Cloud Engineer - Managed Services, IaC & Hybrid Ops

SMX; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

SMX is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our State and Local Platforms and Data Managed Services team in Columbia, SC. You will deploy, manage, and optimize cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with a focus on security, reliability, and cost efficiency.

You will automate tasks with IaC tools, collaborate with project teams, and support migrations and upgrades for multiple clients. This hybrid role may require travel and participation in on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, or related field.
• 3+ years hands-on experience supporting cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of core cloud services (compute, storage, networking, identity, security, backup/recovery).
• Experience with Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, etc.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and provide day-to-day operational support for client cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or hybrid).
• Implement and maintain cloud resources, including compute, storage, networking, and security components for multiple clients.
• Support cloud migrations, new implementations, system upgrades, and integrations with project teams and client contacts.
• Automate routine tasks using IaC tools and scripting (Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation; PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Monitor health, performance, cost, and security alerts across client environments; resolve issues and escalate as needed.
• Respond to incidents and service requests per SLAs; provide troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Enforce client security requirements, access controls, and backup/recovery procedures per standards.
• Maintain environment documentation, change logs, and knowledge bases for all clients.
• Collaborate with Service Desk and NOC teams to deliver consistent cloud service support.
• Stay current with new cloud services and best practices; contribute to service improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support.

Skills

Cloud platforms

IaC

Scripting

Degree in IT/CS

ITIL & ServiceNow

Education

Degree in IT/CS

Tools

Terraform

ARM

CloudFormation

PowerShell

Python

Bash

ServiceNow

ConnectWise

Job description

SMX is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our State and Local Platforms and Data Managed Services team in Columbia, SC. You will deploy, manage, and optimize cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with a focus on security, reliability, and cost efficiency.

You will automate tasks with IaC tools, collaborate with project teams, and support migrations and upgrades for multiple clients. This hybrid role may require travel and participation in on-call rotations.