Senior Cloud Engineer

ThoughtSpot is looking for a
Senior Cloud Engineer
to join our Build and Infrastructure team. In this senior-level role, you will leverage deep expertise in Cloud environments (Azure preferred), build systems, infrastructure engineering, CI/CD, and automation tooling to enhance our development workflows and infrastructure reliability. You will play a pivotal role in optimizing build performance, improving developer productivity, and maintaining high security and compliance standards across the entire development lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architect, develop, and oversee the deployment and management of scalable, secure, and highly performant systems at ThoughtSpot.
• Define and enforce best practices for workload deployments, governance, and cost optimization.
• Proactively diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, networking, and build issues in hybrid cloud environments.
• Work closely with stakeholders across engineering and product teams to align infrastructure initiatives with organizational goals and promote engineering excellence.
• Drive adoption of Cloud Security best practices, compliance controls, and monitoring solutions (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk).
• Lead strategic initiatives to upgrade dependencies, streamline cloud resource provisioning, and improve build/release efficiency.
• Design and implement cutting-edge Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) frameworks tailored specifically to support ThoughtSpot's microservices architecture.
• Collaborate with peers and leadership to select and implement the most effective technologies and frameworks for infrastructure development and automation.
• Participate in on-call rotation to provide timely response, troubleshooting, and resolution of critical issues.
• Stay current with cloud-native technology trends to recommend and implement cutting-edge solutions

What you bring (plus a huge desire to build and scale):

• Strong knowledge of cloud computing platforms like Azure (preferred)/ Google Cloud.
• Experience with managing and troubleshooting OS ( Linux).
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, Github, GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Azure monitor, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).
• Expertise in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, AKS).
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MariaDB).

Required Skills/qualifications

• Minimum 5years of relevant experience in the IT industry,
• Cloud certifications (Microsoft Azure Architect/DevOps Solutions Expert)
• Must have experience working with geographically distributed teams and infrastructure, preferably in a high release velocity/startup environment.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings.
• Experienced with On call rotation

What makes ThoughtSpot a great place to work?
ThoughtSpot is the experience layer of the modern data stack, leading the industry with our AI-powered analytics and natural language search. We hire people with unique identities, backgrounds, and perspectives—this balance-for-the-better philosophy is key to our success. When paired with our culture of Selfless Excellence and our drive for continuous improvement (2% done), ThoughtSpot cultivates a respectful culture that pushes norms to create world-class products. If you're excited by the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the business and make your mark on a truly innovative company, we invite you to read more about our mission, and apply to the role that's right for you.

ThoughtSpot for All
Building a diverse and inclusive team isn't just the right thing to do for our people, it's the right thing to do for our business. We know we can't solve complex data problems with a single perspective. It takes many voices, experiences, and areas of expertise to deliver the innovative solutions our customers need. At ThoughtSpot, we continually celebrate the diverse communities that individuals cultivate to empower every Spotter to bring their whole authentic self to work. We're committed to being real and continuously learning when it comes to equality, equity, and creating space for underrepresented groups to thrive. Research shows that in order to apply for a job, women feel they need to meet 100% of the criteria while men usually apply after meeting 60%. Regardless of how you identify, if you believe you can do the job and are a good match, we encourage you to apply.