Cloud Engineer (1042) – Department of Technology

San Francisco Department of Technology (DT); San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

The San Francisco Department of Technology seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to advance the City’s cloud migration program. You will design, implement, and secure cloud infrastructure, and help modernize applications for scalable, compliant services.

Join a cross-functional team delivering critical public services; this full-time, hybrid role offers a stable path within a mission-driven city department. You’ll work with Terraform/OpenTofu, GitHub Actions, and AI-assisted tooling, while

Qualifications

• Associate degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or related field, or equivalent credits/experience.
• 1 year of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, or maintaining a system or platform.
• Substitution: 1 year additional experience or completion of 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may substitute for the degree.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu within established architectures and standards.
• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
• Migrate applications and databases to the cloud, including production cutover, with senior engineering guidance.
• Modernize legacy applications for cloud deployment via containerization and CI/CD enablement.
• Develop automation tools and internal platform services; contribute to database migrations (Oracle/SQL Server/PostgreSQL).
• Implement security and compliance controls (CJIS/HIPAA) using infra-as-code patterns.
• Troubleshoot cloud systems, improve monitoring, and participate in backup/recovery testing.

Skills

Cloud platform

Terraform/OpenTofu

GitHub Actions

Programming languages

Scripting

AI coding tools

Education

Associate degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

OpenTofu

CI/CD tooling

Job description

• Application Opening: Monday, October 5, 2026
• Application Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026 (11:59 PM)
• Salary Range: $143,572 to $180,596 annually
• Appointment Type: Permanent Exempt, Full Time. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is up to thirty-six (36) months.
• Work Location: Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the Department of Technology, (1 S Van Ness, Ave San Francisco, CA 94103). The incumbent may be required to work at other sites throughout the City and County of San Francisco as necessary.
• Work Arrangement: This is a full-time position. The department supports a hybrid work schedule in compliance with City & County of San Francisco policies on remote work.

Company Description

Are You Ready To Make An Impact In One Of The Most Innovative Cities? The San Francisco Department Of Technology (DT) Is Looking For Passionate IT Professionals To Help Shape The Future Of Technology In San Francisco! As The Centralized Technology Services Provider For The City And County Of San Francisco (CCSF), DT Delivers Critical Infrastructure And Services To Over 33,000 Employees—supporting Public Safety, Municipal Broadband, Cybersecurity, Cloud Solutions, and More! With a $170M+ Annual Budget And a Team Of 300+ Experts, DT Is Leading The Charge In Digital Transformation. DT Provides Services Through Our Core Areas Of IT Excellence

• IT Project Management Office
• Enterprise Application Services
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
• Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
• SFGovTV Broadcasting Services
• IT Finance and Administration Services
• Emerging Technologies

Why Join Us?

Innovative & impactful work at DT, you won’t just work on IT—you’ll power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

Benefits of Working for CCSF

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options
• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city

Join the team that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco.

Job Description

DT seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team and contribute to cloud migration and modernization. This position supports Cloud 2030, the City's five-year program to migrate approximately 1,700 workloads from on-premises data centers to commercial cloud platforms.

The position involves hands-on engineering: writing Terraform, building CI/CD pipelines, migrating applications and databases, modernizing legacy codebases, developing custom applications, and deploying cloud infrastructure. At the journey level, you will independently deliver assigned engineering work within established architectures and team standards, with senior engineers available for guidance on complex designs, migration decisions, and production cutovers.

The Platform Engineering team is undergoing a transformation from traditional systems administration to a modern engineering organization. We use GitHub for version control and CI/CD, Terraform for infrastructure-as-code, and AI coding tools (Claude Code, AWS Kiro) as part of our development workflow. We are accelerating adoption of containerization and cloud-native patterns across the team. You will contribute to this technical and cultural change. We build and operate cloud environments that host criminal justice systems, financial systems, and public-facing applications for San Francisco residents.

We invite individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives to join our team. Your unique expertise is highly valued as we work together to enhance the City and County of San Francisco's IT infrastructure leveraging public cloud services.

What You'll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure using Terraform/OpenTofu within established architectures and standards.
• Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments, including automated testing and reviewed deployment changes.
• Carry out assigned cloud migration work, including network configuration, compute provisioning, application deployment, and production cutover, with senior engineering support for complex designs and migration decisions.
• Modernize legacy applications for cloud deployment through containerization, framework upgrades, and CI/CD enablement.
• Develop custom applications, automation tools, and internal platform services.
• Contribute to database migrations involving Oracle, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL, including data transfer, performance validation, and high-availability configuration.
• Implement security and compliance controls, including applicable CJIS and HIPAA requirements, using established infrastructure-as-code patterns and team guidance.
• Troubleshoot cloud systems and applications, improve monitoring and alerting, and participate in backup and recovery testing.
• Participate in code reviews, follow team engineering standards, and use AI-assisted development tools with appropriate review and testing of generated code.
• Document infrastructure, deployment procedures, and troubleshooting techniques; share knowledge with teammates and customer departments.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Education

An associate degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units [i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field].

Experience

One (1) year of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of a system or platform.

Substitution

One year of additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree.

Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Desirable Qualifications

What Helps You Excel

• Hands‑on experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), including provisioning or maintaining infrastructure programmatically.
• Practical experience writing, testing, and maintaining Terraform or OpenTofu configurations, including reusable modules and state management.
• Experience building or maintaining automated deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent), using Git-based workflows, automated testing, and reviewed deployment changes.
• Solid foundation in software engineering principles and practices, with experience writing, modifying, and debugging code in a common programming language (e.g., Python, Go, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, or C#).
• Proficiency in a scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).
• Experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, AWS Kiro, Cursor, or equivalent) in a development workflow, with the ability to explain, review, and test the resulting code.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Experience with cloud networking fundamentals, including VPCs, VPNs, and connectivity between cloud and on‑premises environments.
• Exposure to cloud-native technologies (serverless, containers) and application modernization, including framework upgrades or API development.
• Experience contributing to production database migrations involving Oracle, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL, including data transfer, testing, and high‑availability concepts.
• Experience working with more than one cloud provider.
• Experience working in government, public safety, or other regulated environments.

Verification Of Education And Experience

Please make sure it is clear in your application exactly how you meet the minimum qualifications. Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Review SF Careers Employment Applications for considerations taken when reviewing applications.

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/experience-education/.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

Additional Information

Selection Procedures

The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements and assessment of candidates’ job-related knowledge, skills and abilities. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to evaluate candidate qualifications. This typically includes an oral interview and/or a written or performance exercise.

If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the Department needs will be invited to continue in the selection process. Applicants meeting the minimum requirements are not guaranteed advancement in the selection process.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Office of the City Administrator is committed to ensuring that the City’s services are inclusive, efficient, equitable, and culturally competent for San Franciscans of all races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and sexual orientations. This commitment requires comprehensive review and thorough analysis of existing practices and policies to remove barriers to real inclusion.

We are also committed to ensuring that we have a safe, equitable, and inclusive workplace for individuals of all races. This includes creating opportunities for hiring, promotion, training, and development, for all employees, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC).

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.