Sutherland: Platform Engineer & Cloud Ops Engineer — Hyderabad, //TS, India

About Sutherland

Sutherland works in business and digital transformation, combining technology services with business-process expertise. Its employer descriptions identify artificial intelligence, automation, cloud engineering and advanced analytics as areas of activity. The company uses products, platforms and service delivery to improve business operations and customer experiences. Its stated approach brings human expertise together with AI, adapting technology and process changes to the needs of the organisation receiving the service rather than providing only a standalone software product.

The position and its setting

Sutherland lists Platform Engineer & Cloud Ops Engineer in Hyderabad, //TS, India, under reference REF41509H. The details below separate the work described by the employer from essential conditions, preferred experience and practical preparation advice.

• Employment type: Full-time
• Employer listing date: 1 October 2026
• Brands: Sutherland

Responsibilities and work described

• Platform Architecture & Strategy (Senior-focused)
• Leadership: the architecture and deployment of complex multi-cloud solutions (GCP/AWS), including networking, compute, storage, and multi-environment design
• Define platform standards and reusable patterns (e.g., Terraform modules, cluster blueprints)
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies to enhance cloud strategy and roadmap
• Drive cost optimization and FinOps practices, including right-sizing and governance
• Own platform reliability, scalability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery design
• Infrastructure Provisioning & Automation
• Deploy, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS
• Write and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform primary
• CloudFormation/ARM where applicable)
• Maintenance: multi-environment infrastructure consistency (dev, staging, prod)
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks to reduce manual toil
• Kubernetes & Container Platform
• Design, operate, and support production-grade Kubernetes clusters (GKE preferred)
• Management: upgrades, autoscaling, node pools, namespaces, and RBAC policies
• Own Helm/Kustomize standards for application deployment

Essential requirements and candidate background

• Must have:
• Platform Engineer: 3+ years in cloud infrastructure/platform or DevOps engineering
• Senior Platform Engineer: 8+ years, with leadership or architect-level responsibilities
• Deep, hands-on expertise with GCP and/or AWS cloud platforms
• Kubernetes production experience, preferably GKE
• Expert-level Terraform skills with reusable modules and multi-env IaC
• CI/CD automation experience at scale
• Troubleshoot complex cloud environment issues
• Collaborative teamwork mindset with clear communication skills

Preferred experience and additional strengths

• GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• Cloud FinOps tooling and cost optimization experience
• Scripting languages (Python, Go, Bash)
• Vault, Packer, service catalogs, and self-service platforms
• Experience: regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001)
• Certifications: Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Experience: GitOps and progressive delivery techniques
• Prior FinOps or cloud cost optimization role experience
• Scripting for automation and Linux system administration background
• HOW SUCCESS IS MEASURED
• Platform reliability: uptime and SLO achievement for shared services
• Automation coverage and manual toil reduction

Location, schedule and contract conditions

• Work arrangement: Remote
• Advertised location: Hyderabad, //TS, India

Pay and application dates

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How to apply to Sutherland

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Relevant skills

• Python
• Kubernetes
• GitOps
• CI/CD
• AWS
• GCP
• ISO
• Google Cloud
• Terraform
• stakeholder management
• incident response
• Linux