Lead Cloud Engineer
Las Vegas NV
Day 1 Onsite
Banking Client
Mandatory skills: GCP AWS Networking VPN
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Cloud Engineer with expertise in AWS and GCP to drive cloud architecture networking design and implementation for enterpriselevel projects. The ideal candidate will play a key role in developing and maintaining cloud infrastructure ensuring scalability security and efficiency while collaborating with crossfunctional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design implement and manage cloud infrastructure solutions on AWS and GCP platforms adhering to industry best practices and standards.
- Architect highly scalable available and faulttolerant systems to meet business requirements.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to cloud engineering teams.
- Lead networking architecture design across cloud environments including VPC design interregion connectivity hybrid cloud setups and integration with onpremises networks.
- Optimize cloud infrastructure for performance cost and reliability.
- Develop and implement automation strategies using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform CloudFormation or Deployment Manager.
- Collaborate with security teams to ensure cloud infrastructure meets compliance and security requirements.
- Monitor and manage the endtoend lifecycle of cloudbased solutions addressing issues proactively.
- Provide technical guidance to stakeholders and act as the subject matter expert for AWS and GCP cloud services.
- Conduct cloud migration assessments and execute application migration strategies.
- Stay uptodate with advancements in cloud technologies tools and services.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
- 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure with at least 5 years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering.
- Proven expertise in AWS and GCP cloud platforms with relevant certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Professional GCP Professional Cloud Architect).
- Strong experience in networking architecture including VPCs hybrid networking VPN and direct connect setups.
- Handson experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform CloudFormation or Deployment Manager.
- Expertise in cloudnative services container orchestration (Kubernetes EKS GKE) and serverless architectures.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. CloudWatch Stackdriver Prometheus Grafana).
- Solid understanding of security best practices in cloud environments including IAM encryption and compliance frameworks.
- Proficiency in scripting languages like Python Bash or similar.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams collaborate with stakeholders and manage multiple projects effectively.
- Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.