Principal Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide leadership across enterprise-level cloud platforms, infrastructure services, automation, and operational excellence.

• Develop technical strategies, architecture standards, governance practices, and engineering best practices.

• Participate in an on-call rotation 24/7, up to 50% of the year.

• Address operational and security incidents impacting business-critical systems and cloud platforms.

• Diagnose issues related to infrastructure, security, networking, identity, and cloud platforms.

• Act as an escalation point for Tier 2 and Tier 3 support in cloud and infrastructure matters.

• Drive the resolution of significant incidents involving cloud services, identity platforms, virtualization, networking, business continuity, and enterprise applications.

• Conduct root cause analyses and implement long-term corrective and preventive measures.

• Serve as a technical lead and mentor to Cloud Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Infrastructure Engineers.

• Design, implement, and govern enterprise cloud platforms, services, and operational standards.

• Establish cloud architecture patterns, security controls, automation standards, and governance processes.

• Lead initiatives for cloud migration, modernization, and infrastructure transformation.

• Collaborate with application, security, and data teams to develop scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.

• Influence the strategic direction for cloud services, platform engineering, observability, automation, resilience, and infrastructure operations.

• Create and maintain operational processes, procedures, standards, and technical documentation.

• Provide guidance to stakeholders on cloud architecture, security, compliance, platform capabilities, and operational risk.

• Spearhead strategies for infrastructure resiliency, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery.

• Influence enterprise standards related to identity management, endpoint management, networking, cloud governance, and infrastructure security.

• Assess emerging technologies and suggest enhancements to enterprise platforms and operational efficiency.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7-9 years of relevant experience in infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or platform administration.

• Advanced to expert-level technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and AWS infrastructure and platform engineering.

• Familiarity with cloud architecture, governance, and operational best practices.

• Experience using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).

• Administration and configuration of Windows and Linux Servers.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity governance.

• Experience with cloud storage, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.

• Proficiency in monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting platforms.

• Skills in PowerShell and infrastructure automation.

• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

• Knowledge of security hardening, vulnerability management, and cloud security controls.

• Familiarity with container and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

• Experience administering the Microsoft 365 platform.

• Understanding of application architecture and cloud-native development patterns.

• Knowledge of data platforms and analytics services.

• Familiarity with FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices.

• Understanding of Zero Trust security principles and regulatory compliance requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• If applicable, must meet all DOT qualification requirements and comply with relevant transportation regulations.

• Must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located without employer sponsorship or support.

• Successful candidates must pass pre-employment checks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Company-covered health care concierge service.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Paid vacation, sick, personal, and parental leave.

• Paid Volunteer Time.

• Employee Recognition Program – convert recognition points into gift cards.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Access to on-demand training courses.