CloudOps Engineer – L3

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The CloudOps Engineer (L3) leads end‑to‑end cloud operations for enterprise AWS environments, driving reliability, automation, security and cost‑optimization. The role serves as the top technical escalation point and mentors junior engineers while collaborating with Cloud Engineering, Security and Presales teams.

Role Snapshot

• Lead complex AWS cloud operations
• Drive reliability engineering and SRE practices
• Automate infrastructure at scale
• Mentor junior CloudOps engineers
• Ensure security compliance and governance
• Optimize cloud costs (FinOps)
• Own incident response and RCA

Must-Have Requirements

• AWS cloud services
• Terraform
• CloudFormation
• AWS CDK
• Kubernetes/EKS/ECS
• Python
• Bash
• PowerShell
• ITIL service management
• Linux administration
• Windows administration
• Networking
• DNS
• Load balancing
• VPN
• Cloud Operations
• Site Reliability Engineering
• Infrastructure Engineering
• Managed Services
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
• AWS Security Specialty
• ITIL Foundation
• At least two of: AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate, AWS Security Specialty, ITIL Foundation
• 5–8 years of relevant experience

Nice-to-Have Signals

• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
• AWS Solutions Architect – Professional
• AWS Advanced Networking Specialty
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Advanced AWS certifications
• Kubernetes administration
• Data Analytics
• AI
• Generative AI

Work Setup

• Location: Pune, India
• Work mode: ONSITE
• Employment type: Full-Time
• Shift: Rotational 24/7 shift

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Travel requirement
• Shift requirement

What You'll Likely Work On

• Own operational health, reliability and availability of customer AWS environments, handling high‑severity incidents and escalations.
• Establish and evolve SRE practices, define SLAs/SLOs/SLIs, and conduct failure analysis to eliminate recurring issues.
• Design and implement automation frameworks and IaC using Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK, Python/Bash/PowerShell, Lambda and Systems Manager.
• Build and optimize monitoring, alerting and dashboards with CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch and Tevico.
• Lead cloud security and compliance initiatives, managing Security Hub, GuardDuty, IAM, Config, CloudTrail and supporting ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS.
• Drive FinOps initiatives, analyze cost & usage reports, Savings Plans and Reserved Instances, and deliver optimization recommendations.
• Design backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions meeting RTO/RPO goals.
• Provide technical advisory to customers, participate in governance meetings and collaborate with Presales and Cloud Engineering.

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong ownership mindset and customer‑first attitude.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead junior engineers.
• Calm under pressure during incident response.
• Passion for automation and continuous improvement.