Cloud Practice Engineer
Description For Cloud Practice Engineer
Rackspace is seeking a Cloud Practice Engineer to join their team in Bangalore, India. This role combines software engineering and cloud infrastructure expertise, focusing on implementing and maintaining cloud architectures while ensuring best practices in DevOps and security. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies and directly impact customer success.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing cloud solutions, writing infrastructure as code, and creating well-documented software features. They will work closely with customer engineering teams on various projects, implementing automation and DevOps best practices, and serving as a technical advisor for complex challenges.
This role requires a strong foundation in cloud services, security frameworks, and modern development practices. The engineer will work with technologies like Terraform, CloudFormation, containerization, and various programming languages for automation. They'll need to balance technical expertise with strong communication skills to work effectively with both internal teams and customers.
The position offers growth opportunities in cloud technology and DevOps practices, with exposure to multiple cloud platforms and modern development methodologies. The hybrid work environment provides flexibility while maintaining collaborative opportunities with the team. This role is perfect for someone who enjoys combining software development with cloud infrastructure and has a passion for creating scalable, secure cloud solutions.
Responsibilities For Cloud Practice Engineer
- Implement organization's cloud strategy from technical perspective, including design, planning, integration, maintenance and support of cloud architecture
- Create well-designed, documented, and tested software features that meet customer requirements
- Identify and address product bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks
- Write infrastructure as code using CloudFormation and Terraform
- Implement automation/DevOps best practices for CI/CD, IaC, Containerization
- Perform Linux/Windows administration, automated deployments, scripting
- Collaborate with team members and customer stakeholders to deliver cloud-based technical architectures
- Serve as technical advisor and perform troubleshooting to resolve technical challenges
Requirements For Cloud Practice Engineer
- Extensive knowledge of cloud services, methodologies, best practices, and tools
- Solid understanding of Cloud infrastructure
- Knowledge of common security frameworks and standards (NIST, HIPAA, PCI)
- Scripting/Programming language skills
- Experience with Configuration Management and Containers
- Proficiency in CI/CD tools and practices
- Experience with Version Control Systems (Git)
- Familiarity with Linux or Windows OS
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Understanding of Identity Access Management (IAM)
- Experience with networking, compute, and database systems
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