Senior Cloud Engineer Lead

Senior Cloud Engineer Lead

About Our Company

Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 20 years. We are part of Ameriprise Financial Inc., a US financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence and diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection.

Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions, and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So, if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong, ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Job Description

The Prpal Lead Design Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable, secure, and high performing cloud, DevOps, and data platform solutions across Azure, AWS, and Microsoft Fabric. This role partners closely with business and cross commit technology teams to architect modern cloud-native systems, optimize enterprise data flows, automate deployments, and enable decision making through resilient data and analytics platforms. The engineer plays a key role in driving cloud modernization, DevOps transformation, platform reliability, and cloud governance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities
·        The Prpal Lead Design Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and delivering scalable, secure, and high‑performing cloud, DevOps, and data platform solutions across Azure, AWS, and Microsoft Fabric. This role partners closely with business and cross commit technology teams to architect modern cloud-native systems, optimize enterprise data flows, automate deployments, and enable decision‑making through resilient data and analytics platforms. The engineer plays a key role in driving cloud modernization, DevOps transformation, platform reliability, and cloud governance across the organization.

·        Lead modernization initiatives for existing assets including re‑architecture/optimizations into Azure/AWS cloud ecosystems.

·        Architect cloud-native patterns including serverless computing, container orchestration, event-driven designs.

·        Drive cloud security and governance by implementing security baselines, IAM controls, encryption and key‑management policies, and vulnerability remediation, while ensuring adherence to tagging standards, cost optimization, resource compliance, and FinOps practices.

·        Automate release processes, environment provisioning and cloud resource lifecycle management.

·        Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation.

·        Enforce cloud-native monitoring, observability, and automated recovery frameworks.

·        Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Bitbucket or similar frameworks.

·        Lead the adoption of Microsoft Fabric components (Lakehouse, Pipelines, Warehouse, Real-Time Intelligence, Data Activator).

·        Develop automated data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration solutions using Python, Fabric Pipelines, Azure Data Factory, AWS Glue, or Lambda.

·        Establish performance, governance, workspace models, and Fabric security standards.

·        Build high-quality utilities/automation solutions using Python and cloud SDKs.

·        POC (proof of concept) for any new tools, ideas, process which would make the business processes more enhanced and optimized.

·        Lead delivery of complex cloud, data, and AI initiatives and manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and communication across stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

12+ years

1.      Strong hands‑on experience with Azure, AWS, and multi-cloud design patterns.

2.      Deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric and modern data engineering frameworks.

3.      Strong programming experience in Python/Powershell for automation, APIs, and data handling.

4.      Expertise in CICD Tools – Bitbucket, Ansible, Jenkins, Artifactory.

5.      POC (Proof of Concept) implementation.

6.      SQL scripting.

7.      Proven experience leading complex projects, cloud migrations, and enterprise-scale solutions.

8.      Strong Windows OS knowledge (Registry Editor, Group Policies, Server Roles etc.)

Preferred Qualifications
1.      Knowledge of PowerBI and Power Automate .

2.      Certifications: Azure Architect, AWS Architect, DevOps Engineer Expert, Fabric Associate, or PMP/Scrum Master.

3.      Experience with Snowflake, Kubernetes, serverless architectures

4.      Familiarity with enterprise AI agents, observability platforms, and FinOps practices.

5.      Tools – SNOW, JIRA, Confluence.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Timings

(2:00p-10:30p)

India Business Unit

AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office

Job Family Group

Technology

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, military status, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.

Experience Level

Senior Level