Cloud Engineer

Position: Cloud Engineer Experience Level: 2+ Years Location: Onsite Employment Type: Full-time / W2 Contract (No C2C) Visa : US Citizen or Green Card Essential Duties And Responsibilities • Design and implement reusable infrastructure components using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines to drive automation efforts. • Ensure compliance with security and audit requirements by embedding best practices into infrastructure design and automation. • Contribute to the development of standards and frameworks, codifying infrastructure patterns that promote consistency and reusability. • Evaluate and implement tools for monitoring, cost optimization, observability, and platform governance. • Champion DevOps practices across the team, fostering continuous improvement, feedback loops, and infrastructure lifecycle visibility. • Manage cloud platforms by performing OS-level patching, enforcing security policies, and maintaining high availability through proactive monitoring and alerting. • Troubleshoot complex issues involving infrastructure, networking, and application layers across multiple cloud platforms. • Perform other duties as assigned . Knowledge/Skills/Abilities • Automation & CI/CD: Proficient in building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), including integration of quality gates, testing, and rollback strategies. • Collaboration: Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; able to effectively communicate infrastructure concerns to engineering and business stakeholders. • Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead by influence, mentor others, and drive infrastructure maturity. • Cloud Expertise: knowledge of Azure (VMs, Storage, Networking, AKS, Functions), with hands-on experience in AWS, GCP, and hybrid environments. • Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level experience with Bicep, Terraform, or equivalent tools; familiarity with cloud-native templates and automation. • Containers & Orchestration: Strong understanding of Kubernetes, container lifecycles, Helm, and service meshes (e.g., Istio, Linkerd). • Security & Compliance: Knowledge of cloud security posture management (CSPM), identity and access management (IAM), and encryption practices. • Cloud & Infrastructure: Broad understanding of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings, particularly in Azure; experience with AWS and GCP is a plus. Proficient in Linux and Windows operating systems. • Automation & DevOps: Hands-on experience with Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash), configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet), and backup solutions (e.g., CommVault, Zerto). Education/Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field with four (4) or more years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure-focused software development roles