The Cloud Architect and Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, automating and optimizing the Bank's hybrid cloud environment to support mission-critical business services. The role focuses on technical excellence in cloud architecture, engineering, automation, security, governance, migration and operational resilience without direct people management responsibilities
Responsibilities1. Cloud Strategy & Architecture
- Design scalable, resilient and secure cloud architectures.
- Develop reference architectures, landing zones and design standards.
- Evaluate cloud services and recommend technology improvements.
2. Cloud Engineering
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep).
- Automate provisioning, configuration and lifecycle management.
- Build CI/CD-enabled cloud platforms.
3. Cloud Migration
- Assess application readiness and execute migration strategies.
- Support rehost, replatform and refactor initiatives.
- Validate migration success and performance.
4. Cloud Security
- Implement IAM, encryption, network security and Zero Trust.
- Support vulnerability remediation and compliance.
5. Cloud Operations
- Monitor production cloud platforms and optimize availability.
- Perform capacity, incident and problem management.
6. Governance & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with enterprise policies and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain cloud documentation and standards.
7. Reliability & Resilience
- Design HA/DR solutions and conduct resilience testing.
8. FinOps
- Monitor cloud cost and recommend optimization initiatives.
9. Collaboration
- Provide technical consultation to project, application, network, security and infrastructure teams.
Education: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field.
Preferred Certifications:
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional
- Azure Solutions Architect
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- Terraform Associate
- CKA
- CCSP/CISSP
- TOGAF
- ITIL
Experience
- Minimum 6-8 years in IT infrastructure.
- Minimum 4 years in cloud engineering/architecture.
- Experience with enterprise cloud migration and automation.
- Experience in regulated or financial industry is an advantage.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or related field
- Minimum 6-8 years in IT infrastructure
- Minimum 4 years in cloud engineering or architecture
- Experience with enterprise cloud migration and automation
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation or Bicep
- Build and operate CI/CD-enabled cloud platforms
- Cloud security experience: IAM, encryption, network security, Zero Trust
- Experience monitoring production cloud platforms, capacity, incident and problem management
- Experience in regulated or financial industry
- AWS Solutions Architect Professional (preferred)
- Azure Solutions Architect (preferred)
- Google Professional Cloud Architect (preferred)
- Terraform Associate (preferred)
- Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (preferred)
- CCSP or CISSP (preferred)
- TOGAF (preferred)
- ITIL (preferred)
What We Do
KGP Services is a leading network services provider and trusted partner to customers who build, own, and operate high-speed fiber, wireless, and cloud networks across North America. We combine complete end-to-end capabilities with a customer-first culture to provide custom services including design, engineering, installation, integration, and maintenance for all technologies. Through our new partnership with Circet, Europe’s largest network services provider, KGP Services is positioned for greater scale and expansion to help customers meet the fast-growing demand for high-speed connectivity.
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