Location: Coimbatore
Work mode: Hybrid
Key Responsibilities
Pre-Sales & Solutioning (Primary)
- Lead discovery, technical assessments, RFPs, and solution design for customers
- Conduct technical presentations and demos to stakeholders
- Build reference architectures and solution accelerators
- Support deal closure with sales team
DevOps & Automation
- Design CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
- Provide expertise in containerization and Kubernetes
- Build Infrastructure as Code frameworks (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Implement observability and monitoring strategies
FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization
- Drive cloud cost assessment and optimization in customer engagements
- Design cost-optimized architectures (rightsizing, reserved instances, serverless)
- Develop FinOps strategies and cost governance frameworks for customers
- Own ongoing cost optimization initiatives post-engagement
- Build and maintain cost optimization playbooks and best practices
Team Leadership
- Mentor 1–2 engineers in cloud, DevOps, and FinOps
- Conduct architecture reviews
- Act as technical escalation point
Required Experience & Skills
Cloud Platforms (Hands-on with at least one major cloud preferably AWS)
- AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFormation, Cost Explorer)
- Azure (VMs, App Service, SQL Database, Cost Management)
- Google Cloud (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Deployment Manager)
FinOps & Cost Optimization
- Demonstrated experience in cloud cost assessment and optimization
- Understanding of cloud pricing models, Reserved Instances, Savings Plans
- Hands-on with cost management tools (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, Other COTS solutions)
- Ability to build cost models and cost-optimized architectures
- Familiarity with FinOps frameworks and chargeback models
DevOps & Automation
- CI/CD pipeline experience (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure Pipelines, Jenkins)
- Docker and Kubernetes expertise (or managed services: ECS, AKS, GKE)
- Infrastructure as Code proficiency (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Scripting in Python, Bash, Go, or similar
Infrastructure & Networking
- Cloud networking design (VPC/VNet, security groups, routing, VPN)
- Storage, backup, and DR strategies
- Monitoring and observability (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Linux and Windows administration
Required Experience:
- 7–10 years total cloud/infrastructure/DevOps experience
- 2–3 years in solutions architect, technical lead, or pre-sales role
- Strong ability to communicate technical and financial concepts to executives
- RFP, proposal, and deal support experience
- Excellent presentation and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
Thought leadership presence (blog, LinkedIn, tech communities)
Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Engineer, GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
FinOps Certified Practitioner (FOCP) or similar
Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD)
Consulting, services, or MSSP background
Experience with third-party FinOps tools