Cloud Engineer

Brooksource; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 140,000; Part time

Job summary

A tech company focused on infrastructure is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer in Richmond, VA. The role involves supporting and enhancing hybrid infrastructures across OCI and AWS, with responsibilities including IaC development and CI/CD integration. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of OCI/AWS experience and strong Java skills, with a salary range of $84,100 to $139,400. Excellent collaboration skills are essential.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting OCI and AWS cloud environments.
• Strong background provisioning and managing Java-based workloads.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and scripting for automation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support OCI and AWS cloud services.
• Deploy legacy workloads in cloud infrastructure.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible.

Skills

OCI and AWS support

Java-based workload management

Terraform

Ansible

Shell/Python scripting

Cloud networking

CI/CD tools

Full-stack application knowledge

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Bamboo

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to support and enhanceone of our large public sector partner’s hybrid infrastructure across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS, and on-premise environments. This role bridges cloud operations with application delivery, enabling secure, scalable, and cost-efficient infrastructure that supports both legacy systems and modern, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in full-stack application support (Java/Spring Boot, Angular), Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and CI/CD automation to ensure highly available, performant, and secure environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and support OCI and AWS cloud services for Java/JEE enterprise applications, including compute, storage, networking, and security components.
• Deploy and operationally support legacy workloads (WebSphere, Oracle RDBMS) that have been migrated or connected to cloud infrastructure.
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, and shell/Python scripting.
• Partner with developers to design and implement secure, highly available cloud environments for full-stack applications.
• Integrate cloud services with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Bamboo) to automate builds, deployments, and infrastructure provisioning.
• Monitor and optimize cloud performance, IAM policies, and cost utilization.
• Create and maintain cloud architecture documentation, environment configurations, and deployment standards.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5+ years of experience supporting OCI and AWS cloud environments.
• Strong background provisioning and managing Java-based workloads in cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and scripting (Shell/Python) for automation and infrastructure management.
• Proficient in cloud networking, IAM, VCN/subnet management, object storage, and security configurations.
• Working knowledge of full-stack applications including Spring Boot, REST APIs, Angular, and Oracle DB.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools including Jenkins, Git, Bamboo in enterprise environments.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or OKE for containerized deployments.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust architectures and automated compliance frameworks.
• Exposure to legacy modernization strategies such as monolith-to-microservices migrations.
• Understanding of secure cloud deployment in regulated environments (CJIS, NIST 800-53).

Soft Skills:

• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Strong documentation practices and ability to produce repeatable SOPs.
• Team-oriented mindset with ability to partner across development, security, and infrastructure teams.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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