Cloud Engineer

A Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure and services. The Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud environments, working with various cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. The Cloud Engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets business needs, security standards, and performance goals. 

CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES 

Financial 

• Ensure cost-efficient and effective cloud solutions while optimizing resources to reduce costs (e.g., through rightsizing instances, auto-scaling, or choosing the appropriate cloud services).

Customer 

• Design and deploy cloud infrastructures tailored to meet customer needs.
• Monitor cloud systems and services to ensure performance, availability, and reliability meet customer expectations.
• Respond promptly to queries or technical issues related to cloud services.
• Participate in on-call requirements to support all infrastructure cloud and on premise.

Business Process 

• Design, implement, and manage cloud solutions (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) for infrastructure, data storage, and computing resources.
• Daily administration of GKE, EKS, Kubernetes.
• Management of automated cloud solutions using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform) through CI/CD pipeline.
• S3 storage administration, cloud native and Ceph.

Learning and Development 

• Continuously upgrade knowledge and skills on emerging cloud technologies and services.
• Share insights, best practices, and new trends with the team to foster a culture of innovation within cloud engineering.
• Mentor new and less skilled cloud engineers and provide guidance on cloud infrastructure management and engineering best practices.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3 or more years’ experience in cloud engineering.
• Strong knowledge of major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services.
• Proficiency in cloud automation and orchestration tools.
• Experience with storage and containerization technologies (e.g., Ceph, Kubernetes).
• Cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) is a plus.

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing regulations and organizational needs.

KORE VALUES - IoTERS 

• I – Innovation 
• o – One Team 
• T – Trust & Integrity 
• E – Equality & Diversity 
• R – Results Focused 
• S – Supportive & Collaborative 

OTHER DUTIES 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

WORKING CONDITIONS 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must regularly sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; communicate. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. 

KORE Wireless Group, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of any kind.  KORE is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.  All employment decisions at KORE are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identify and/or expression, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.  KORE will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.