Staff Software Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Operations Engineer to drive cloud operations excellence across our AWS-based environments. This role requires a strong technical leader with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, automation, monitoring, security, production operations, and team mentorship. The ideal candidate will lead cloud operations initiatives, guide engineers on best practices, oversee mission-critical production environments, and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders across multiple time zones.

This position is ideal for someone who combines hands-on cloud engineering capability with leadership, architectural thinking, and operational ownership. Job Description Key

Responsibilities: Must Have: Lead and mentor the cloud operations team by providing technical guidance, support, and direction. Manage and oversee AWS cloud operations including patching, migrations, upgrades, backups, releases, and production support. Work with key AWS services such as EC2, RDS, Elastic cache, Lambda, S3, Amazon MQ, EKS, ECR, ALB, CloudWatch, VPC, IAM, AWS Config, and others.

Drive automation initiatives using Python or Golang to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort. Build and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and support GitOps practices. Oversee security operations including vulnerability identification, analysis, remediation, and compliance support.

Contribute to SecOps initiatives by identifying, analyzing, and resolving cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Perform cloud operational activities including VM patching, migrations, cluster/database upgrades, AMI patching and releases, backups, and live production support. Use monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, DataDog, Dynatrace, Grafana, and Prometheus.

Collaborate with product teams, engineering teams, and stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones. Encourage a culture of collaboration, operational excellence, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. Good to have: Familiarity with advanced deployment and platform engineering tools such as ArgoCD or similar tools.

Exposure to AI / Agentic AI-based automation for cloud operations and process optimization. Ability to drive architectural improvements and standardization across cloud environments. Experience working with external security tools such as: Wiz.io, CrowdStrike Falcon and Qualys.

Knowledge of AWS cost and governance tools such as: Cost Explorer, Compute Optimizer and Trusted Advisor. Required Skills &

Qualifications: Minimum 7+ years of experience in cloud environments. Strong practical experience in AWS Azure knowledge is a plus. Hands-on experience with Jenkins, GitOps, and Docker.

Good understanding of cloud cost optimization, security operations, and production support activities. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Education Qualification Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Minimum 7+ years of relevant professional experience in cloud engineering, cloud operations, or DevOps environments. Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it.

If we want our energy future to be different...we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, "GE," in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. "Ver" / "verde" signal Earth's verdant and lush ecosystems. "Nova," from the Latin "novus," nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver.

Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com