Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Jobtailor; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and support secure cloud environments on AWS and Azure. You will work with engineering and customers to translate requirements into scalable infrastructure and automation using Terraform and Ansible.

The role emphasizes automation, CI/CD, and shared module development, with strong focus on security, compliance, and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• BS/BA and 8+ years of relevant experience in an IT-related discipline.
• Experience engineering and supporting cloud or enterprise infrastructure solutions in a professional IT environment.
• Experience independently implementing well-defined technical solutions and collaborating with senior engineers on complex designs.
• Experience working with technical teams, customers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
• Hands-on AWS and/or Azure experience, including compute, storage, databases, networking, identity and access management, security, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support secure, reliable, scalable AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure for applications and data.
• Work with customers and engineers to understand requirements and deliver appropriate infrastructure solutions.
• Develop and enhance standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure services and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and related technologies.
• Configure and integrate cloud compute, storage, databases, identity, networking, security, monitoring, backup, and related services.
• Develop and support automation and CI/CD capabilities for infrastructure provisioning and application deployments.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, operating system, automation, application hosting, and cloud integration issues.

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Windows Systems Administration

Linux Systems Administration

Cloud Networking Concepts

Security and Compliance Management

Monitoring and Logging

Configuration Management

Automation Scripting

Education

BS/BA and 8+ years of relevant experience

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Git

Job description

• Design, implement, and support secure, reliable, scalable AWS and Azure cloud infrastructure for applications and data
• Work with customers and engineers to understand requirements and deliver appropriate infrastructure solutions
• Develop and enhance standardized, reusable cloud infrastructure services and automation using Terraform, Ansible, and related technologies
• Contribute to shared modules and enterprise Git-managed code repositories
• Configure and integrate cloud compute, storage, databases, identity, networking, security, monitoring, backup, and related services
• Develop and support automation and CI/CD capabilities for infrastructure provisioning and application deployments
• Reduce manual effort and improve reliability and operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, operating system, automation, application hosting, and cloud integration issues
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to resolve technical problems
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, implementation procedures, and security/compliance artifacts
• Participate in Agile activities, technical design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement efforts
• Support secure cloud services and maintain authorization

Requirements

• BS/BA and 8+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent experience, in an IT-related discipline
• Experience engineering and supporting cloud or enterprise infrastructure solutions in a professional IT environment
• Experience independently implementing well-defined technical solutions and collaborating with senior engineers on complex designs
• Experience working with technical teams, customers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions
• Hands-on AWS and/or Azure experience, including compute, storage, databases, networking, identity and access management, security, and monitoring
• Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and automation experience using Terraform and Ansible
• Experience developing or modifying reusable modules in shared, Git-managed codebases
• Windows and Linux systems administration experience, including patching, monitoring, certificate management, data protection, backup, and application hosting
• Knowledge of cloud networking and security concepts, including VPCs/virtual networks, load balancing, VPNs, firewalls, IAM/RBAC, encryption, and secure connectivity
• CI/CD and scripting or automation experience using PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies
• Experience with cloud-native monitoring and logging for troubleshooting infrastructure, operating system, networking, automation, and application hosting issues
• Strong communication, collaboration, and analytical skills
• Experience with Agile and DevOps practices
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust
• Ability to provide onsite fingerprinting at a designated facility
• US citizenship is not required
• Preferred: application hosting architectures, cloud migrations, custom cloud solutions, containerized or data-intensive workloads, relevant AWS/Microsoft Azure/Terraform/DevOps/infrastructure certifications, and regulated-environment experience

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing secure, scalable cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS and Azure, with a strong focus on automation through Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform and Ansible. Proficient in collaborating with technical teams and stakeholders to deliver reliable infrastructure services and maintain compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• AWS Cloud Infrastructure
• Azure Cloud Infrastructure
• Infrastructure as Code
• Terraform Automation
• CI/CD Implementation

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
• Windows Systems Administration
• Linux Systems Administration
• Cloud Networking Concepts
• Security and Compliance Management
• Database ManagementAutomation Scripting
• Monitoring and Logging
• Configuration Management
• Technical Solution Implementation

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Collaboration Skills
• Analytical Skills

Certifications & Qualifications

• AWS Certification
• Microsoft Azure Certification
• Terraform Certification

Industry Keywords

• Cloud Solutions
• Infrastructure Solutions
• Enterprise IT
• Regulated Environment Experience
• Application Hosting Architectures

Tools & Technologies

• Terraform
• Ansible
• PowerShell
• Python
• Bash
• Git
• Agile Methodologies
• DevOps Practices