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SITA

Global travel IT solutions for airlines

Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Cloud EngineeringPosted on Nov 6
Full-timeNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 6 years of cloud platform engineering experience.
  • Experience designing, configuring, and implementing infrastructure and network solutions in Azure.
  • Experience with LAN and WAN networking, TCP/IP, and load-balancing principles.
  • Experience with hub-and-spoke architectures and landing zones.
  • Experience automating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with production-grade AKS clusters and their operational challenges.
  • Experience creating application and infrastructure monitoring solutions.
  • Experience creating and delivering cloud platform technology roadmaps.
  • Ability to lead the technical work on complex projects, from requirements analysis through implementation or support; understand customer business objectives; coordinate multiple technical workstreams into a complete solution with high-level designs; understand IT security and its application to computer systems architecture; understand system integration and hardware; understand Agile methodologies and practices; and explain trade-offs and risks in technical choices.
  • Strong understanding of Azure networking, including VNet peering, NSGs, UDR, NAT Gateway, private DNS, and service endpoints.
  • Experience managing and provisioning infrastructure through code (IaC).
  • Experience with Terraform module authoring, state management, provider configuration, and CI/CD integration.
  • Experience engineering Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, including multi-stage YAML pipeline templates, self-hosted agent infrastructure, and automated testing integration.
  • Experience managing Kubernetes operations, including AKS cluster lifecycle, Kluctl/Helm deployment orchestration, and operator configuration.
  • Knowledge of semantic versioning, commit conventions, and automated dependency management tools such as Renovate, sv4git, and commitlint.
  • Experience maintaining Docker base and agent images and securing image supply chains using practices such as ACRs and Trivy scanning.
  • Experience maintaining or extending continuous deployment test frameworks, including Postman API tests, K6 load tests, and Pester unit tests.
  • Hands-on Azure experience with Azure AppGW, WAF, VNet, routing, subnets, App Services, virtual machines, Helm, and Helmfile.
  • Knowledge of Azure cloud security best practices, including network segmentation, private endpoints, CIS-hardened images, WAF policies, RBAC, and managed identity patterns.
  • Experience developing PowerShell modules, Pester testing, and Azure automation.
  • Experience with Bash shell scripting for container entry points and CI tasks.
  • Experience with Active Directory, Azure AD, and Azure AD B2C.
  • Experience with Git-based workflows, including trunk-based development and branch-per-environment patterns.
  • University degree or equivalent.
  • Where applicable, a recognized professional qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design, planning, and implementation of Azure cloud solutions and services to ensure cloud performance and reliability, including continuous process improvement and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Work with a broader team to solve complex business issues from strategy through execution using automation.
  • Liaise with senior technology stakeholders and partners to deliver software releases and product roadmaps.
  • Work with developers, engineers, architects, operations, and support staff to design, develop, and implement cost-effective, flexible, extensible, elastic, secure, and reliable IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud solutions at scale.
  • Recommend and participate in selecting new technologies and technical processes, working with the Architecture Team to implement cloud architecture solutions aligned with organizational strategy.
  • Create reusable platform components for products and develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines from development through production.
  • Follow Agile methodologies and SITA coding guidelines and practices, and document technical solutions.
  • Mentor and guide junior team members on IaC practices, Kubernetes operations, and Azure platform engineering.
  • Provide expert-level support to operational teams.
  • Issue technical recommendations and implementation and support guidelines.
  • Provide on-call support outside standard working hours where required.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience managing RabbitMQ clusters in Kubernetes.
  • Experience with Go or Python.
  • Experience with the Jinja2 template engine.
  • Experience with MSSQL or Azure SQL.
  • Azure FinOps expertise and experience.
  • Azure certification.
  • Previous application development experience.
  • A university degree preferably in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field.
  • A recognized professional qualification where applicable.

About the Company

SITA

Global travel IT solutions for airlines

SITA provides IT and communications solutions for the air transport industry, serving airlines and airports worldwide. Its products cover areas such as passenger check-in, flight operations messaging, baggage tracking, and airport-to-airline communications, all delivered through a global network of integrated software systems and services. The company connects airlines, airports, ground handlers, and other partners to enable smooth travel operations and better customer experiences. What sets SITA apart is its long history (nearly a century) and its deep, industry-wide reach; it focuses on interoperability and end-to-end integration across the entire air transport ecosystem, backed by partnerships and a shared infrastructure rather than standalone products. The company’s goal is to keep building connections that unite the fragmented aviation industry and to deliver better solutions that streamline operations and improve the travel experience for customers.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Debt Financing
Total funding
$400M
Headquarters
Geneva, Switzerland
Founded
1949

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