Cloud Engineer - AWS, Linux, DevOps & Automation

Viasat; Oregon; On-site; USD 121,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate Linux-based infrastructures across on-prem and public cloud environments. You will focus on Linux systems, contribute to architecture, and support automation initiatives in a DevOps-driven team.

The role emphasizes AWS expertise, IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible, Chef), scripting, and collaboration with delivery teams to implement secure, scalable services.

Qualifications

• Strong Linux administration experience with Windows basics.
• Cloud engineering focus on AWS required.
• Automation through Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting is essential.
• Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, and OpenShift.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME to project teams and IT Operations.
• Lead cloud services capabilities with CloudOps/DevOps practices.
• Document infrastructure and write work instructions for systems and applications.
• Drive timely implementations and collaborate across teams.
• Provide leadership and knowledge sharing across the team to support the ongoing development of cross team operational support functions.
• Review and oversee platform enhancements.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Linux/Windows

Automation

DevOps

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Chef

Docker

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

EKS

Jenkins

ELK

Prometheus

Grafana

Dynatrace

Job description

Viasat is seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate Linux-based infrastructures across on-prem and public cloud environments. You will focus on Linux systems, contribute to architecture, and support automation initiatives in a DevOps-driven team.

The role emphasizes AWS expertise, IaC tooling (Terraform, Ansible, Chef), scripting, and collaboration with delivery teams to implement secure, scalable services.