[Hiring] Senior Cloud Engineer @Valtech

Role Description

As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will operate, monitor, and continuously improve client cloud environments, lead the response to incidents within agreed SLAs, and drive automation that reduces operational risk. This position participates in a rotating shift and on-call schedule to provide round-the-clock coverage for Valtech's managed services clients.

Role responsibilities

• Monitor cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP) using observability tooling; triage alerts and respond to incidents within defined SLAs as part of a 24x7 rotation, including nights, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and problem management for production issues, escalating to vendors or engineering leadership when required.
• Execute and support change requests, patching, backups, and routine maintenance following Valtech's change management and least-privilege access processes.
• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep) and CI/CD pipelines to automate provisioning and reduce manual toil.
• Own and continuously improve monitoring, alerting, and dashboarding (e.g., CloudWatch, Datadog, Grafana, Azure Monitor) to increase visibility and reduce mean time to detect/resolve.
• Support security operations: apply patches, respond to vulnerability findings, and follow incident escalation procedures in line with client and Valtech security policies.
• Maintain accurate runbooks, knowledge base articles, and shift handover notes to ensure smooth 24x7 continuity across teams and time zones.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders, account teams, and cross-functional Valtech engineering teams on service improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to capacity planning, cost optimization, and reliability improvements (SLOs/SLIs) for managed environments.
• Participate in on-call rotation and follow escalation/paging procedures for priority incidents outside scheduled shifts, where applicable.

Qualifications

• Advanced/Fluent English
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure support roles, ideally within a managed services or 24x7 operations environment.
• Deep, hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP); multi-cloud experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Linux and/or Windows Server administration.
• Scripting/automation experience (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) and familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Solid experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) is expected.
• Familiarity with monitoring and incident management tooling (e.g., Datadog, PagerDuty, ServiceNow, Jira Service Management).
• Understanding of ITIL-aligned incident, problem, and change management practices.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to remain calm and methodical during high-pressure incidents.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills for shift handovers and client-facing updates.
• Willingness and ability to work rotating shifts, including nights, weekends, and public holidays, to support 24x7 coverage.
• High adaptability and curiosity around emerging tools.
• Strong analytical judgement to assess AI outputs.
• Systems thinking with the ability to understand full incident to resolution chains with AI support.
• Experience with an AI-first approach to triage, RCA generation and observability insights.

Requirements

• Cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional/DevOps Engineer Professional, Microsoft Azure Administrator/Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect).
• Experience supporting enterprise or multi-tenant client environments in a managed services or MSP setting.
• Exposure to security frameworks and compliance requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with IT Service Management platforms enriched by AI.

Benefits

• This is a Full Time position based in Brazil, open for remote or hybrid work (São Paulo or Florianópolis).
• Flexibility, with remote and hybrid work options (country-dependent).
• Career advancement, with international mobility and professional development programs.
• Learning and development, with access to cutting-edge tools, training and industry experts.
• Our benefits are tailored to each location. Your Talent Partner will provide full details during the hiring process.