Senior Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and oversee multi-cloud infrastructure utilizing AWS and Azure, with an emphasis on high availability, scalability, performance, and security.

• Architect and sustain cloud networking solutions such as VPCs/VNets, subnets, routing, load balancing, Transit Gateway/Virtual WAN, PrivateLink/Private Endpoints, as well as hybrid VPN, Direct Connect, and ExpressRoute connectivity.

• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to deploy and support cloud-based applications, services, and platforms.

• Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational workflows using CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, and other infrastructure-as-code tools.

• Monitor system health, evaluate performance metrics, and conduct capacity planning utilizing CloudWatch/Azure Monitor.

• Implement best practices in cloud security, including IAM/Azure AD RBAC governance, network segmentation, encryption, and compliance with HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.

• Troubleshoot intricate cloud infrastructure and networking challenges, perform root cause analysis, and drive long-term solutions.

• Assess emerging cloud services, tools, and architectural patterns to enhance reliability, security, and operational efficiency.

• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers and cross-functional team members.

• Develop and maintain documentation for architecture, operational processes, standards, and troubleshooting procedures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related technical discipline.

• At least 6 years of practical experience in cloud engineering or similar positions, with substantial expertise in AWS and Microsoft Azure.

• In-depth knowledge of core cloud services including EC2 / Azure VMs, S3 / Azure Blob, VPC / VNet, IAM / Azure AD, Lambda / Azure Functions, CloudWatch / Azure Monitor, CloudTrail / Azure Activity Logs, RDS / Azure SQL, Route 53 / Azure DNS, ELB/ALB/NLB / Azure Load Balancer & Application Gateway, and Auto Scaling / Azure VM Scale Sets.

• Strong expertise in cloud networking concepts such as VPC/VNet design, subnetting, routing, Transit Gateway / Virtual WAN, PrivateLink / Private Endpoints, Direct Connect / ExpressRoute, VPN, NACLs / NSGs, security groups, and load balancing strategies.

• Experience with additional cloud services commonly utilized in enterprise settings, such as CloudFront / Azure Front Door, SQS/SNS / Azure Service Bus & Event Grid, KMS / Azure Key Vault, EFS/EBS / Azure Files & Managed Disks, SSM / Azure Automation, AWS Config / Azure Policy, and AWS Backup / Azure Backup.

• Familiarity with cloud security services including AWS WAF / Azure WAF, Shield / Azure DDoS Protection, Network Firewall / Azure Firewall, GuardDuty / Azure Defender, and Security Hub / Azure Security Center.

• Proficient with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM/Bicep, or similar automation frameworks.

• Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline / Azure DevOps Pipelines.

• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security principles, identity management, and troubleshooting methodologies across both AWS and Azure.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, ECS, AKS, and Kubernetes/EKS.

• Practical experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools such as CloudWatch / Azure Monitor, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog, Prometheus, or Grafana.

• Familiarity with Linux system administration, shell scripting, and operational tooling.

• Experience with both AWS and Azure is strongly preferred.

• AWS and Azure certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps, DevOps Engineer, or Advanced Networking) are highly desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and continued education.

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.

• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.