Cloud Engineer F/H

PowerToFly

Ridgewood (NJ)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

PowerToFly is seeking a Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate the IaaS layer. You’ll drive automation, expand services to new regions, and ensure security, resilience, and compliance.

You will own the lifecycle of the IaaS environment, build IaC pipelines with Terraform, Ansible/SaltStack, Packer, Jenkins, and work with observability tools to keep systems healthy.

Qualifications

U.S. citizenship or valid U.S. work authorization.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
3–8 years of Linux system administration and infrastructure virtualization.
Strong scripting/automation skills using Bash and Python.
Expert-level SaltStack or Ansible experience.

Responsibilities

Deploy, manage, and operate the Outscale cloud IaaS layer with automation.
Build, maintain IaC pipelines with Terraform, Ansible/SaltStack, Packer, Jenkins.
Own full lifecycle of the IaaS environment from provisioning to monitoring.
Automate deployments, regional expansions, and ensure repeatable release pipelines.
Define KPIs (SLI/SLO/SLA) and maintain observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana).
Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to runbooks and documentation.

Skills

Linux system administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

SaltStack / Ansible

AWS infrastructure services

Terraform

Kubernetes

Networking fundamentals

On-call / incident response

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Are you ready to invent the future of cloud infrastructure ? Join us to shape a new era in cloud computing and build a career that matches your ambition. We are looking for Cloud Engineers to design, deploy, and operate the InfrastructureasaService (IaaS) layer of the Outscale cloud.

You will work at the intersection of our PlatformasaService (PaaS) and the underlying physical infrastructure, driving automation, expanding services to new regions, and ensuring the platform is secure, resilient, highperforming, and compliant. You will partner with infrastructure development, automation, and operations teams to implement cloud best practices and deliver productionready, compliant cloud solutions.

Key Responsibilities AREA WHAT YOU’LL DO

Automation & Operations

• Deploy, manage, maintain, and operate Outscale cloud using bestpractice patterns for scalability, performance, and security.

• Build, implement, and maintain InfrastructureasCode (IaC) pipelines with Terraform, Ansible/SaltStack, Packer, Jenkins, etc.

• Own the full lifecycle of our IaaS environment, from initial provisioning to continuous supervision, placing a strong emphasis on process automation.

Industrialisation of Deployments

• Automate and industrialise deployments, updates, and regional expansions; ensure repeatable, auditable release pipelines.

Innovation & Optimisation

• Propose and implement system improvements that boost performance, resilience, and costefficiency.

• Contribute directly to the technological evolution of the platform.

Performance, Monitoring & KPIs

• Define, implement, and refine critical KPIs (SLI, SLO, SLA).

• Build and maintain observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, ELK) to proactively detect and resolve issues.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Reliability & Resiliency

• Identify and remediate single points of failure and security risks; ensure system resiliency.

• Analyse and address performance and scalability challenges with durable solutions.

Knowledge Sharing & Documentation

• Write clear technical documentation, runbooks, and operational playbooks.

• Conduct knowledgetransfer sessions and internal training to keep the team uptodate.

Level 3 Incident Investigation & OnCall

• Perform deepdive investigations on escalations from clientsupport.

• Participate in oncall rotations and provide timely resolutions.

Collaboration

• Strengthen relationships with internal (development, security, product) and external (vendors, partners) teams to foster a collaborative, innovative environment.

Capacity Planning & RoadMapping

• Assist in capacity planning and roadmap development for future infrastructure growth.

Compliance

• Ensure all cloud engineering practices comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., VA standards).

Minimum Qualifications

This position requires U.S. citizenship or valid U.S. work authorization.
Additionally, the selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance as a condition of employment.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
3 to 8 years of experience in Linux system administration and infrastructure virtualization.
Good working knowledge of core AWS infrastructure services with strong scripting/automation skills using Bash and Python
Expertlevel proficiency with SaltStack or Ansible (SaltStack preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

Deep knowledge of networking fundamentals, physical and virtual system & storage infrastructure.
Handson experience provisioning, orchestrating, and managing virtual resources.
Familiarity with data protection, disasterrecovery strategies, and compliance frameworks.
Working knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and operations.
Strong troubleshooting mindset with an automationfirst approach.