Cloud Operations 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.