Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Description

Invent the future with us.

Recognized by Fast Company’s 2023 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators List, Ampere is a semiconductor design company for a new era, leading the future of computing with an innovative approach to CPU design focused on high-performance, energy efficient, sustainable cloud computing.

By providing a new level of predictable performance, efficiency, and sustainability Ampere is working with leading cloud suppliers and a growing partner ecosystem to deliver cloud instances, servers and embedded/edge products that can handle the compute demands of today and tomorrow.

Join us at Ampere and work alongside a passionate and growing team — we’d love to have you apply!

About The Role

Ampere’s amazing Enterprise Data and AI Team is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, experienced in managing Azure cloud operations. In this highly visible position, you will apply strong technical acumen and leadership in partnership with cross-functional teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our Azure cloud platform, supporting our business objectives in service to the larger organization. This position is based in Pune or Bangalore.

What You’ll Achieve

• Ensure the Reliability and Performance of our Cloud Infrastructure: By proactively monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing our Azure cloud environments, ensuring high availability and peak performance.
• Drive Operational Excellence through Automation: By implementing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform or ARM templates, and by automating routine tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
• Maintain a Secure and Compliant Cloud Environment: By enforcing cloud security best practices, including identity and access management, and by ensuring compliance with industry standards through continuous monitoring and auditing.
• Swiftly Resolve Cloud Infrastructure Issues: By responding to and resolving outages and performance bottlenecks, conducting root cause analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
• Optimize Cloud Resource Utilization: By utilizing monitoring and logging tools like Azure Monitor and Application Insights to track system performance and health, and by managing cloud costs effectively.
• Enable Seamless Application Deployments: By collaborating with development and operations teams to support CI/CD pipelines and application deployments, providing technical guidance and support.
• Continuously Improve our Cloud Infrastructure: By staying updated with the latest Azure services and best practices, and by driving initiatives to enhance our cloud infrastructure and operational processes.
• Maintain Comprehensive Cloud Documentation: By creating and maintaining documentation for cloud operations and procedures, and by developing runbooks to ensure smooth operations.
  
  

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 2+ years of Azure cloud operations experience, including managing Azure Virtual Machines, AKS, Storage, Networking, and Active Directory.
• Some proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform or ARM templates, and scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and DevOps practices (Jenkins, Git, CI/CD).
• Strong understanding of cloud security frameworks, monitoring/logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics), and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Preferred:
• Azure certifications (Administrator, Security Engineer, DevOps Engineer).
• Experience with serverless architectures, microservices, network architecture, and cloud cost optimization.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Ansible, or Puppet.
• Experience in the semiconductor industry or related technical fields.
  
  

What We’ll Offer

At Ampere we believe in taking care of our employees and providing a competitive total rewards package that includes base pay, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. We offer an annual bonus program tied to internal company goals and annual meritocratic equity awards that enable our employees to participate in the success of the company.

Benefits Highlights Include

• Premium medical, dental, vision insurance, parental benefits including creche reimbursement, as well as a retirement plan, so that you can feel secure in your health, financial future and child care during work.
• Generous paid time off policy so that you can embrace a healthy work-life balance
• Fully catered lunch in our office along with a variety of healthy snacks, energizing coffee or tea, and refreshing drinks to keep you fueled and focused throughout the day.
  
  

And there is much more than compensation and benefits. At Ampere, we foster an inclusive culture that empowers our employees to do more and grow more. We are passionate about inventing industry leading cloud-native designs that contribute to a more sustainable future. We are excited to share more about our career opportunities with you through the interview process.

Ampere is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, age, veteran and/or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.