Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

We are seeking a well-rounded Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will assist with Architecting, planning, maintaining, implementing, and optimizing our cloud environment in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. Your skills will be used to leverage and promote cloud native solution and support our engineers to utilize Cloud base services effectively.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Moderate knowledge of Operating Systems (Windows, RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Linux/Unix distributions), specifically with regards to system builds, configurations, and troubleshooting.
• Good understanding in using automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Deep understanding of cloud native services. (compute/storage/networking/security)
• Ability to architect solutions for various engineering teams
• Must have basic programming or scripting skills in at least one language such as Python, Bash, Groovy, etc.
• Configuring and managing cloud IAM policies with RBAC, SSO.
• Good understanding of CI/CD tools such as Jenkin, Bitbucket, etc.
• Ability to configure monitoring and observability of cloud resources to ensure optimal usage.
• Good troubleshooting skills related to network and security issues within the cloud
• Participate in some On-Call support including but not limited to weekends, holidays and after-business hours as required to service the need of the business.
• This position is based in India but is required to have flexibility to overlap with US business hours to support global customers and attend morning or evening meetings.
• Excellent in creating technical documentation.

Qualifications

Required:

• 10+ years of work experience with hands-on technical experience related to system administration and cloud engineering
• 5+ years architecting cloud native solutions.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and GCP cloud platforms is required particularly on the IaaS services, IAM, and security aspects.
• Moderate experience on AWS is preferable but not a requirement
• Understanding of Kubernetes-based architecture and implementation.
• Strong experience using Docker, AWS EKS, Rancher, Google GKE, etc.
• Experienced in implementing security features such as LDAP, ADFS, SSO, SSL, etc.
• Able to work in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Able to lead small projects and multi-task while ensuring to meet deliverables and date commitments.
• Experience developing code in at least one high-level programing language to support Infrastructure as a Code.
• Moderate experience using Python or other programing language.
• Understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers, and emerging computing trends.
• B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent work experience (preferred)
• Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect / Google Cloud – Architect / Azure Administrator (Solutions Architect level preferred)

Additional Information

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@wdc.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.