Cloud Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Location: Dearborn, MI 48120 Schedule: Hybrid, 4 days onsite Pay Rate: Up to $74.42/hour, depending on experience and chosen benefits Position Summary: Our Tier 1 Automotive client is seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and deploy scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud-based infrastructure and managed services. This role focuses on creating opinionated cloud environments and foundational services such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Storage-as-a-Service, and other reusable building blocks that empower enterprise and product teams. Key Responsibilities: 1. Cloud Architecture & Deployment: Design and implement cloud platforms aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards to meet critical business needs. 1. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with architects, security teams, and product owners to deliver infrastructure solutions that ensure scalability, availability, and performance. 1. Capacity Planning & Monitoring: Monitor system usage and forecast future needs to ensure optimal resource scaling. 1. Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop automation scripts and IaC templates for provisioning complex cloud resources including identity services, VPCs, Kubernetes clusters, and data stores. 1. Security & Compliance Integration: Embed enterprise security and disaster recovery policies into infrastructure configurations to ensure compliance with industry regulations. 1. Cloud Storage Optimization: Design and manage cloud-based storage solutions with a focus on availability, security, and cost-efficiency. 1. Strategic Execution: Support technology strategy and engineering roadmaps, optimizing cloud spend and ensuring high availability across regions. 1. Cloud Modernization: Evaluate emerging technologies and assist in migrating legacy systems to modern cloud platforms. Required Skills: • AWS Expertise: Proficient in deploying and managing AWS infrastructure using Terraform, including VPCs, IAM, S3, RDS, ALBs/NLBs, and remote state management. • Kubernetes Administration: Hands-on experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes clusters (EKS, GKE, AKS, or self-managed), including networking, storage, monitoring, and upgrades. Preferred Skills: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) • Experience with GCP resource provisioning using Terraform, Deployment Manager, or gcloud CLI. Python Development • Skilled in writing production-grade automation tools, cost/reporting jobs, compliance checks, and internal services using Python. CI/CD & GitOps • Experience with tools like Argo CD, Tekton, or Concourse for building and managing pipelines. Cloud Security • Deep understanding of IAM, PKI, secret management, and automated compliance. Observability & SRE • Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and applying SRE principles for reliability. Developer Tooling • Experience building internal tools and automation in Python or Go to enhance developer workflows. Experience Required: • 6+ years in IT with 4+ years in development • Practical experience in two programming languages or advanced proficiency in one Education: • Required: Bachelor’s Degree • Preferred: Advanced degree or certifications in cloud technologies Specialization Areas (Must have deep expertise in 1 or more): • AWS Networking & Managed Services • Kubernetes Cluster Management • CI/CD Pipeline Design • Cloud Security & Compliance • Observability & SRE Practices • Developer Tooling & Automation