Cloud Engineer

NextGen | GTA: A Kelly Telecom Company; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions provider is seeking a Cloud Engineer to aid in designing and implementing cloud services across diverse products. The role involves collaborative work with product managers and engineers to evaluate solutions and ensure alignment with technology roadmaps. Candidates should have 3-6 years of experience in cloud engineering, with hands-on experience in platforms like AWS or OpenStack. This full-time position is located in Denver, Colorado.

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant experience in cloud engineering or related field.
• Professional Cloud Solutions Architect (PCSA) certification preferred.
• Hands-on experience deploying solutions in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in producing cloud architecture blueprints for solution development.
• Support creation and presentation of solution recommendations to customers.
• Help define operational procedures and health checks.

Skills

Understanding of enterprise cloud solutions

Knowledge of Internet technologies and protocols

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms

Experience designing high availability solutions

Exposure to databases and integration technologies

Strong foundation in Linux fundamentals

Experience with fault-tolerant systems

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Education

3-6 years of relevant experience

Professional Cloud Solutions Architect certification preferred

Tools

AWS

OpenStack

VMware

Job description

Cloud Engineer will support the design and implementation of cloud solutions across multiple products. This role contributes to developing architecture blueprints that guide technical teams during project delivery and ensure solutions align with technology and product roadmaps.

You will collaborate closely with product managers, business analysts, designers, and software engineers to help evaluate solution options, address customer needs, and support scalable, reliable cloud platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in producing cloud architecture blueprints to guide solution development and implementation
• Support the creation and presentation of solution recommendations to customers
• Help define operational procedures, KPIs, monitoring, health checks, and escalation processes
• Contribute to accelerating development of roadmap features to meet customer requirements
• Identify project risks and pain points and support mitigation efforts
• Support continuous improvement by contributing to documentation, knowledge sharing, blogs, and internal training sessions
• Capture project learnings and help translate them into architectural best practices
• Work closely with Product Management and Engineering to review customer requirements and identify platform enhancement opportunities

Skills & Knowledge

• Understanding of enterprise cloud solutions and experience deploying solutions in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments
• Knowledge of Internet technologies and protocols such as TCP/IP, VPN, SSL, and HTTP
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, OpenStack, VMware, and related networking components (load balancers, networking devices)
• Experience designing or supporting high availability and disaster recovery/failover solutions
• Exposure to databases or application integration technologies
• Strong foundation in Linux fundamentals
• Familiarity with open-source architecture (contributions a plus)
• Experience supporting scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Qualifications

• 3-6 years of relevant experience
• Professional Cloud Solutions Architect (PCSA) certification preferred
• Kelly Telecom is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, genetic information, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Vaccination against COVID-19 may be a requirement for this job in compliance with current client and governmental policies.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology