Cloud Engineer
About the Company
Security Benefit is a leader in the U.S. retirement market with more than $75 billion in assets under management. We offer opportunities to thrive, innovate, and make an impact. As part of our team, you'll play a key role in driving the future of the U.S. retirement industry. Security Benefit is a PLACE where we promise to help our customers To and Through Retirement®. We're proud to have been recognized as one of the best in the business: Named to Ward's 50 list of top-performing life-health insurance companies; Recognized on list of Ingram's Top 100 Private Companies in the Kansas City area in 2025.
About the Role
The Cloud Engineer (AWS) role is a self-directed individual contributor responsible for designing, deploying, and operating cloud and infrastructure solutions with limited oversight. This position is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in cloud and infrastructure technologies who can own individual workstreams end-to-end and exercise sound judgment on routine decisions. The Cloud Engineer works within the organization's security, compliance, and architectural standards and collaborates across infrastructure, network, security, and identity teams to deliver reliable, scalable services on AWS. The Cloud Engineer position reports to the Manager, AWS Platform Engineering and can be based out of our Overland Park, Kansas office location. We work a hybrid schedule, offering flexibility to work both remotely and on-site.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure and services on AWS (e.g., EC2, VPC, S3, IAM) with limited oversight.
- Own individual workstreams or features end-to-end, from design through deployment and support.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and scripting.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across cloud and infrastructure services, providing immediate workarounds and long-term solutions.
- Participate in incident triage and follow escalation runbooks, documenting troubleshooting steps and resolutions. Expected to be on call for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Collaborate with Network, Security, Identity, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment.
- Apply security, compliance, and change-management controls to all work in a regulated environment.
- Deploy and manage infrastructure changes through Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
- Maintain accurate documentation, standard operating procedures, and post-incident notes.
- Utilize Jira for ticket management and project tracking.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure is required.
- Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
- Required experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
- GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and change management.
- Solid troubleshooting and debugging skills with the ability to deliver both short- and long-term solutions.
- Good written communication skills to document work and produce post-incident reports.
Skills
- Experience in the financial industry is preferred.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and annual incentive bonuses to reward your contributions.
- 33 days of paid time off (including PTO, holidays, Volunteer Day, and days of significance).
- Paid parental leave after 90 days of service.
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance.
- 401(k) with company match, plus Profit Sharing & Savings Plan.
- Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance to give you peace of mind.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care.
- Life Insurance to protect your loved ones.
- Educational assistance to support your career development.
- Associate assistance programs for your personal and professional well-being.