Sr. Cloud Operations Engineer

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert, mentoring and supporting Cloud Operations team members across cloud infrastructure and automation practices.
• Partner with Cloud Operations leadership to define and prioritize backlog items that align with business objectives and technology strategy.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell and AWS automation tools such as AWS Systems Manager.
• Oversee cloud resource and cost management by reviewing infrastructure utilization and identifying opportunities for optimization.
• Partner with security teams to maintain cloud security posture, address vulnerabilities, manage certificates, support audit logging, and improve access management processes.
• Manage monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions across infrastructure, endpoints, and user access environments.
• Promote Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices through automation, infrastructure provisioning, platform upgrades, monitoring, and security improvements.
• Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD pipelines, source code management, and secure deployment practices.
• Support business continuity initiatives, including disaster recovery exercises, backup/recovery processes, and non-production environment refresh activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of experience in cloud operations, cloud engineering, or a similar role.
• Experience planning, designing, and implementing large-scale technology deployments.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines, preferably with Azure DevOps.
• Experience with cloud automation/orchestration tools, preferably AWS Systems Manager.
• Strong scripting experience with PowerShell and/or Bash.
• Experience leading teams or initiatives within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience with AWS CDK or CloudFormation is preferred.