Type of work: Remote (India)

Project description Our client is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure / Azure Cloud Engineer to play a critical role in building and evolving the infrastructure platform that powers their applications and services. In this role, you will focus on designing and automating scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure with a strong emphasis on Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and GitOps workflows.

Technical requirements:

- 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure architecture, or platform engineering roles.
- Experience with Kubernetes operations and architecture in production environments.
- Strong knowledge of cloud IaaS and PaaS services, with experience designing reliable solutions (e.g., VMs, load balancers, managed databases, identity platforms, messaging queues).
- Advanced proficiency in Terraform and Git-based infrastructure workflows.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
- Solid scripting abilities in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
- Robust understanding of infrastructure security, governance, and identity best practices.
- Nice to have: Familiarity with GitOps tooling.
- Nice to have: Experience with policy-as-code and container security best practices.
- Nice to have: Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Dynamics 365).

Responsibilities:

- Architect and build infrastructure using Terraform and Git-based workflows, with a focus on repeatability, compliance, and automation.
- Design, deploy, and manage robust Kubernetes clusters, enforcing multi-tenant configurations, network policies, and security standards.
- Develop and maintain modular Terraform codebases and reusable templates to support various infrastructure use cases.




- Build automation and self-service patterns that streamline developer access to infrastructure while maintaining guardrails.
- Leverage both IaaS and PaaS cloud services to deliver scalable solutions that align with business needs—compute, storage, networking, databases, messaging, identity, and more.
- Drive adoption of platform engineering patterns including GitOps, policy-as-code, and developer enablement tooling.
- Collaborate closely with application, security, and cloud architecture teams to integrate infrastructure into broader platform strategy.

Must have:

- 7+ years of cloud engineering, infrastructure architecture, or platform engineering experience.
- Proven hands-on production experience with Kubernetes operations and architecture.
- Advanced expertise in Terraform and Git-based infrastructure workflows.
- Strong background in cloud IaaS and PaaS services, CI/CD pipeline automation, and scripting (Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
- Proven ability to provide technical leadership and work collaboratively across engineering, security, and architecture teams.

Recruitment process Applications are evaluated by our technical team members. Interviews will be conducted via virtual meetings. We value transparency and efficiency, so expect a prompt decision. Please note that due to the volume of applications, we will only contact selected candidates.

How we work:

Being a people-centric company, we highly value our employees, as they are the true strength of Maxima. Regardless of your gender, religion, location, and age, you are welcome here. Maxima is a team of long-term thinkers focused on sustainability and growth with a proven track record of long-lasting partnerships with our clients and employees.

📌 Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Pune)
🏢 Maxima Consulting
📍 Pune