Cloud Automation Engineer

Jobgether SRL; United States; Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 252,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Wellness programs

Retirement benefits

Flexible time-off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Jobgether SRL, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Cloud Automation Engineer in the United States to design and automate cloud infrastructure for AI, data analytics, and mission applications. You will implement IaC with Terraform and Azure, build CI/CD pipelines, and drive DevSecOps practices across Azure Gov and Azure Commercial.

You’ll collaborate with development, security, and government stakeholders to ensure secure, compliant, scalable cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 13 years of experience in cloud engineering or related field.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Expertise in Microsoft Azure services and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain IaC for repeatable Azure deployments.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Develop automation with Python/PowerShell and containerization with Docker/Kubernetes.

Skills

CI/CD expertise

Scripting proficiency

DevSecOps mindset

Collaboration with stakeholders

Education

Bachelor's degree + 13 years experience

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

ARM templates

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Container Instances

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Cloud Automation Engineer based in United States.

This role focuses on designing and automating the cloud infrastructure that supports advanced AI, data analytics, and mission applications. You will build scalable, secure, and repeatable environments across Azure Government and Azure Commercial platforms. The position combines Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, scripting, containerization, monitoring, and DevSecOps practices. You will help establish the automation foundation that accelerates software delivery while maintaining strong security and compliance standards. Working in a secure government cloud environment, you will collaborate with development, security, and government stakeholders. This is an opportunity to contribute to modern cloud infrastructure supporting important investigative, audit, and inspection operations.

Accountabilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or equivalent technologies to enable repeatable and version-controlled Azure deployments.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and approved DevSecOps tooling.
• Develop automation solutions with Ansible, Python, PowerShell, or other approved technologies to streamline configuration, provisioning, and infrastructure operations.
• Support containerization strategies for AI platforms and analytical applications using Docker, Azure Container Instances, Kubernetes, or related technologies.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting infrastructure for applications, data pipelines, and cloud resources using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and other approved observability tools.
• Automate data quality checks, validation workflows, and operational processes to improve reliability and reduce manual intervention.
• Maintain infrastructure baselines, tagging standards, naming conventions, and configuration management practices supporting governance, cost optimization, and compliance.
• Support cloud infrastructure deployments for AI applications and analytical workloads, ensuring scalability, performance, and security requirements are met.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, runbooks, deployment procedures, and Infrastructure-as-Code repositories.
• Collaborate with government stakeholders, security teams, and development teams to integrate DevSecOps practices, support Agile delivery, and maintain security and compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree plus 13 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, infrastructure automation, or a related field; equivalent combinations include a Master's degree plus 10 years, 19 years without a degree, or an Associate degree plus 15 years.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or comparable technologies such as CloudFormation, ARM templates, or Bicep.
• Strong expertise with Microsoft Azure services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and security capabilities.
• Proven experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or comparable languages.
• Experience with Azure Government and Azure Commercial/GCC environments, including cross-tenant connectivity and compliance requirements, is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service, or Azure Container Instances is preferred.
• Experience in federal government, FedRAMP, or other highly regulated environments, including familiarity with ATO processes, NIST 800-53 security controls, and continuous monitoring, is an advantage.

Benefits

• Full-time position with hybrid work options and remote eligibility across the United States.
• Proposed national salary range of $114,600--$252,100, with final compensation influenced by geographic location, contract requirements, prior experience, skills, education, and certifications.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Wellness programs and resources.
• Financial and retirement benefits.
• Family support benefits.
• Flexible time-off options supporting work-life balance.
• Continuing education, learning, and professional development opportunities.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automation, containers, and cloud security.
• Opportunity to work across Azure Government and commercial cloud environments supporting AI and data analytics platforms.
• Collaboration with development, security, government, and infrastructure stakeholders on complex cloud initiatives.
• Opportunity to contribute to modern cloud automation and secure infrastructure supporting mission-critical government operations.