Cloud Engineer

Why Pythian:At Pythian, we are experts in strategic database and analytics services, driving digital transformation and operational excellence. Pythian, a multinational company, was founded in 1997 and started by ensuring the reliability and performance of mission-critical databases. We quickly earned a reputation for solving tough data challenges. We were there when the industry moved from on-premises to cloud environments, and as enterprises sought more from their data, we expanded our competencies to include advanced analytics.Today, we empower organizations to embrace transformation and leverage advanced technologies, including AI, to stay competitive. We deliver innovative solutions that meet each client’s data goals and have built strong partnerships with Google Cloud, AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, and Snowflake. The powerful combination of our extensive expertise in data and cloud and our ability to keep on top of the latest bleeding edge technologies make us the perfect partner to help mid and large-sized businesses transform to stay ahead in today’s rapidly changing digital economy.Why you:As a Cloud Engineer you will build high-quality solutions to help our customers achieve their business objectives. You will work independently or as part of a team to understand the project’s trajectory, provide insights on implementation details, and deliver consistent, high-quality solutions leveraging automation. At the end of the day, our Cloud consulting team creates interesting solutions using cutting edge technology and expertise to deliver value with speed and precision to our clients.If this is you, and you wonder what it would be like to work at Pythian, reach out to us and find out! Intrigued to see what a life is like at Pythian? Check out #pythianlife on LinkedIn and follow @loveyourdata on Instagram!Not the right job for you? Check out what other great jobs Pythian has open around the world! Pythian CareersWhat you will be doing: Professional Expectations: Build and maintain client relationships, providing technical leadership and guidance for current projects.Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements, assist in project planning, and document project plans for both small and medium-sized projects.Participate in and support sprint planning activities with the Project Manager, including story point estimation and ceremonies such as standups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.Design and implement technical solutions for customer projects, ensuring scalability and efficiency.Create or contribute to building technical design documents and other necessary documentation for projects.Write testable, high-performance, reliable, and maintainable code for CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).Design and implement security and network software components for multi-cloud solutions and architectures.Research, evaluate, and recommend third-party software and technology packages based on project requirements. Provide performance optimization recommendations and document best practices.Create cloud migration strategies and plans, following best practices and ensuring smooth transitions to cloud architectures.Develop automated provisioning solutions for servers, environments, containers, and data centers.What we need from you:Behavioral Expectations:Demonstrate professional and respectful conduct in all interactions with customers, peers, and stakeholders.Manage time effectively and attend all internal and customer meetings punctually and prepared.Adhere strictly to organizational processes, including accurate and timely completion of timesheets.Communicate promptly, clearly, and responsibly through email, messaging tools, and meetings.Take ownership of commitments and deliverables without requiring repeated follow-ups.Technical Expectations(Must Have’s):Experience with engineering solutions on major cloud provider platforms, Mandate experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Azure and AWS.Hands-on experience with operating system platform configuration, tuning, and administration for Linux or Windows, with a preference for both.Strong understanding of application performance and design best practices to ensure applications and services are highly available, performant, scalable, and secure.High proficiency with open-source tools, including Hashicorp solutions such as Terraform, Packer, and Vault, along with other deployment frameworks like Pulumi.Proficiency in at least one popular programming language (e.g., Go, Java, Python, Ruby, Rust).Solid understanding of testing techniques and frameworks, including test and behavior-driven development, with experience in writing test suites, mocks, and fixtures.Capability to write scripts for maintenance, automation, and data processing using scripting languages such as Bash, Groovy, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, or R.Experience with common configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, P