CLOUD APPLICATIONS ENGINEER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Updated: Nov 26, 2024 - The Cloud Applications Engineer has experience in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Systems Administration, including Citrix Provisioning Services and Citrix ADC, as well as managing Cloud, Premise, and Hybrid Citrix environments. This role requires proficiency in Windows 2016 Server Systems Administration with expertise in Active Directory, Group Policy, Patch Management, and running a Citrix environment on a VMware platform. The engineer is also skilled in network troubleshooting, knowledgeable in various development languages, and experienced with ITIL processes, especially Incident and Change management, with the ability to handle and prioritize workloads in a time-critical environment.

Essential Hard and Soft Skills for a Standout Cloud Applications Engineer Resume
  • Cloud Architecture
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Serverless Computing
  • Networking
  • Problem-Solving
  • Communication
  • Team Collaboration
  • Time Management
  • Adaptability
  • Critical Thinking
  • Attention to Detail
  • Project Management
  • Creativity
  • Conflict Resolution

Summary of Cloud Applications Engineer Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BS in Computer Science with 5 years of Experience

  • Experience working in cloud development 
  • Experience designing, implementing and deploying production-grade stream processing services
  • Strong algorithm and design background
  • Solid and hands-on coding skills
  • Ability to identify and address design areas around scaling, reliability, and performance
  • Experience with authentication protocols and cryptography
  • Experience working in highly regulated industries like finance, health care or defense.
  • Understanding of networking and network design principles
  • A working knowledge of various development languages.
  • Experience working in an Agile team
  • Team lead or management working experience

2. BS in Information Technology with 9 years of Experience

  • Experience developing Cloud/SaaS Applications using modern technologies in the area of system, device, or network management.
  • Strong experience with Automation and Tool development
  • Experience driving integration test frameworks
  • Working e experience with Kubernetes/Dockers
  • Strong scripting experience, preferably with Python
  • The ability to guide a team of software engineers reporting to Engineering Managers and technical owners.
  • You will collaborate with the Product and Engineering Management to define and estimate development tasks
  • Experience in design patterns, persistence modeling and microservices.
  • Proven abilities to prepare Design Specifications, participate in Design and Code Reviews and work with Customer Support Teams for Customer Escalations.
  • Experience with developing and managing cloud-computing environments like Amazon EC2, Azure, and GCP
  • Be knowledgeable on application security, web applications as well as microservices.
  • Thorough knowledge and experience in building RESTful services and using REST API (frameworks like Jersey, and Spring)

3. BS in Software Engineering with 11 years of Experience

  • Networking experience - protocol in L2-L3 space, networking technologies in L4-7 space.
  • A strong working knowledge of contemporary Persistence Technologies – in memory, RDBMS and No-SQL.
  • Familiarity with at least one flavor of Linux (preferably CoreOS/RHEL)
  • Knowledge of container technologies like Docker and container orchestration like Kubernetes.
  • Production experience coding Cloud applications using Java, Python, Go and/or Scala.
  • A solid grasp of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, distributed computing and cloud computing paradigms
  • The ability to quickly learn, develop working experience and thought leadership in new technologies and tools
  • Working knowledge of caching technology such as Redis or Hazelcast, and messaging frameworks like RabittMQ or Kafka.
  • thorough knowledge and experience of frameworks like Jersey, Spring, and Vext.x, Netty, flask and transport protocols like WebSockets, gRPC, etc.
  • Knowledge of RDBMS like Postgres and No-SQL DBs like Cassandra, Elastic Search, Open TSDB and related technologies like Kairos.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins)
  • Experience developing backend services in distributed servers or cloud environments.

4. BS in Electrical Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • Experience in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 Systems Administration, preferably including Citrix Provisioning Services and Citrix ADC
  • Working experience managing Cloud, Premise and Hybrid Citrix environments
  • Experience in Windows 2016 Server Systems Administration, preferably including Active Directory, Group Policy and Patch Management
  • Experience running a Citrix environment hosted on a VMware platform
  • Basic network troubleshooting skills
  • A working knowledge of various development languages.
  • Ability to handle and prioritize workloads and work effectively in a time-critical environment
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Familiarity and experience with ITIL processes, especially Incident and Change management
  • The willingness to join on-call rota