Cloud Engineer III

This is a remote role based in the continental US. Occasional travel to the office may be requested with advance notice.

About the Role

Aflac seeks a Cloud Engineer III to design, automate, and support cloud platforms within Digital Services. The ideal candidate thrives in a culture of integrity, continuous improvement, and collaboration across diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain documentation for all aspects of the Cloud platform implementation.
• Ensure Cloud environments comply with current standards and collaborate with teams to update as required.
• Develop automation for standardizing Cloud environments and architectural design patterns for project teams.
• Conduct design and coding reviews for automation and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Maintain runbooks/playbooks for operational support of Cloud environments.
• Participate in advanced troubleshooting, including log analysis, CSP service requests, and vendor coordination.
• Review application architectural designs to ensure reliable and performant patterns.
• Define operational characteristics for Cloud-native services.
• Monitor and address deviations in operational metrics for performance, reliability, scalability, and availability.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through research, knowledge sharing, and mentoring.
• Optimize quality and cost efficiency of Aflac’s Cloud environments.
• Support team initiatives such as recruiting, training, and speaking engagements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 4+ years of experience in cloud architecture, engineering, or support.
• Extensive experience with multiple programming/scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Ruby, Java, JavaScript).
• Proficiency in Windows and Linux operating systems, networking, systems/data design, and Agile methodologies.
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills

• Infrastructure-as-Code expertise (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK).
• Cloud Architecture experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Configuration Management software experience (Chef, Ansible, Puppet, SaltStack).
• Familiarity with running and scaling distributed systems (load balancing, high availability, monitoring).
• Experience with structured text (JSON, YAML, XML).
• Proven application production support experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Passion for automating routine tasks.
• Solid understanding of networking and network-related structures.
• Ability to lead and work on projects in a dynamic environment.
• Willingness to work off-hours occasionally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more AWS or Azure certifications.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $135,000 - $165,000, with consideration for education, experience, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. Incentive pay or benefits may be provided separately.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Prescription drug coverage.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity offered at no cost to employee).
• 401(k) plans with company stock purchase opportunity.
• Annual bonuses.
• 11 paid holidays per year.
• Up to 20 days PTO for any reason.
• State-mandated sick leave (e.g., Washington employees accrue 1 hour per 40 hours worked).
• Compliance with all applicable leave laws, including adoption and parental leave.