Cloud Engineer

PHC Global; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Cloud Engineer to enhance its infrastructure and develop cloud-based solutions. This role involves designing and managing secure, scalable cloud systems across platforms like AWS and GCP. You will lead cloud strategy and DevOps initiatives, ensuring optimal performance and cost-efficiency. Join a passionate team dedicated to leveraging technology for global biosecurity, where your expertise will directly impact the safety of communities. If you're ready to tackle challenges and drive meaningful change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Unlimited PTO

Paid Holidays

Work from Home Stipend

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Cloud Operations or Engineering Operations.
• Proficient in GCP and AWS cloud service providers.
• Experience with Terraform and scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based applications and systems.
• Manage relationships with cloud service providers.

Skills

Cloud Operations

DevOps Principles

Cloud Service Providers (GCP, AWS)

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Terraform

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

PHC Global was founded in 2020 by Dr. Charity Dean with the mission to build a commercial-grade global biosecurity intelligence platform operating across commercial, defense, and civilian enterprises. This effort was born from the recognition that technological advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence could generate this entirely new capability at speed and scale to protect humankind and capital from major global biorisks such as new disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats.

PHC Global's software platform provides anticipatory and predictive intelligence of global biorisks through its proprietary data, AI/ML tools, and unparalleled public health expertise, effectively replacing a significant amount of human vigilance and manual data gathering in order to give organizations easy-to-understand, actionable recommendations. With PHC Global, leaders of government and enterprise are empowered to make early and fast decisions to protect humankind and capital.

PHC's world-class team includes experts in technology, machine learning, epidemiology, and global security. We are a tight-knit team passionately committed to making the world safer from biological risks and face challenges with our core values of humility, optimism, and integrity.

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to help us optimize our infrastructure, develop and maintain applications and systems, and manage internal IT support.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

In this role, the right candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions across platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. You will lead cloud strategy, automation, and DevOps initiatives while ensuring optimal system performance and cost-efficiency.

Responsibilities include:

• Infrastructure Assessment and Optimization: Assess current infrastructure and identify opportunities for optimization and improvement
• Cloud Commercialization Strategy Development: Develop strategies for the commercialization of cloud computing applications
• Standardization and Governance of Cloud Applications: Ensure standardization and governance of cloud-based applications within the organization
• Development and Maintenance of Cloud-Based Systems: Develop, oversee, and maintain cloud-based applications and systems
• Cloud Service Provider Management: Manage relationships with cloud service providers, such as GCP
• Implement the strategies for managing cloud infrastructure, storage, and software
• Implement the CI/CD strategies for the company along with cloud deployment, containerization strategy, reliability and performance, security and availability, monitoring and alerting, and disaster recovery
• Work closely with the engineering, data engineering, and data science teams to maintain cloud development infrastructure
• Execute and troubleshoot SaaS application deployment procedures.
• Develop and improve automation and procedures in the cloud environment.
• Creating and maintaining technical documents for cloud infrastructure and related processes
• Lead internal IT and InfoSec activities
  
  

In addition, this role will be responsible for other ad-hoc duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 5+ years professional experience in a Cloud Operations, SRE, or Engineering Operations role
• Proficiency working with cloud service providers, particularly GCP
• Proven hands-on experience in implementing and managing Cloud/Engineering Operations, monitoring, and observability
• Experience in hands on programming (scripting with bash, python, etc.) and Terraform
• Strong understanding of DevOps and CloudOps principles and being capable of building highly available reproducible infrastructure
• Strong communication skills with a high emphasis on the ability to explain technology in business terms and to express opinions clearly
• Solutions oriented – ability to creatively solve problems on the fly
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation
• Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies and best practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently across multiple projects
• Must be able to work well with a variety of colleagues possessing a range of technical abilities and knowledge
• Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident
  
  

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering
• Experience working in a startup environment
• Experience with other cloud service providers, such as AWS
• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi
• Knowledge of containerization technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong project management skills
• Government or defense industry experience
  
  

WHO WE ARE

The team supports remote-first employment and candidates from anywhere in the US are welcome to apply.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Total compensation includes salary and stock option grants. The salary range for this position is between$125,000 to $175,000, and individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. PHC offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, wellbeing offerings, 401K, unlimited PTO, paid holidays, and a work from home stipend. PHC covers 100% of medical premiums for employees and 50% of medical premiums for dependents.

PHC Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.