Cloud Engineer II

About the role

Help design and improve the cloud environments that support critical applications and enterprise technology services. As a Cloud Engineer, you’ll work across cloud architecture, infrastructure optimization, application integration, automation, and technical standards. You’ll help connect multiple platforms and systems while making sure cloud solutions are reliable, scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs. This role is a strong fit for an engineer who enjoys solving infrastructure challenges while staying connected to the larger architecture. You’ll have the opportunity to shape cloud standards, improve application performance, automate routine processes, and collaborate with Engineering, QA, DevOps, and support teams. The ideal candidate is technically curious, comfortable evaluating tradeoffs, and able to turn complex cloud requirements into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve cloud applications and infrastructure
• Develop integrated solutions across platforms, operating systems, and applications
• Establish and document technical standards, architecture guidelines, and implementation frameworks
• Install, configure, test, and support cloud-based applications and services
• Evaluate solution options, risks, costs, benefits, and impact on business processes
• Provide technical guidance to project teams and support architecture governance activities
• Design and support AWS-based application environments
• Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of cloud infrastructure
• Configure, test, and troubleshoot cloud applications and services
• Build automation using Chef, Ansible, Puppet, or similar tools
• Review architecture options, technical risks, and implementation requirements
• Collaborate with Engineering, QA, DevOps, and support teams

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, architecture, or a related field
• Experience designing and supporting web application environments in AWS
• Experience with Linux administration and cloud-based infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with Chef, Ansible, Puppet, or similar automation tools
• Programming experience with Java, C++, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, or a similar language
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field—or equivalent experience

Qualifications

• Experience developing enterprise architecture standards and governance processes
• Experience integrating platforms, operating systems, and applications across an organization
• Knowledge of cloud application performance optimization
• Experience evaluating infrastructure options, risks, costs, benefits, and business impact
• Familiarity with software and hardware build standards
• Experience working with Engineering, QA, DevOps, and technical support teams

Posted by: Nicole Screnci