Sr. Cloud Applications Engineer

About the role

With a company culture rooted in collaboration, expertise and innovation, we aim to promote progress and inspire our clients, employees, investors and communities to achieve their greatest potential. Our work is the catalyst that helps others achieve their goals. In short, We Enable Possibility℠. We are seeking a skilled Cloud Application Engineer to build, deploy, and optimize cloud-native applications in Azure and AWS, leveraging DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). This role is pivotal in driving scalable, reliable, and secure solutions that align with cloud transformation initiatives and agile development practices. This role is instrumental in accelerating time to market for critical applications, improving delivery pipelines, and supporting enterprise-wide cloud transformation. The ideal candidate has strong experience with DevOps toolchains, containerized environments, and infrastructure as code (IaC), and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Cloud-Native App Deployment: Design, build, and maintain modern, cloud-native applications using services like Azure App Services, AKS, AWS ECS/EKS, and serverless platforms (e.g., Lambda, Azure Functions).
• Automation & CI/CD Pipelines: Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Harness) to automate application build, testing, and deployment workflows.
• IaC & Environment Provisioning: Collaborate with infrastructure teams to define and consume IaC modules (Terraform, Ansible) to provision environments consistently across dev, QA, and prod.
• DevSecOps Enablement: Implement security scanning and quality gates into pipelines (e.g., SonarCloud, Checkov, Jfrog, Snyk) and collaborate with security teams to ensure compliance.
• Observability & Performance: Instrument applications for monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools such as Azure Monitor, Prometheus, and Grafana. Proactively identify and remediate performance bottlenecks.
• Builds Cross-Functional Relationships: Work closely with software developers, infrastructure engineers, and automation teams to support agile product delivery and cloud strategy execution.
• Documentation & Best Practices: Maintain detailed documentation of deployments, processes, and standards. Advocate and enforce engineering best practices across teams.

Skills

• Proficiency in Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD tools: GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Harness, Jenkins
• Strong scripting ability (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash, YAML)
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Kubernetes (AKS/EKS), and containerized deployments
• Understanding of serverless architectures, PaaS, and container orchestration
• Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and alerting tools
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, including integrating security into DevOps workflows
• Experience working in hybrid cloud environments (on-prem + cloud)
• Understanding of agile methodologies and modern SDLC practices
• Experience with disaster recovery, blue/green and canary deployments

Benefits

• Multiple medical plans plus dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Competitive 401k with generous matching
• PTO beginning at 20 days per year