Cloud Engineer

About the Role

Astek is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves managing, securing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure and services for one of our clients. The Cloud Engineer will contribute to maintaining system reliability and cost-effectiveness while supporting business applications and digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and maintain public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Administer cloud resources, including virtual machines, storage, networking, backups, and disaster recovery.
• Monitor cloud performance, availability, and reliability; troubleshoot incidents and service disruptions.
• Implement cloud security controls, policies, identity management, and access controls in collaboration with IT Security teams.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Support migrations from on-premises environments to the cloud.
• Maintain cloud documentation, operational procedures, and technical standards.
• Optimize resource utilization and costs through capacity planning and continuous improvement.
• Address audit and compliance observations with timely corrective actions.
• Participate in on-call support rotations, including off-hours.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud administration.
• Hands-on experience managing IT infrastructure and cloud services.
• Technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Azure Administrator or Google Cloud Professional Cloud Engineer, are an advantage.

Required Skills

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work under pressure during critical incidents and participate in on-call rotations.
• Project coordination skills.
• Commitment to continuous learning and innovation.

Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, requiring participation in on-call support rotations.