Senior Cloud

Description :Profile Overview :We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Cloud & Kubernetes Architect with deep expertise across Linux/Unix systems, public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP), Kubernetes, DevOps, and distributed systems.The ideal candidate will bring strong architectural vision, hands-on technical excellence, and the ability to design, build, and optimize large-scale, multi-cloud SaaS environments.This role involves end-to-end ownership of cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes platform design, observability systems, networking architecture, and DevOps/SRE practices.Roles and Responsibilities :- Collaborate with integrated, cross-functional teams to deliver scalable SaaS solutions across AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMware private cloud environments.- Architect, deploy, and manage cloud systems including compute, storage, and network infrastructure.- Establish and maintain Kubernetes (K8s) configuration standards, best practices, and operational guidelines.- Design and implement well-architected Kubernetes solutions that scale efficiently at both infrastructure and pod levels.- Build comprehensive observability systems using open-source or commercial tools, ensuring full visibility into Kubernetes clusters and hosted services.- Develop and optimize networking solutions within and outside Kubernetes to support seamless application and service communication.- Configure alerts, triggers, and autoscaling mechanisms for node and cluster-level scalability behind load balancers.- Work with SMEs across networking, directory services, and security to solve integration challenges.- Architect highly scalable, highly available, and elastic cloud solutions aligned with industry best practices.- Identify limitations in open-source or commercial tools and propose innovative solutions or custom enhancements.- Evaluate new and existing cloud services and create architectures that meet stakeholder requirements and internal standards.- Actively participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the open-source community.- Apply CI/CD, RESTful and gRPC API knowledge, and SRE principles in day-to-day work.- Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, delivering solutions independently and collaboratively.- Prepare and present high-level architectures, diagrams, technical specifications, and solution proposals to technical and executive stakeholders.Must-Have Skills :- 15+ years of experience in Linux/Unix, DevOps, Cloud, Containers, and related technologies.- 7+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including control plane, data plane, Docker containers, on-prem and cloud deployments, and cluster scaling.- 2+ years of experience with Istio, Consul, Terraform/Python automation, and Helm charts.- 3+ years of experience implementing monitoring and observability for Kubernetes environments.- Strong understanding of networking and storage concepts across cloud, on-prem, and Kubernetes.- Experience with multi-node setups of ELK, GKE, Prometheus, Fluent Bit, Kibana, Kafka, and API Gateways (Kong preferred).- Deep knowledge of networking, firewalls, SSL certificates, and security fundamentals.- Strong hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure.- Strong scripting skills (Bash/Python or equivalent).- Experience with event-driven microservices architecture.- Proficiency in RESTful and gRPC APIs.- Experience with GitOps-based continuous delivery tools and DevOps/SRE practices.Good-to-Have Skills :- Experience building distributed, multi-region Kubernetes clusters.- 1+ years of hands-on experience with Tanzu and VMware virtualization.- Strong understanding of Kubernetes networking, firewalls, and storage.- Knowledge of container security (image, pod, networking).- Experience developing and troubleshooting microservices running on Docker/Kubernetes.- Experience in diagnosing and resolving production issues in large-scale systems.Qualification :- BE/BTech/MCA/ME/MTech/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience (ref:hirist.tech)