Cloud Engineer

HireArt; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Healthcare benefits (employer-subsidiz

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Disability & life insurance

401k plan

Job summary

HireArt is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support and optimize an AWS cloud environment for an on-demand ride-hailing company in Foster City, CA. The role emphasizes provisioning, automation, and security best practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Ideal candidates have hands-on AWS experience, Terraform module development skills, and a focus on reliable, scalable cloud solutions. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring on-site work at least three days per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of production cloud infrastructure experience.
• Hands-on AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and IAM.
• Terraform IaC experience including developing and modifying reusable modules.
• Strong understanding of networking and security in cloud environments.
• Experience working from tickets, runbooks, and documented procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage AWS accounts and IAM configurations.
• Develop, maintain, and apply Terraform modules to provision infrastructure.
• Configure VPCs, subnets, routing, and VPC peering per designs.
• Manage secrets with AWS Secrets Manager and Vault integrations.
• Implement cloud security and governance best practices (least privilege, encryption).
• Troubleshoot AWS infrastructure issues across compute, storage, and networking.
• Maintain runbooks and provisioning playbooks.

Skills

Cloud experience

Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Expected compensation: 108.15 USD Per Hour

HireArt is helping an on-demand, autonomous ride-hailing company find a Cloud Engineer to support and optimize its AWS cloud environment.

In this role, you'll support the day-to-day operation of the company's AWS platform by provisioning cloud resources, automating infrastructure, troubleshooting production issues, and maintaining cloud security and governance. You'll leverage Infrastructure as Code, collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, and help ensure the AWS environment remains efficient, secure, and highly available.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience managing AWS infrastructure in a production environment, strong Terraform skills, and a solid understanding of cloud networking, security, and automation. You enjoy solving operational challenges, following established processes, and collaborating with teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

As a Cloud Engineer, You'll

• Provision and manage AWS accounts and tenant structures, including IAM users and roles, cross-account access, and AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO) group configuration.
• Develop, maintain, and apply Terraform modules to provision infrastructure, including networking, IAM, AWS accounts, and cloud resources.
• Build and configure AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, routing tables, and VPC peering, following established architectural designs.
• Support secrets management using AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault, and integrations with third-party platforms.
• Implement cloud security and governance best practices, including least-privilege IAM policies, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Troubleshoot and resolve AWS infrastructure issues across compute, storage, and networking services for engineering, data platform, manufacturing, and mission-critical systems.
• Maintain and improve operational runbooks, documentation, and provisioning playbooks.
• Execute well-defined operational tasks independently while escalating architectural or complex issues when appropriate.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure in a production environment
• Hands-on experience with AWS services, including compute, storage, networking, and IAM
• Experience using Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably Terraform, including developing and modifying reusable modules
• Strong understanding of AWS networking fundamentals, including VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including IAM, encryption, and secrets management
• Experience working from tickets, runbooks, and documented operational procedures
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams
• Ability to manage well-defined tasks independently while recognizing when to escalatet issues

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Terraform Cloud, Spacelift, or similar Infrastructure as Code platforms
• Experience supporting multi-account AWS environments using Landing Zones, AWS Control Tower, or similar frameworks
• Experience with containerized workloads using Kubernetes or Amazon EKS
• Familiarity with cloud monitoring and observability tools, including Grafana and Amazon CloudWatch
• Experience supporting AI/ML, high-performance computing (HPC), or other large-scale cloud workloads

Benefits

• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employer (HireArt) subsidized healthcare benefits (eligibility begins on the first of the month following 60 days of service)
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
• HireArt covers all costs for short- and long-term disability and life insurance
• 401k package

Commitment

This is a full-time, ongoing contract position staffed via HireArt. It is a hybrid role requiring at least three days per week onsite and is available to candidates who are local to the Foster City, CA area.

HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.