Cloud Platform Engineer

Project Role : Cloud Platform Engineer
Project Role Description : Designs, builds, tests, and deploys cloud application solutions that integrate cloud and non-cloud infrastructure. Can deploy infrastructure and platform environments, creates a proof of architecture to test architecture viability, security and performance.
Must have skills : Cloud Migration Planning
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education


Summary:
The Manager will act as a hands-on architect + execution leader, owning migration strategy, technical design, and delivery governance while actively contributing to execution. Lead end-to-end migration architecture execution using Carbonite
Define migration strategy, wave planning, and cutover approach
Act as technical escalation point for complex issues
Drive hands-on execution for critical migrations
Collaborate with stakeholders across infra, app, and cloud teams
Ensure automation-first approach using Terraform, Ansible, scripting
Govern best practices, security, and compliance
Mentor and guide Associate Managers and Specialists
Collaborate with infrastructure, application, and cloud teams to ensure successful migration execution.
Document migration processes, issues, and resolutions for knowledge sharing.
Support VMware and GCP integration during migration activities.
Participate in war rooms and provide technical leadership during critical migration phases.
Must-Have Skills
Strong experience in Cloud Migration (Lift Shift)
Deep expertise in: RedHat Linux / Windows (at least one, Linux preferred) VMware (vSphere, ESXi), VCF ExpertGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)
Hands-on expertise in: Automation (Ansible, Puppet, Python, PowerShell, Shell) Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Extensive troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Experience in Carbonite Migration tools
Networking fundamentals
NSX-T
VMware vRO
Active Directory basics
Backup, Storage, Monitoring basics
Mandatory: At least one Cloud Certification (GCP preferred)
Mandatory: One OS certification (RHCE preferred)
Good to have: Terraform, Python, Ansible certifications
- A 15 years full time education is required.




Qualification
15 years full time education