Job DescriptionPosition Title: Senior Cloud EngineerYour role The Senior Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing enterprise cloud infrastructure and platform services across multi-cloud environments. This role partners closely with infrastructure, network, security, development, and operations teams to deliver scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud solutions that support critical business applications and services.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud technologies, automation, infrastructure as code, and cloud security best practices. They will lead cloud architecture initiatives, drive operational excellence, and serve as a technical subject matter expert for cloud adoption, modernization, and optimization efforts.
What you'll doCloud Engineering
- Design, implement, and maintain multi-cloud architectures across AWS, Azure, OCI, and GCP
- Develop cloud landing zones aligned with security, governance, and compliance standards
- Support hybrid and multi-region deployments for enterprise workloads
- Evaluate and recommend cloud-native services and architectural patterns
Automation & Infrastructure as Code
- Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as:
- Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CloudFormation
- Automate cloud provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management
- Standardize repeatable deployment patterns and templates
Security, Governance & Compliance
- Implement cloud security best practices (IAM, network security, encryption, logging)
- Enforce governance using:
- Azure Policy, AWS Organizations / SCPs, GCP Org Policies, OCI policies
- Partner with security teams on audits, controls, and regulatory compliance
- Support vulnerability remediation and security posture management
Operations & Reliability
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cloud environments
- Design for high availability, disaster recovery, and resiliency
- Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement
- Optimize performance and cloud costs (FinOps practices)
Collaboration & Leadership
- Act as a technical lead for complex cloud initiatives
- Mentor junior engineers and review designs and code
- Collaborate with application, networking, IAM, and security teams
- Provide clear technical guidance to both engineers and stakeholders
What you'll needCore Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in infrastructure or cloud engineering
- Hands-on experience with AWS and Azure (required)
- Working knowledge of OCI and GCP in production environments
- Strong understanding of:
- Networking (VPC/VNet design, routing, DNS, firewalls)
- Identity & Access Management (IAM, RBAC, federated identity)
- Experience with Linux and/or Windows server workloads
Automation & Tooling
- Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python preferred)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines for cloud deployments
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (native or third-party)
Enterprise Experience
- Experience operating cloud platforms at scale
- Understanding of compliance, governance, and security controls
- Ability to work in regulated or audit-driven environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud certifications (one or more):
- AWS Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional)
- Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect
- Google Cloud Professional certifications
- OCI Architect certifications
- Experience with:
- Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, GKE, OKE)
- Hybrid connectivity, ExpressRoute / Direct Connect / VPN
- Defender, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
- Prior experience in global or multi-region environments
Health and SafetySafety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.
Our Compensation PhilosophyDigital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee's total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.
Compensation range $120,000 - $140,000. This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.
Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.
