Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS/Containers)

MicroSourcing; Cebu City; Hybrid; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare on day one

Dependent coverage

Paid time off with cash conversion

Group life insurance

Performance bonuses

Flexible work arrangements

Company events & activities

Career growth opportunities

Inclusive team culture

Job summary

MicroSourcing in Cebu, Philippines is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS / Containers) to design, operate, and scale production cloud infrastructure.

You will build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, manage IaC with Terraform, AWS CDK/CloudFormation, and run Docker containers on ECS/Fargate, ensuring observability and database reliability.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience operating AWS production systems.
• Practical experience with Docker and production container deployment.
• Proven experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
• Strong Linux and shell scripting skills with enough Python proficiency to write operational tools.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL operations, production observability tools, and cloud security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain production AWS infrastructure including containers, networking, IAM, databases.
• Design and automate CI/CD pipelines and IaC using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Manage production container deployments using Docker and ECS/Fargate.
• Maintain observability, logging, metrics, alerting, and PostgreSQL backups.
• Leverage AI tooling to accelerate infrastructure workflows.

Skills

AWS operations

Linux shell scripting

Python scripting

Observability tools

Cloud security fundamentals

Tools

Docker

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Pulumi

PostgreSQL

SQS

Redis

Job description

Position:

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS / Containers)

Location:

Cebu, Philippines

Work setup & shift:

TBD | Night shift

Why join MicroSourcing?

You’ll Have

• Competitive Rewards: Enjoy above-market compensation, healthcare coverage on day one, plus one or more dependents, paid time-off with cash conversion, group life insurance, and performance bonuses
• A Collaborative Spirit: Contribute to a positive and engaging work environment by participating in company-sponsored events and activities.
• Work-Life Harmony: Enjoy the balance between work and life that suits you with flexible work arrangements.
• Career Growth: Take advantage of opportunities for continuous learning and career advancement.
• Inclusive Teamwork: Be part of a team that celebrates diversity and fosters an inclusive culture.

Your Role

As a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (AWS / Containers), you will:

• Operate and maintain production AWS infrastructure, including containers, networking, IAM, databases, queues, and managed cloud services.
• Design and automate CI/CD pipelines (preferably GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Manage production container deployments using Docker and ECS/Fargate container orchestration.
• Maintain system observability, logging, metrics, alerting, health checks, and PostgreSQL database operations including backups and capacity management.
• Leverage modern AI engineering tools (ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor) to automate scripts, inspect logs, and accelerate infrastructure workflows.

What You Need

Non-negotiables

• Strong hands-on experience operating AWS production systems (compute, networking, IAM, logging, queues, databases).
• Practical experience with Docker and production container deployment (ECS/Fargate or equivalent orchestration).
• Proven experience designing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Pulumi).
• Strong Linux and shell scripting skills with enough Python proficiency to write operational tools and collaborate with developers.
• Working knowledge of PostgreSQL operations, production observability tools, and cloud security fundamentals (IAM, secrets management, environment isolation).

Preferred Skills/expertise

• Demonstrated proficiency using AI coding and engineering tools (ChatGPT, Codex, Claude Code, Cursor) to accelerate DevOps workflows.
• Experience operating SQS, Redis, background workers, and asynchronous job schedulers.
• Experience diagnosing production failures across application logs, databases, queues, and external APIs.
• Familiarity operating Python/Flask web applications in production environments.
• Background in HIPAA-regulated, healthcare, or security-sensitive production environments.

About MicroSourcing

With over 9,000 professionals across 13 delivery centers, MicroSourcing is the pioneer and largest offshore provider of managed services in the Philippines.

Our commitment to 100% YOU

MicroSourcing firmly believes that our company's strength lies in our people's diversity and talent. We are proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces individuals of all races, genders, ethnicities, abilities, and backgrounds. We provide space for everyone, embracing different perspectives, and making room for opportunities for each individual to thrive.

At MicroSourcing, equality is not merely a slogan – it's our commitment. Our way of life. Here, we don't just accept your unique authentic self - we celebrate it, valuing every individual's contribution to our collective success and growth. Join us in celebrating YOU and your 100%!

For more information, visit https://www.microsourcing.com/