Cloud Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Premier Talent Partners; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is looking for a Cloud Infrastructure & Security Engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure of a key platform while ensuring security protocols. The role offers a competitive hourly rate and requires expertise in Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure management, and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related engineering roles.
• 3+ years hands-on experience specifically with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Extensive knowledge of at least one major cloud provider.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the infrastructure that powers a platform.
• Serve as a key voice in architectural/platform discussions.
• Develop infrastructure tooling.

Skills

Kubernetes

Infrastructure-as-code

Scripting

Problem solving

Tools

Terraform

Ansible Automation Platform

Job description

Cloud Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure & Security Engineer

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Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the infrastructure that powers a platform
• Serve as a key voice in architectural/platform discussions
• Develop infrastructure tooling
• Develop custom functionality against Kubernetes
• Implement security policy and monitor for threats
  
  

Qualifications

• Experience deploying and maintaining Kubernetes clusters at scale
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills
• Strong experience with modern infrastructure-as-code tools
• Familiarity with developing Kubernetes operators, controllers, and custom CRDs
• Programming skills
• Extensive knowledge of at least one major cloud provider
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and other infrastructure automation
• Knowledge of Kubernetes cluster orchestration tools like kops or kubeadm
• Deep knowledge of Linux, container environments, and bash
• Experience deploying, operating, and using major production-level databases
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and/or TimescaleDB
• Experience with scripting - preferably Bash
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
  
  

Job Highlights

• 100% Remote
• Experience working with security tools like teleport, crowdstrike EDR, tenable, SIEM etc
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity or related engineering roles.
• 3+ years hands-on experience specifically with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Strong understanding of OCI networking, IAM, compartments, security lists, and resource management.
• Experience with OCI-native security services (e.g., Cloud Guard, Security Zones, Logging, Vault).
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform preferred).
• Experience in Ansible Automation Platform or other configuration management tooling.
• Solid understanding of security best practices, including least privilege access, encryption, system hardening, vulnerability management and key management.
• Familiarity with compliance requirements (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA) as they apply to OCI.
• Experience supporting production-grade workloads in a cloud environment.
• Scripting knowledge (e.g., Bash, Python) for automation and monitoring.
  
  

Compensation

• $59.31 - $126.9 /hour Pay Rate
  
  

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At Premier Talent Partners, we are a people-centered recruitment firm with a strong focus on Skills-Based hiring. We specialize in placing individuals in roles ranging from entry-level to VP level across various fields, including Customer Success, Sales & Marketing, Finance & Accounting, Administrative, HR, Operations, and Technology. Our expertise spans contract/temporary, temporary-to-permanent, permanent, and payrolling services, and we are dedicated to promoting equitable hiring practices on a national scale.

• Please note that compensation for the specific role will be determined based on your unique skills and experience. If you have an interest in exploring other positions similar to this one, please be aware that compensation rates and benefits packages may vary accordingly.
• We do consider applications from qualified candidates with prior arrests and conviction records, in accordance with applicable regulations.
• It is imperative that you have the legal authorization to work in the United States, as we do not provide sponsorship.
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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