Cloud Engineer III
Swiss Re · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Swiss Re · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Cloud Engineer III Are you a cloud-savvy engineer who thrives on solving complex infrastructure challenges in a fast-paced financial environment? Do you love building resilient, automated, and scalable systems that power mission-critical business operations? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to make a real impact - join us and help shape the future of cloud infrastructure at the intersection of finance and technology! About the Role As a Cloud Engineer III, you will be at the heart of designing, implementing, and managing cutting-edge cloud infrastructure solutions that support our Finance IT SAP landscape. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your expertise in cloud technologies, automation, and enterprise networking will directly influence the reliability and performance of critical financial systems. You will work in a dynamic hybrid cloud environment, collaborating with talented engineers and stakeholders to deliver robust, secure, and highly available infrastructure solutions. Key Responsibilities - Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure solutions, driving end-to-end delivery of complex cloud architecture components - Manage and optimize SAP landscapes hosted on cloud platforms (preferably Azure), ensuring peak performance and reliability - Develop and maintain automation pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Terraform and Ansible for efficient and repeatable system management - Deploy cloud-native solutions and seamlessly integrate them with on-premises environments in a complex hybrid cloud setup - Design and enforce high availability and fault tolerance architectures to ensure business continuity across all cloud-hosted systems - Oversee upgrade, disaster recovery, and patching activities for virtual machines and systems hosted on cloud platforms, ensuring minimal downtime - Troubleshoot production infrastructure issues with urgency and precision, delivering thorough Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to prevent recurrence - Implement secure landing zone concepts to strengthen cloud security posture and protect critical financial data - Collaborate cross-functionally with infrastructure, application, and security teams to deliver integrated, enterprise-grade solutions - Utilize deep knowledge of Enterprise Networking, Storage, and Backup technologies to maintain and improve overall infrastructure health About the Team Welcome to the Finance IT SAP Infrastructure team - a group of passionate and skilled engineers dedicated to powering the backbone of our financial technology ecosystem. Our team designs, drives, and implements innovative infrastructure solutions on the cloud, leveraging extensive knowledge of cloud components to optimize and evolve our SAP landscape. We operate at the exciting intersection of financial domain expertise and cutting-edge cloud technology, managing complex hybrid cloud environments, ensuring high availability, and championing automation and infrastructure-as-code practices. If you enjoy solving meaningful technical challenges in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, you\\'ll feel right at home with us. About You You are a technically strong and curious cloud engineer who brings both depth of knowledge and a collaborative spirit to everything you do. You take ownership of complex problems, communicate clearly with stakeholders at all levels, and are passionate about building infrastructure that is secure, resilient, and efficient. You thrive in ambiguous situations, adapt quickly to evolving technologies, and are always looking for smarter ways to automate and improve. Whether you are deep in a production incident or architecting a new cloud solution, you bring energy, precision, and a solutions-first mindset. We are looking for candidates who meet these requirements: Proven experience in setting up and managing SAP landscapes on cloud platforms, preferably Microsoft Azure, including hands-on knowledge of SAP-specific cloud architecture and sizing Strong expertise in cloud components and services, with the ability to architect and manage infrastructure in complex hybrid cloud environments within a financial domain context Hands-on experience with automation tools (preferably Ansible) and Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or equivalent technologies, enabling efficient, scalable, and repeatable deployments Solid expertise in Enterprise Networking, Storage, and Backup, combined with strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and resolving production infrastructure issues In-depth knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, clustering, and failover technologies, including upgrade and patching activities on virtual machines with minimal downtime Hands-on experience with Linux Operating Systems and proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash and PowerShell for system administration and automation tasks Experience with monitoring and observability tools for cloud infrastructure (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana), with the ability to proactively identify and resolve infrastructure issues These are additional nice to haves: Familiarity with secure cloud landing zone concepts and best practices for cloud security governance and compliance Exposure to multi-cloud environments or experience working alongside on-premises SAP systems in a hybrid setup Understanding of financial domain technicalities and the unique infrastructure requirements that come with supporting finance-critical applications Strong documentation skills and the ability to produce clear architectural diagrams and runbooks for complex infrastructure setups Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of working effectively in cross-functional, globally distributed teams Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. 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