CloudOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities

- Design, implement, and maintain highly available and resilient cloud infrastructure, primarily in Microsoft Azure. - Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform. - Implement automation solutions to reduce operational overhead and improve service reliability. - Support and optimize Kubernetes-based container platforms, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). - Participate in incident response activities, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews. - Monitor platform health, performance, and capacity, proactively identifying and mitigating risks. - Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency. - Manage operating system lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation. - Collaborate with development, security, networking, and platform engineering teams to improve service delivery. - Support cloud cost optimization and resource efficiency initiatives. - Contribute to disaster recovery, business continuity, and resilience planning. - Develop and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and runbooks.

Required Skills & Experience

- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure. - Experience using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC). - Good understanding of networking concepts including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, load balancing, and network security. - Experience with containerized platforms and Kubernetes, particularly Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). - Administration experience with Windows and/or Linux operating systems. - Experience responding to production incidents and performing root cause analysis. - Knowledge of patching, vulnerability remediation, and system lifecycle management. - Experience optimizing infrastructure for performance, scalability, reliability, and cost in public cloud environments. - Scripting and automation experience using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar technologies.

Nice to Have

- Experience with Ansible for configuration management and automation. - Experience with monitoring and observability platforms. - Knowledge of CI/CD and DevOps practices. - Experience with security and compliance frameworks.

Preferred Experience

- Experience working in regulated environments such as Financial Services, Payments, Banking, Healthcare, or other compliance-driven industries. - Relevant Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, or security certifications.

What Success Looks Like

- Improved platform availability and reliability. - Increased automation and reduced manual operational effort. - Faster incident detection and resolution. - Secure, compliant, and cost-efficient cloud platforms. - Scalable infrastructure that supports business growth and innovation.

At Planet, we embrace a hybrid work model, with three days a week in the office.

Reasonable accommodations may be made in order to allow for an individual to perform the essential functions of this role successfully.