have: Java, Python, or Go – 4+ years of software development experience
• Preferred: Additional languages or frameworks relevant to cloud automation

Databases/Data Management:

• Basic understanding of cloud storage and database solutions (e.g., Cloud SQL, DynamoDB)

Cloud Technologies:

• Must Have: Strong experience with AWS or GCP, focusing on compute, network, storage, and security layers
• Preferred: Multi-cloud integration and management

Frameworks and Libraries:

• Containerization: Docker
• Orchestration: Kubernetes (K8s)

Development Tools and Methodologies:

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
• CI/CD tools and pipelines

Security & Network Concepts:

• Cloud network architecture, security groups, firewalls, traffic routing, and traffic flow management

Monitoring & Observability:

• Use of Prometheus, ELK stack, CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace, Stackdriver/Cloud Monitoring

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in cloud infrastructure design and implementation for enterprise-scale platforms on AWS or GCP.
• At least 4+ years of software development experience in Java, Python, or Go.
• 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure automation tools, especially Terraform.
• 2+ years working with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience designing secure, resilient, multi-tenant cloud services.
• Familiarity with modern cloud networking, security, and traffic management principles.

Additional experience in:

• Multi-cloud architectures
• CI/CD pipelines
• Cloud-native application deployment
• Observability and monitoring tools

Day-to-Day Activities

• Designing and implementing cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Conducting evaluations and proof-of-concept testing for new cloud technologies.
• Collaborating with product teams to ensure scalable, secure cloud configurations.
• Automating infrastructure deployment and management.
• Monitoring system performance and security compliance.
• Participating in Agile development cycles and sprint planning.
• Building documentation, best practices, and operational standards.
• Providing guidance and technical mentorship within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, or equivalent.
• Proven experience in enterprise-grade cloud architecture design and implementation.
• Continuous learning through workshops, certifications, and industry conferences.

Professional Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills to articulate technical concepts clearly.
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and influence stakeholders.
• Demonstrated adaptability to evolving cloud technologies.
• Collaboration and team-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities.
• Innovation-driven with a focus on scalable, sustainable solutions.

S​YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Experience Level

Senior Level