Cloud Infrastructure Specialist

Cloud Infrastructure EngineerWe're seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our engineering organization, you will play a critical role in designing, deploying, and optimizing our cloud infrastructure.Key Responsibilities:Design, deploy, and optimize cloud infrastructure to ensure scalability, security, and performance.Manage and optimize Windows-based infrastructure, including Windows Server, Active Directory, and related services, in both cloud and hybrid environments.Assist in continuously improving high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and backup strategies across cloud environments.Plan and manage cloud capacity and resource scaling, ensuring infrastructure availability aligns with application demand and service level agreements (SLAs).Comply with operations guardrails to ensure security, compliance, cost efficiency, and governance best practices across cloud infrastructure.Work with the DevOps team to build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) to streamline provisioning and management of cloud resources.Support the management of CI/CD pipelines using Octopus Deploy, ensuring they align with security, compliance, and operational requirements.Use cloud monitoring and observability strategies, such as Datadog, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and other performance tools, while following operational guardrails for alerting, logging, and incident management.Support the implementation of security best practices, including access controls, IAM policies, encryption, and vulnerability management across all cloud technologies.Regularly audit and assess cloud environments to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies.Participate in and continuously improve incident response processes, including on-call rotations, blameless postmortems, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement.Work to service level objectives (SLOs) and agreements (SLAs) and use observability tooling to drive improvements in uptime and reliability.Benefits:100% remote work option.International team collaboration in a remote environment.Complimentary end-of-year time off.No time tracking software or micromanagement of tasks.Flexible working hours - 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.About this RoleThis is an exciting opportunity to join a team that values flexibility, open communication, and innovation. If you're passionate about designing, building, and maintaining scalable and secure cloud infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you.What We OfferA collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on employee well-being and growth. Competitive salary and benefits package, including comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings plan, and generous paid time off.RequirementsTo be successful in this role, you'll need:5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related field.Strong experience managing Windows Server environments, including troubleshooting, patching, and automation.Experience with capacity planning, scaling strategies, and availability management in distributed cloud systems.Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CDK (TypeScript), Terraform, or automation scripts in Python or PowerShell.Experience with CI/CD pipelines, such as Octopus Deploy or Azure DevOps.Proven ability to architect and maintain secure, highly available cloud environments.Experience in managing cloud costs and optimizing usage through FinOps strategies.Strong scripting skills, such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.Certifications, such as AWS Certified DevOps Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect, are a plus.Soft SkillsYou should possess excellent problem-solving, troubleshooting, and critical thinking skills, as well as effective communication and documentation skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and communicate complex ideas clearly.