Cloud Engineer (US)
AVP VIGILANT TECHNOLOGY PVT LTD · Seattle, WA · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$115k–$250k/yrFull-time
About The Role
We are seeking talented Cloud Engineers / Cloud Architects to design, build, secure, and optimize scalable cloud infrastructure and applications. You will work closely with engineering, DevOps, security, and product teams to develop reliable cloud solutions and drive cloud modernization initiatives. The ideal candidate combines strong hands-on cloud engineering skills with the architectural judgment needed to design secure, highly available, cost-efficient systems.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, highly available cloud architectures.
- Build, automate, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Develop Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent technologies.
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native deployment workflows.
- Implement cloud security, IAM, networking, encryption, monitoring, and governance best practices.
- Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Monitor system performance, availability, reliability, and cloud costs.
- Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking, and production issues.
- Develop cloud migration and modernization strategies for legacy workloads.
- Collaborate with software engineers, DevOps, security, and business stakeholders.
- Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, standards, and implementation plans.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to cloud engineering best practices.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure engineering, or cloud architecture.
- Strong experience with at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong understanding of cloud networking, compute, storage, databases, IAM, and security.
- Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent.