Cloud Platform Engineer

ASCENDING; New York (NY); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative team as a Cloud Platform Engineer, where you'll leverage your expertise in AWS, Azure, and GCP to build scalable cloud infrastructures. This role offers a unique opportunity for professional growth, emphasizing collaboration and strategic thinking. You'll be instrumental in deploying new codebases, implementing security policies, and sharing knowledge across teams. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about cloud technologies, this position is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to make a significant impact in a forward-thinking organization dedicated to excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS and familiarity with Azure and GCP.
• Ability to build secure systems by design.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage scalable cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Implement security policies and educate stakeholders on cloud best practices.

Skills

AWS

Azure

GCP

Python 3.x

JavaScript

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps Tools

Unix/Linux

Windows CLI

Security Principles (OWASP)

Tools

AWS CDK

Azure Blueprints

GCP Deployment Manager

Terraform

Jira

Confluence

GitHub

Artifactory

Job description

Job Title: Cloud Platform Engineer
REMOTE
Direct Hire
We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join a small, high-performing engineering team focused on ambitious technology goals. This role offers an exciting opportunity for career growth, where quick thinking, long-term strategic awareness, and the ability to collaborate effectively are essential. Candidates will work on building and managing scalable cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP using tools like AWS CDK, Azure Blueprints, GCP Deployment Manager, and Terraform, while developing IAM policies and automating operations through GitHub Actions.

The Cloud Platform Engineer will also be responsible for instrumenting and deploying new codebases, implementing security policies with Cloud Custodian, and educating stakeholders on cloud best practices. The ideal candidate will balance hands-on technical work, vendor collaboration, process documentation, and knowledge sharing across platforms like Jira, Confluence, and GitHub. They must be comfortable troubleshooting both modern containerized environments and traditional Windows Server infrastructures, while consistently upholding strong operational and security standards.
Required Experience:

• Solid experience coding toward system “-ilities” such as scalability, availability, and security
• Familiarity with OWASP security principles and ability to build secure systems by design
• Expertise in AWS (required), with working knowledge of Azure and GCP
• Strong understanding of Cloud as APIs managing real-world components, not just virtual servers
• Ability to switch comfortably between various Unix/Linux shell syntaxes, Windows CLI, and GNU/Linux environments
• Practical experience debugging Python 3.x, JavaScript, and similar languages
• Proven ability to build infrastructure as code solutions and deploy using modern DevOps tools
• Comfort balancing traditional server-oriented workflows with containerized, cloud-native architectures
• A strong bias for action, continuous learning, and teaching others
• Ability to document and clearly share new knowledge across the team
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, Zoom, GitHub, and Artifactory
• Certifications and degrees are valued, but practical experience, results, and a learning mindset are equally important

What We Value:

• Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and team-oriented individuals
• Strong commercial and results-driven orientation
• Outstanding team collaboration and influencing skills
• High levels of trust and integrity
• Strategic and entrepreneurial thinking
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills