Cloud Engineer

Security Benefit; Leawood (KS); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & annual incentive

33 days of paid time off including PTO

Paid parental leave after 90 days

Job summary

Security Benefit is seeking a Cloud Engineer (AWS) to design, deploy, and operate cloud infrastructure with minimal oversight. This role is based in the Kansas City area with a hybrid on-site/remote schedule.

You will own end-to-end workstreams, automate provisioning with Terraform and scripting, and collaborate across Infrastructure, Security, Identity, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment, ensuring security and compliance guidelines are met.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infra deployment and change management.
• Solid troubleshooting and debugging skills for short- and long-term fixes.
• Good written communication for post-incident reports.
• Experience in the financial industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate cloud infrastructure and services on AWS with limited oversight.
• Own end-to-end workstreams or features from design through deployment and support.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using Terraform and scripting.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across cloud and infrastructure services.
• Participate in incident triage and follow escalation runbooks; on-call as needed.
• Collaborate with Network, Security, Identity, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment.
• Apply security, compliance, and change-management controls in a regulated environment.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure changes through Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
• Maintain documentation, SOPs and post-incident notes.
• Utilize Jira for ticket management and project tracking.

Skills

Cloud troubleshooting

Python/PowerShell scripting

Technical documentation

Financial industry experience (pref)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Job description

We're Looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer!

About the Company:

Security Benefit is a leader in the U.S. retirement market with more than $75 billion in assets under management. We offer opportunities to thrive, innovate, and make an impact. As part of our team, you'll play a key role in driving the future of the U.S. retirement industry. Security Benefit is a PLACE where we promise to help our customers To and Through Retirement.

We're proud to have been recognized as one of the best in the business:

• Named to Ward's 50 list of top-performing life-health insurance companies
• Recognized on list of Ingram's Top 100 Private Companies in the Kansas City area in 2025

About the Role:

The Cloud Engineer (AWS) role is a self-directed individual contributor responsible for designing, deploying, and operating cloud and infrastructure solutions with limited oversight. This position is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in cloud and infrastructure technologies who can own individual workstreams end-to-end and exercise sound judgment on routine decisions. The Cloud Engineer works within the organization's security, compliance, and architectural standards and collaborates across infrastructure, network, security, and identity teams to deliver reliable, scalable services on AWS.

The Cloud Engineer position reports to the Manager, AWS Platform Engineering and can be based out of our Overland Park, Kansas office location. We work a hybrid schedule, offering flexibility to work both remotely and on-site.

• Design, implement, and operate cloud infrastructure and services on AWS (e.g., EC2, VPC, S3, IAM) with limited oversight.
• Own individual workstreams or features end-to-end, from design through deployment and support.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Terraform and scripting
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across cloud and infrastructure services, providing immediate workarounds and long-term solutions.
• Participate in incident triage and follow escalation runbooks, documenting troubleshooting steps and resolutions. Expected to be on call for assigned areas of responsibility.
• Collaborate with Network, Security, Identity, and Architecture teams in an Agile environment.
• Apply security, compliance, and change-management controls to all work in a regulated environment.
• Deploy and manage infrastructure changes through Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain accurate documentation, standard operating procedures and post-incident notes.
• Utilize Jira for ticket management and project tracking.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent demonstrated capability.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure is required.
• Proficiency with a scripting language (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
• Required experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code.
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and change management.
• Solid troubleshooting and debugging skills with the ability to deliver both short- and long-term solutions.
• Good written communication skills to document work and produce post-incident reports.
• Experience in the financial industry is preferred.

Why Choose Security Benefit?

When you join our team, you're not just getting a paycheck - you're getting a career path full of growth opportunities, plus a robust benefits package that puts your well-being first. Here's what you can expect as a full-time Security Benefit associate:

• Competitive salary and annual incentive bonuses to reward your contributions.
• 33 days of paid time off (including PTO, holidays, Volunteer Day, and days of significance).
• Paid parental leave after 90 days of