Lead Cloud Engineering

The Lead Dsgn Engineering will participate in driving the development efforts around cloud technologies. Collaborate with vendor/contractor partners to develop and implement the detailed design, configuration, and engineering strategies/solutions to deliver cloud engineering solutions while remaining focused on security, uptime, and performance. Provide troubleshooting and resolution to complex problems/issues. Role also entitles to provide functional engineering leadership and direction to cloud team(s) of significant scope/impact (employees, contract personnel and vendor partners) dedicated to portfolio(s) of technical business applications and/or services, including: operational maintenance, production support, front-line management of incidents, development support, and proactive/preventative analysis and focused on development of a custom governance automation platform. Serve as technical point-person and cloud expert for issues, needs and projects activities and multiple areas of responsibility. Job Overview: A senior cloud engineer is responsible of leading the design, implementation and management of scalable cloud infrastructure. This role involves working closely with development teams, IT departments and other stakeholders to ensure cloud environments are efficient, secure and reliable. A senior cloud engineer will mentor the junior engineers and guide the team to adopt cloud best practices Key Responsibilities - Design, implement and manage scalable and highly available cloud architectures. - Design and develop cloud native automation solutions using Python. - Automate security configurations and continuous compliance monitoring using tools like AWS config, Azure policies etc. - Develop and maintain cloud-based infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation. - Implement security best practices for cloud environments. - Monitor and manage cloud security using tools like AWS config, AWS IAM, AWS IAM Access analyzer. - Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines for deployments. - Monitor cloud resource usage and optimize the cost efficiency through AWS CUR reports. - Provide insights and recommendations on ways to reduce cloud infrastructure costs without compromising performance. - Work closely with development teams, architect, and other technical teams to support cloud based solutions. - Develop guardrails, security baselines, and governance models to ensure adherence to compliance standards. Preferred Qualifications Bachelors/Masters Degree in computer science, engineering, IT or equivalent technical degree. Proven experience in AWS, Azure and Python development. About Our Company Ameriprise India LLP has been providing client based financial solutions to help clients plan and achieve their financial objectives for 125 years. We are a U.S. based financial planning company headquartered in Minneapolis with a global presence. The firm’s focus areas include Asset Management and Advice, Retirement Planning and Insurance Protection. Be part of an inclusive, collaborative culture that rewards you for your contributions and work with other talented individuals who share your passion for doing great work. You’ll also have plenty of opportunities to make your mark at the office and a difference in your community. So if you're talented, driven and want to work for a strong ethical company that cares, take the next step and create a career at Ameriprise India LLP. Ameriprise India LLP is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, genetic information, age, ****** orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law. Full-Time/Part-Time Full time Timings (2:00p-10:30p) India Business Unit AWMPO AWMP&S President's Office Job Family Group Technology We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1 trillion in assets under management and administration as of 2026. Our team of 20,000 people in more than 20 countries, advise and manage assets and income of more than 2 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses - Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.