Cloud Engineer

Overview of 66degrees

66degrees is a leading consulting and professional services company specializing in developing AI-focused, data-led solutions leveraging the latest advancements in cloud technology. With our unmatched engineering capabilities and vast industry experience, we help the world's leading brands transform their business challenges into opportunities and shape the future of work.

At 66degrees, we believe in embracing the challenge and winning together. These values not only guide us in achieving our goals as a company but also for our people. We are dedicated to creating a significant impact for our employees by fostering a culture that sparks innovation and supports professional and personal growth along the way. 

Overview of Role

As a Senior Cloud Engineer at 66degrees, your primary responsibility is to design, build, and maintain our client's infrastructure and data systems on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Additionally, you will leverage your expertise in cloud engineering to optimize performance, enhance scalability, and ensure the security of our clients' cloud environments on GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaborations with architects and teams to design highly scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions on GCP.
• Drive the implementation of advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles using tools like Terraform or Google Cloud Deployment Manager to automate intricate infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Spearhead the integration of DevOps methodologies, guiding developers to establish sophisticated CI/CD pipelines within the cloud ecosystem.
• Assume a leadership role in implementing and enforcing stringent security measures and ensuring robust compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) in the GCP environment.
• Architect and establish comprehensive monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions to guarantee the continuous health and availability of all infrastructure components.
• Formulate and oversee comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies and procedures for mission-critical systems.
• Proactively identify, analyze, and mitigate complex performance bottlenecks, continually optimizing infrastructure for maximum efficiency.
• Take charge of diagnosing and swiftly resolving intricate infrastructure issues, providing expert guidance and support.
• Drive comprehensive documentation of cloud architecture, configurations, and processes, ensuring a clear knowledge repository and promoting thorough system understanding.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with diverse teams, including data scientists, engineers, analysts, and software developers, ensuring alignment with requirements and delivering innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms, specifically GCP, showcasing expertise in designing, deploying, and managing cloud-based infrastructure.
• GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer certification (preferred).
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Deployment Manager, or similar platforms.
• In-depth understanding of GCP services such as Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Networking, and IAM, coupled with familiarity in container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Experienced in deploying and optimizing Google Cloud Data services such as BigQuery, Cloud SQL, Dataflow, Firestore, Cloud Bigtable, Dataproc, and Pub/Sub for efficient data storage, processing, and analytics within GCP environments.
• Skilled in scripting languages like Python and Bash for automation and configuration management, and proficient in managing both Linux and Windows OS.
• Strong grasp of security best practices, compliance frameworks (e.g., CIS, GDPR, HIPAA), and experience implementing them.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration abilities, both independently and within teams.
• Passion for technology, continuous learning, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

66degrees is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, national origin, age, weight, height, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status or other legally protected class.