At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Engineer to design, implement, automate, and support enterprise cloud infrastructure across multiple cloud service providers (CSPs) such as Azure, Oracle OCI, AWS and GCP.
The Cloud
Engineer will be responsible for architecting scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions that support enterprise applications, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), disaster recovery, and modernization initiatives. This individual will work closely with infrastructure, networking, security, application, and operations teams to drive cloud adoption and operational excellence. The ideal candidate possesses strong infrastructure engineering fundamentals, extensive automation experience, and a deep understanding of hybrid cloud architectures.
Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture & Engineering Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure.
Develop cloud architectures that align with security, compliance, resiliency, and cost optimization requirements.
Support hybrid-cloud strategies integrating on-premises data centers with public cloud platforms.
Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and provide recommendations for adoption. Infrastructure & Platform Services Implement and manage cloud compute, storage, identity, and disaster recovery solutions.
Support cloud-hosted infrastructure for application platforms and enterprise workloads.
Design and maintain highly available and fault-tolerant environments.
Collaborate with infrastructure teams supporting virtualization, storage, and networking platforms. Automation & Infrastructure as Code Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, ARM Templates, or similar technologies.
Automate provisioning, configuration, compliance validation, and operational workflows.
Implement CI/CD pipelines supporting cloud infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management. Security & Governance Partner with security teams to implement cloud security best practices and governance frameworks.
Ensure compliance with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
Implement monitoring, logging, identity management, and security controls across cloud platforms.
Participate in cloud architecture reviews and security assessments. Operations & Optimization Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, capacity, and cost efficiency.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues spanning cloud and on-premises environments.
Develop operational standards, runbooks, and technical documentation.
Participate in major incident response and root cause analysis activities. Collaboration & Leadership Serve as a technical subject matter expert for cloud technologies.
Mentor engineers and administrators in cloud best practices.
Work closely with application teams to enable cloud adoption and modernization efforts.
Contribute to strategic planning and cloud roadmap development. Here's what you'll need Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of infrastructure engineering experience.
3+ years of hands-on experience with public cloud platforms.
Strong understanding of cloud networking concepts including routing, VPNs, load balancing, firewalls, DNS, and connectivity services.
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools.
Experience with scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or equivalent.
Knowledge of enterprise identity platforms including Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), and federation technologies.
Experience supporting hybrid cloud architectures.
Preferred Qualifications Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
Familiarity with virtualization technologies.
Experience with cloud cost management and FinOps practices.
Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
Cloud certifications Technical Skills Cloud Platforms Microsoft Azure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
AWS
Google Cloud Platform Infrastructure Virtualization technologies
Enterprise storage platforms
Networking and security technologies Automation Terraform
Bicep
ARM Templates
PowerShell
Python
Git
CI/CD Platforms Monitoring & Operations Azure Monitor
OCI Monitoring
Log Analytics
Enterprise monitoring platforms Success Factors The successful candidate will Think strategically while maintaining solid technical execution capabilities.
Drive automation and standardization across cloud environments. At Jacobs we value people. Having the right balance of belonging, career and lifestyle enables us to consistently deliver and exceed clients’ expectations.
Working alongside industry leaders, you will have the opportunity to develop your career working on key projects in an environment which encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. To support your professional growth, Jacobs flexible working arrangements, extended leave options and a host of social, health and wellbeing events and initiatives will underpin our commitment to you. At Jacobs it’s all about what you do, not where you are, which counts!
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work. Your application experience is important to us, and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better.
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📌 Cloud Engineer (India)
🏢 Jacobs
📍 India