Cloud Engineer 3: AWS, Kubernetes & AI Infra (Hybrid)

Cullerton Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Holiday pay

Job summary

Cullerton Group is seeking a Cloud Engineer 3 to support AWS, Kubernetes, and NVIDIA AI infrastructure across Chicago, Dallas, Peoria, or Broomfield. The hybrid schedule requires 2 days onsite weekly with optional attendance. This long-term contract offers full benefits and potential permanent placement.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in cloud engineering with strong AWS, EKS, Terraform, CI/CD, and NVIDIA platform experience to enable enterprise software teams.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; college degree not required.
• 5–7 years of software development or cloud engineering experience, including 5+ years of hands-on AWS cloud experience.
• Minimum 5 years in a Cloud Engineer or closely related cloud infrastructure engineering role.
• Strong experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions for CI/CD workflows and deployment automation.
• Hands-on experience writing, deploying, and maintaining AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, or AWS CDK.
• Proficiency with Amazon EKS, Kubernetes, and Docker, including container orchestration and deployment.
• Experience with NVIDIA Run, NVIDIA OSMO, or comparable workload orchestration systems.
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure operations, dev workflows, and deployment processes.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex cloud infrastructure, applications, and issues independently.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional software engineering and cloud teams.
• Ability to work independently on complex engineering tasks; hybrid schedule.
• Willingness to provide occasional off-shift or weekend support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, provision, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure using IaC such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or CDK.
• Administer, configure, troubleshoot, and optimize EKS, Kubernetes, and Docker environments.
• Support NVIDIA Run, OSMO, or comparable workload orchestration platforms for AI workloads.
• Develop and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and YAML workflows.
• Collaborate with software and platform teams to troubleshoot issues and improve reliability.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub Actions

CI/CD automation

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional teamwork

Independent work

Technical communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

AWS CDK

Amazon EKS

Kubernetes

Docker

NVIDIA Run

NVIDIA OSMO

GitHub

Job description

Cullerton Group is seeking a Cloud Engineer 3 to support AWS, Kubernetes, and NVIDIA AI infrastructure across Chicago, Dallas, Peoria, or Broomfield. The hybrid schedule requires 2 days onsite weekly with optional attendance. This long-term contract offers full benefits and potential permanent placement.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in cloud engineering with strong AWS, EKS, Terraform, CI/CD, and NVIDIA platform experience to enable enterprise software teams.