Cloud Engineer

Hiring: W2 Candidates Only
Visa: Open to any visa type with valid work authorization in the USA

Summary

A Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing implementing and managing cloud infrastructure solutions that support business objectives. This role ensures scalability security high availability and cost efficiency of cloud environments while working closely with development security and operations teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS Microsoft Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Monitor cloud environments to ensure optimal performance availability and cost efficiency.
Implement security controls identity management and compliance standards across cloud resources.
Automate cloud operations using scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related issues including networking storage and compute services.
Collaborate with application development teams to support cloud-based architectures and deployments.
Design and maintain scalable fault-tolerant and highly available cloud solutions.
Maintain detailed documentation for cloud architecture configurations and operational procedures.
Evaluate new cloud services tools and technologies to improve system performance and reliability.
Support disaster recovery backup and business continuity strategies.
Implement monitoring logging and alerting solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues.
Optimize resource utilization and implement cost management best practices.
Ensure adherence to governance security and regulatory compliance requirements.
Participate in design reviews audits and infrastructure planning sessions.
Provide guidance and technical support to junior engineers and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field.
3-6 years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles.
Proficiency with AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform services and architectures.
Strong knowledge of networking security virtualization and cloud architecture principles.
Experience with monitoring backup and disaster recovery in cloud environments.

Preferred Skills / Duties

Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Administrator or equivalent.
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Strong scripting skills for automation (Python Bash or PowerShell).
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform CloudFormation ARM).
Excellent analytical problem-solving and communication skills.