Senior cloud engineer

About the role :

Thought Spot is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Build and Infrastructure team. In this senior role, you’ll leverage your deep expertise in cloud environments (AWS preferred) , build systems , infrastructure engineering , CI / CD , and automation tooling to drive improvements across our engineering ecosystem.

You’ll play a key role in optimising build performance , enhancing developer productivity , and strengthening security and compliance across the entire development lifecycle. This is an opportunity to influence the foundations of our cloud infrastructure and help scale systems that power Thought Spot’s next generation of products.

What you'll do :

Architect, develop, and oversee the deployment and management of scalable, secure, and highly performant systems at Thought Spot

Define and enforce best practices for workload deployments, governance, and cost optimisation

Proactively diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, networking, and build issues in hybrid cloud environments

Work closely with stakeholders across engineering and product teams to align infrastructure initiatives with organisational goals and promote engineering excellence

Drive adoption of Cloud Security best practices, compliance controls, and monitoring solutions

Lead strategic initiatives to upgrade dependencies, streamline cloud resource provisioning, and improve build / release efficiency

Design and implement cutting-edge Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) frameworks tailored specifically to support Thought Spot’s microservices architecture

Collaborate with peers and leadership to select and implement the most effective technologies and frameworks for infrastructure development and automation

Participate in on-call rotation to provide timely response, troubleshooting, and resolution of critical issues

Stay current with cloud-native technology trends to recommend and implement cutting-edge solutions

What you bring :

Strong knowledge of multiple cloud computing platforms like AWS (preferred) / Google Cloud / Azure

Experience with managing and troubleshooting OS (Linux)

Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Ia C) tools such as Terraform, Ansible

Experience with CI / CD tools like Jenkins, Argo CD, Git Hub Actions

Proficiency in scripting languages like Python, Bash, Power Shell

Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

Expertise in containerisation (Docker) and orchestration (RKE2, AWS EKS)

Experience with relational and No SQL databases (My SQL, MSSQL, Postgre SQL, Maria DB)

Preferred Qualifications :

Minimum 8 years of relevant experience

Cloud certifications (AWS Solution Architect / Dev Ops Solutions Expert)

Must have experience working with geographically distributed teams and infrastructure, preferably in a high release velocity / startup environment

Ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and thrive in fast-paced, dynamic settings

Experienced with On call rotation