- Company Name
- NEC Software Solutions (India)
- Job Title
- Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Job Description
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Job title: Public Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Role Summary:
Architect, deploy and maintain high‑availability Windows and Unix/Linux infrastructure across public cloud environments (Azure/OCI/AWS). Drive stability, performance and security while collaborating with DevOps, Security and Application Support to modernise and automate operations.
Expactations:
- Deliver robust, secure and scalable cloud infrastructure that meets uptime and performance SLAs.
- Enable automation and configuration‑as‑code practices to reduce manual errors and accelerate deployments.
- Mentor junior engineers and document processes in line with ITIL and change‑management standards.
- Maintain compliance with organizational security and industry regulations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy and manage enterprise Windows Server (2016/2019/2022) and Unix/Linux (RHEL, Oracle, CentOS, Ubuntu) infrastructure.
- Create and maintain user accounts, groups, OUs, sudo policies and SSH key management.
- Perform patch management, OS upgrades, and service startup/configuration (systemd, init scripts).
- Configure TCP/IP networking, VLANs, static routing, NIC teaming, bond/teaming and network interfaces.
- Provision and maintain NFS/SMB/iSCSI shares, cron jobs, and scheduled maintenance tasks.
- Administer core network services – Virtual Traffic Managers, switches, firewalls (Azure, OCI, Palo Alto), load balancers, VPNs.
- Implement backup, disaster recovery, monitoring and performance diagnostics using tools such as top, htop, vmstat, sar, dstat, nmon.
- Support infrastructure‑as‑code initiatives (Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python).
- Collaborate with Security teams to enforce compliance and best practices.
- Provide technical mentorship and knowledge transfer to junior team members.
Required Skills:
- Windows Server administration (2016/2019/2022).
- Advanced Unix/Linux administration (Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu).
- TCP/IP networking, VLANs, routing, firewalls, load balancing, VPNs.
- Cloud platform experience (Azure, AWS, OCI).
- Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform.
- Documentation and communication proficiency.
- Experience with IaC tools (Ansible, Terraform) preferred.
- Knowledge of containers (Docker, Kubernetes) and ITIL processes is a plus.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Windows Server, Linux Professional Institute Certification, or cloud vendor credentials (Azure/AWS/OCI) are preferred.
Hartlepool, United kingdom
On site
09-10-2025