A Cloud Engineer Position With Opportunities For Growth And Development

Cloud Engineering Lead Position

We are seeking a seasoned Cloud Engineer to lead our cloud platform team. As a key member of our engineering organization, you will be responsible for designing and operating secure cloud services that meet business requirements.

Job Description

The ideal candidate for this role should possess exceptional software engineering abilities, with a demonstrated history of efficiently managing and utilizing public cloud resources. They should also have agile development leadership qualities.

This position requires the ability to design, develop, and operate secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements. The successful candidate will leverage their skills to create scalable, distributed services that prioritize interoperability and code maintainability.

In this role, you will collaborate with multiple partner teams to communicate information security guidance and standards and reduce information security risks.

You will also provide coaching, mentoring, and leadership to the Cloud Platform team to improve their skills and knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate secure cloud platform services and software that meet business requirements.
• Lead a team of cloud platform engineers to ensure that technical solutions align with architectural principles, design patterns, and enterprise security requirements.
• Demonstrate innovation, streamline processes, and reduce technical debt by standardizing patterns.
• Automate repetitive tasks (TOIL), monitor applications, simplify work practices, define metrics, and ensure operational quality of applications.
• Manage security controls at the platform level to enable secure, efficient, and policy-compliant operations.
• Collaborate with multiple partner teams to communicate information security guidance and standards and reduce information security risks.

Qualifications

• Experience as a software development engineer or equivalent hands-on experience producing code for production systems.
• Experience working with Public Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, beyond basic IaaS functionality.
• 5+ years of experience programming in at least one high-level language (Python, Golang, JavaScript, etc.).
• 5+ years of engineering experience in building infrastructure using code and repeatable designs (IaC).
• 2+ years of experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes.
• 2+ years of experience in automating CI/CD using Jenkins [Pipeline as Code], GitHub actions, or similar tools, along with proficiency in source control systems such as Git.
• 2+ years of experience with Agile/lean development practices as a leader.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience with containers and orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes.
• Evidence-based approach to decision-making and problem-solving.
• Design mindset with the ability to construct scalable, distributed services.
• Proficient in algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, and system design.
• Knowledge of API design and lifecycle management (REST, etc.).
• Expertise in data storage, caching, and optimization (SQL and NoSQL databases).
• Familiarity with inter-service messaging and stream discovery (SQS, Pub/Sub Kaa, etc.).
• Proficiency in instrumentation, logging, and tracing tools (Prometheus, CloudWatch, Stack Driver, Azure Monitor, etc.).

Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced Cloud Engineer to join our team and contribute to the success of our organization.

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

If you are passionate about cloud engineering and want to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply for this position.

About Us

We are a leading organization in the field of cloud engineering, committed to delivering innovative solutions that meet the needs of our clients.

We value collaboration, innovation, and excellence in all that we do.

We are looking for talented individuals who share our values and are passionate about making a difference in the world of cloud engineering.

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