Cloud Engineer

Eliassen Group; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group seeks a senior Cloud Engineer to own a legacy GCP and Azure footprint and drive modernization. You will support automation, platform builds using GCP, Go, Temporal, and Terraform, and guide AI adoption while aligning with engineering standards.

Remote role with benefits for w2 consultants; collaboration across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions and compliance-ready architectures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 2+ years in cloud engineering with GCP and Azure preferred.
• Automation experience with Go and Python; Terraform and Temporal.
• 3+ years with public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Crossplane) and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI adoption and automation to improve cloud scalability and reliability.
• Mentor engineers and share technology trends across teams and communities.
• Collaborate with product managers to deliver robust cloud solutions.
• Use Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js and container tech (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Provide technical leadership and define standards for design and operations.
• Define service boundaries and reusable integration patterns with architects.
• Identify improvements and influence long-term cloud strategy in a build‑and‑own model.
• Incorporate cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, audits, and change management.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

Scala

Node.js

Kubernetes

Docker

GCP

Azure

AWS

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Temporal

CI/CD

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Crossplane

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Cloud Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Workplace Type: Remote

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -112026-109291

Date Posted: 11/01/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/aUxhJz

Description:

Remote

Our client seeks a senior Cloud Engineer to own and stabilize a legacy GCP and Azure footprint while assisting with conversions and decommissioning. The role will support automation efforts and platform build work using GCP, Go, and Temporal for orchestration, and Azure with Terraform and Python. You will guide responsible adoption of AI and automation, set engineering standards, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $88.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Lead adoption and responsible use of AI and automation to improve scalability, reliability, and efficiency of cloud platforms and engineering workflows.
• Share technology trends, experiment and learn new technologies, and mentor engineers while engaging with internal and external communities.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud solutions that enable strong customer experiences.
• Utilize languages such as Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js and container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes alongside cloud provider services.
• Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, establishing standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to well-managed cloud solutions.
• Influence long-term technology strategy in a build-and-own environment.
• Integrate risk awareness including cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, audits, and change management.
• Lead technical strategy for cloud initiatives and mentor developers building scalable platforms that support regulatory needs.

Experience Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in cloud engineering.
• GCP experience required. Azure experience preferred.
• Automation experience with Go and/or Python.
• Terraform and Temporal experience.
• Preferred: 6+ years coding with Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Preferred: 3+ years with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI).
• Preferred: 3+ years with CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Crossplane), and Policy-as-Code (e.g., OPA).
• Preferred: Cloud infrastructure or security certification.
• Preferred: Experience with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, or serverless.
• Preferred: Experience designing and supporting cloud networking, security, and identity integrations.
• Preferred: Experience supporting production cloud environments.
• Preferred: Experience using AI-driven tooling for operations, reliability, or cost optimization.
• Preferred: Experience driving cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale initiatives.

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.

About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.