Cloud Engineer - Focus: Container Infrastructure and Data Integration

ZipRecruiter; St. Louis (MO); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a skilled Cloud Engineer to lead data migration efforts for banking clients. This role focuses on ensuring secure data integration and compliance with banking standards while utilizing cloud technologies like Azure, AWS, and GCP. You will design and implement cloud migration architectures, conduct assessments, and collaborate with clients to establish governance models. If you have a passion for cloud engineering and data security, this opportunity offers a chance to work on critical projects in a dynamic environment, with potential for full-time employment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering and secure data migrations.
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and security policies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed source system assessments and design cloud migration architectures.
• Ensure secure, incremental data transfers with strict adherence to governance protocols.

Skills

Cloud Data Migration

Data Governance

IAM & Encryption

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Cloud certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Engineer)

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Virtual Network (VNet)

Kubernetes

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

ECS

Job description

Job Description

Key Skills: Cloud Data Migration, Data Governance, IAM & Encryption, AWS / Azure / GCP, Docker & Kubernetes

Location: Remote (Midwest candidates)
Travel: 25–30% to regional client sites (financial services sector)

We’re seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to lead a focused client/vendor container installation and ensure seamless data integration for banking clients. The initial focus will be on Microsoft Azure, expanding to GCP and AWS. This role supports migrating operational data to a cloud-based vendor-provided data lake for secondary analytical use, with a strict focus on data security, access control, and minimal disruption to existing operational environments.

This is a high-integrity data effort requiring careful handling of sensitive and regulated data in accordance with banking and cloud compliance standards.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct detailed source system assessments: SQL databases, flat files, CSVs, and structured logs
• Design and implement client-centric cloud migration architectures using AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Create documentation covering governance models, access policies, security configurations, rollback strategies, and validation procedures
• Collaborate with client subject matter experts to establish approved governance models and security plans
• Enable secure, incremental data transfers with strict adherence to governance protocols
• Apply data encryption standards (at rest/in transit) and role-based access controls using IAM
• Ensure vendor solution/containers fit within the client container strategy and deploy with client-centric orchestration tools (Kubernetes, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or ECS)
• Utilize Azure-specific tools such as Azure Virtual Network (VNet), Azure Data Factory, and Microsoft Fabric for data integration and orchestration
• Configure logging, audit trails, and alerting to support full post-migration traceability
• Provide training and support to client teams post-migration to ensure ongoing compliance and operational excellence

Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering and secure data migrations
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, audit readiness, and security policies
• Hands-on experience with cloud IAM, encryption protocols, VPC setup, and access control policies
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, or ECS
• Skilled at designing fault-tolerant data workflows with minimal system disruption
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements in banking or other high-compliance industries

Qualifications:

• Cloud certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Professional Engineer)
• Experience working with financial institutions or regulated enterprise environments
• Background in implementing cloud governance, data cataloging, or access review workflows
• Experience authoring security plans, compliance checklists, and audit support documentation

Duration and Rate:

• Duration: 3–6 months (with opportunity to extend)
• Rate: $60-$100/hr, depending on experience and certifications
• Anticipate full-time with likely conversion to full-time employment (option to convert to client site also available)

Company Description

Elentic is a team of healthcare, data experts, cybersecurity specialists, certified project managers, technical architects, and software engineers that specialize in transformational change.

We architect, plan, manage, and implement transformational or critical technology projects, aligning organizational priorities with architectural, application, and data strategies. We mature business continuity and operational resiliency capabilities, protect established service level agreements through rigorous testing, and conduct impact-free implementation events with comprehensive risk mitigation, communication, vendor partnering, and go-live command center-driven events. We ensure compliance with corporate and government standards and policies.