Cloud Engineer

Job Summary

American Financing is seeking an experienced, proactive, and analytical Cloud Engineer to join our growing technology team. In this role, you will be responsible for architecting, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure that powers our day-to-day operations and core loan systems.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable infrastructure environments in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS/Azure to support mortgage application platforms and internal services.
• Drive Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and system administration automation using Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes (GKE) to streamline deployments.
• Partner closely with internal technology teams to resolve critical infrastructure tickets, optimize NGINX configurations, manage SSO integrations, and support day-to-day operational needs.
• Implement and maintain robust cloud security practices, access controls, and vulnerability management aligned with financial industry regulatory compliance.
• Participate in agile team ceremonies, document system architecture and runbooks, and collaborate across teams to ensure continuous improvement of tech workflows.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, with preferred expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or multi-cloud environments (AWS/Azure).
• Strong proficiency with container orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes/GKE) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
• 3+ years of Linux administration experience, along with hands-on knowledge of NGINX, web servers, and networking concepts.
• Experience implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations and standard cloud security guardrails.
• Experience supporting financial services or mortgage technology systems is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Hightly skilled communicator with a strong inherent curiosity to learn, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for thorough technical documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.

Pay

$120 - $135K annually

Schedule

Casual work environment

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• Paid time off and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Long-term paid disability
• Paid maternity and bonding leave
• Full desk equipment provided

About the Role

American Financing is one of the fastest-growing national mortgage lenders because we don't follow the status quo. We are a lean & agile team, so you must possess the ambition & flexibility to wear multiple hats, automate processes, respond quickly to operational needs, and ensure our cloud environment is secure, scalable, and resilient.

Skills

Hands-on experience in cloud engineering, proficiency with container orchestration platforms, Infrastructure as Code tools, Linux administration, SSO integrations, and cloud security practices.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401k
• Paid time off and sick days
• Paid holidays
• Long-term paid disability
• Paid maternity and bonding leave
• Full desk equipment provided

Company Culture

We are a family-owned company with a customer-focused culture. We are recognized as a Top Workplace, Best of Colorado Business, and Inc. 5000 Fastest-growing Private Company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

American Financing Corporation (AFC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.