Principal Lead Cloud Engineer

Principal Lead Engineer is a key member of an agile team to deliver great products for our internal and external customers. In this lead role, you will be primarily responsible for end to end technical delivery of the product - including technical design, development, quality and performance of a web application – both as an individual contributor as well as coordinating and reviewing the work of other engineers on the team. You will also be responsible for the integration and overall support of your product across the tech stack, bring the best practices to improve the speed to market.

Job Overview:

A senior cloud engineer is responsible of leading the design, implementation and management of scalable cloud infrastructure. This role involves working closely with development teams, IT departments and other stakeholders to ensure cloud environments are efficient, secure and reliable. A senior cloud engineer will mentor the junior engineers and guide the team to adopt cloud best practices

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and manage scalable and highly available cloud architectures.
• Design and develop cloud native automation solutions using Python.
• Automate security configurations and continuous compliance monitoring using tools like AWS config, Azure policies etc.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation.
• Implement security best practices for cloud environments.
• Monitor and manage cloud security using tools like AWS config, AWS IAM, AWS IAM Access analyzer.
• Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for deployments.
• Monitor cloud resource usage and optimize the cost efficiency through AWS CUR reports.
• Provide insights and recommendations on ways to reduce cloud infrastructure costs without compromising performance.
• Work closely with development teams, architect, and other technical teams to support cloud based solutions.
• Develop guardrails, security baselines, and governance models to ensure adherence to compliance standards. 
• Proven experience in AWS, Azure and Python development.
• The AWS FinOps Expert will be responsible for managing, optimizing and forecasting cloud expenditure on AWS, ensuring cost efficiency. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of AWS services, pricing models and the FinOps framework.
• Cloud Cost Optimization
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Cost allocation and chargebacks
• AWS pricing models 
• FinOps best practices

Preferred Qualifications
Bachelors/Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, IT or equivalent technical degree.
Proven experience in AWS, Azure and Python development.
 

About Our Company
Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 125 years. We are a U.S. based financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP.

Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

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