Cloud Engineer F/H

Dassault Systemes; Ridgewood (NJ); On-site; USD 111,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with match

Tuition reimbursement

Disability insurance

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Dassault Systemes in the United States is seeking Cloud Engineers to design, deploy, and operate the Infrastructure-as-a-Service layer of the Outscale cloud. You will work at the intersection of platform services and the underlying infrastructure, driving automation and expanding services to new regions.

Join a collaborative team to implement cloud best practices, ensure security, resilience, and cost efficiency, and contribute to the platform’s evolution.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship or valid U.S. work authorization.
• Able to obtain/maintain U.S. government security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3–8 years of Linux system administration and infrastructure virtualization experience.
• Strong scripting/automation skills using Bash and Python.
• Expert-level proficiency with SaltStack or Ansible (SaltStack preferred).

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and operate the Outscale cloud infrastructure.
• Build and maintain IaC pipelines with Terraform, Ansible/SaltStack, Packer, Jenkins, etc.
• Own the full lifecycle of the IaaS environment with emphasis on automation.
• Automate deployments, updates, and regional expansions.
• Define and monitor KPIs; maintain observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, ELK).
• Write technical docs, runbooks, and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions.

Skills

Bash

Python

SaltStack

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

SaltStack

Ansible

Terraform

Packer

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

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.

Operating Systems

• Linux (CentOS / Rocky)

Scripting

• Python3, Bash

IaC & Automation

• Git, Terraform, Ansible, SaltStack (preferred), Packer, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes

Virtualisation

• QEMU, KVM, VMware ESXi

Monitoring & Observability

• Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, ELK Stack

Web & Data Services

• HAProxy, Nginx, LevelDB, MongoDB, Redis, Node.js, SQL databases

Networking

• Strong understanding of L2/L3 concepts, physical & virtual networking, storage infrastructure

Cloud Platforms

• Experience with any public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

Inclusion statement

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at 3DS are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. 3DS is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age (40 and above), disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. 3DS will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable state laws and local ordinances. We are committed to fair employment practices and will evaluate all candidates based on their qualifications, regardless of past arrest or conviction history.

Compensation & Benefits

Dassault Systemes offers an excellent salary with potential for bonus, commensurate with experience. Benefits include a choice of plans providing comprehensive coverage for medical, dental, vision care for employee & dependents as well as employee life, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, immediate 401K enrollment, 401K match (50 cents on the dollar, up to the first 8% of your eligible compensation that you contribute based on match eligibility criteria), flexible time off policy, and 10 paid holidays.

Salary Pay Transparency

Compensation for the role will be commensurate with experience. The total expected compensation range will be between $110800 and $130300, representing the base salary (or annualized salary based on estimated hourly compensation) and target bonus.