Cloud Operations Engineer | Hybrid Role in Healthcare Tech

SoftWriters; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Paid parking

Birthday PTO

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

SoftWriters is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure supporting CI/CD on AWS and Azure. You will partner with engineers to deliver scalable, secure production systems and optimize operational costs.

The role requires hands-on cloud experience, strong coding skills in C#, .NET, Python, and proficiency with Docker/Kubernetes, IaC, and monitoring tools. Hybrid work in Pittsburgh is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3+ years of experience deploying and supporting applications in cloud or on-prem environments.
• 3+ years of experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins).
• 3+ years of experience in setting up and/or maintaining automated build/deployment systems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud monitoring and alerting tools (Datadog, Prometheus/Grafana, Azure Monitor, CloudWatch).
• Strong programming/scripting experience (C#, .NET, Python, Bash).
• Hands-on experience with SQL, web technologies, and distributed systems.
• Experience supporting production systems on-call, including incident response and root-cause analysis.
• Proficiency with Git and version-control workflows; Docker/Kubernetes and API services.
• Expertise in infrastructure automation (IaC) and version control systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement, maintain, and evolve public cloud (AWS/Azure) environments for software products.
• Set up, plan, and configure cloud solution environments.
• Deploy, manage, and operate scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Migrate on-premises applications to cloud infrastructure.
• Apply best practices for cloud deployment and operations.
• Estimate cloud usage costs and implement cost controls.
• Write automation code and tests; conduct code reviews.
• Manage access, security, and performance of applications.
• Participate in on-call rotation to resolve incidents.
• Integrate cloud apps with external systems; research optimal designs.
• Provide guidance on cloud security and architecture; create prototypes.

Skills

CI/CD experience

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

Programming in C#, .NET, Python

Git/version control

Docker/Kubernetes

IaC (Terraform/Ansible/etc)

Monitoring/alerting tools

On-call incident response

SQL and web technologies

Automation and unit tests

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Datadog

Prometheus/Grafana

Azure Monitor

CloudWatch

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

SoftWriters is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to design and manage cloud infrastructure supporting CI/CD on AWS and Azure. You will partner with engineers to deliver scalable, secure production systems and optimize operational costs.

The role requires hands-on cloud experience, strong coding skills in C#, .NET, Python, and proficiency with Docker/Kubernetes, IaC, and monitoring tools. Hybrid work in Pittsburgh is available.