Associate Cloud Engineer

Delta Dental of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401k match

Vacation and sick time from day one

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Employee development programs

Employee-led communities

Job summary

Delta Dental of Washington is seeking an Associate Cloud Engineer to join our DevOps and product teams. You will deploy workloads in AWS and Azure, write infrastructure-as-code, and automate tasks to improve reliability and cost-efficiency, while growing expertise in Terraform, OpenTofu, and scripting.

You will collaborate across the SaaS platform, support CI/CD pipelines, containerize workloads, and help maintain runbooks and documentation to enable scalable, secure cloud operations.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP in professional, internship, or project work.
• Familiarity with Linux command line and OS tasks.
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform and HCL, including updating configurations.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and tools like Azure DevOps, AWS CodeDeploy, GitHub Actions.
• Experience using Git version control with branching and code reviews.
• Understanding of DNS concepts and cloud networking (VPCs, subnets, routing).
• Scripting ability in Python, Node.js, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
• Exposure to configuration management tools like Ansible is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provision and deploy workloads in AWS and Azure to support SaaS offerings.
• Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, HCL, and OpenTofu.
• Automate repetitive tasks with Python, Node.js, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Right-size cloud resources to balance performance and cost.
• Support CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and AWS CodeDeploy.
• Containerize and runtime workloads with Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS.
• Use Git for branching, PRs, reviews, and collaboration.
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerts.
• Document standards and runbooks to support engineering practices.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Infrastructure as code

CI/CD

Scripting (Python/PowerShell)

Linux

Git

Kubernetes

Networking concepts

Terraform

OpenTofu

Tools

Terraform

OpenTofu

HCL

Git

Azure DevOps

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Are you ready to help improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of our technology services? As an Associate Cloud Engineer, you’ll work with our DevOps, product, and development teams to build, automate, and support the cloud infrastructure behind our SaaS platform. In this role, you’ll grow your skills in infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and cloud engineering while helping reduce toil, improve reliability, and keep our systems cost-efficient. Your work will help create a more stable and scalable technology environment that supports our teams, products, and broader business goals.

At TriForza, we use technology to drive digital transformation and advance customer experiences across the oral health industry to promote access to affordable and quality care for everyone – with no one left behind. We succeed because of a shared commitment to a set of values that guide everything we do – for our customers, for our communities, and for each other. We are Accountable. We lean in with Courage. We stay Curious. We are Inclusive. We act with Integrity.

We offer a highly competitive medical, dental and vision plans as well offering a generous 401k match and all employees start accruing vacation and sick time from their very first day. We empower employee development through our tuition reimbursement plan, professional development plans, and employee-led communities.

The pay range for this position In Western Washington varies between $70,900 – $106,300, and for Eastern Washington varies between $63,500 – $95900. Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza Corp. intends to offer the selected candidate a base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. Base pay will also be adjusted based on the candidate's geographic location.

Essential Responsibilities include the following: The list of responsibilities listed is not intended to be comprehensive. Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza reserve the right to change the responsibilities at any time with or without notice.

• Provision and deploy workloads in AWS and Azure to support our SaaS platform offerings.
• Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code using HCL, OpenTofu, and Terraform to provision and configure cloud infrastructure, building on established modules and patterns.
• Automate repetitive operational tasks using Python, Node.js, Bash, and/or PowerShell to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
• Right-size and tune cloud resources to improve performance and manage infrastructure cost
• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and AWS CodeDeploy.
• Assist with containerizing and running workloads using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
• Use Git for branching, pull requests, code reviews, and other day-to-day development and delivery workflows.
• Build and maintain monitoring, logging, dashboards, and alerts that provide visibility into system health and support reliability and incident response.
• Help maintain technical documentation, standards, and runbooks to support consistent engineering practices and day-to-day operations.

The experience, skills, and education needed to succeed in the position are outlined below. These requirements are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the essential functions of the role.

• 2 years previous experience working with the systems and requirements listed below.
• Experience working with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) through work, internships, coursework, or hands-on projects.
• Familiarity with Linux, including command-line navigation, file systems, permissions, and other common operating system tasks.
• Experience working with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and HCL, including reading and updating existing configurations.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and experience using Azure DevOps, AWS CodeDeploy, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or a similar tool.
• Experience using Git version control, including branching, pull requests, and code reviews.
• Understanding of DNS concepts, including record types, name resolution, caching, and delegation.
• Understanding of cloud networking concepts, including subnets, routing, VPCs, and public and private connectivity.
• Experience using at least one scripting language, such as Python, Node.js, Bash, or PowerShell, to complete technical tasks or automate work.
• Experience with Ansible or another configuration management tool is preferred, especially for Windows automation. Ability to organize and prioritize work, communicate progress, and meet team commitments.
• Exposure to software development practices, such as writing application code, debugging, testing, or working with APIs, is a plus.

Washington Dental Service and its affiliates, including Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington, and TriForza are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

We are committed to the highest standards of information security and HIPAA compliance, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and protection of all data. All staff are expected to support this commitment by following relevant policies.

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