Cloud Platform Engineer

Socket.dev; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Temple Health is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to deliver technical solutions across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. You will troubleshoot, monitor performance, and implement automated measures to prevent downtime while maintaining security and compliance.

The role requires 3 days on-site at Temple Health Women's and Families Hospital, with a focus on Terraform, Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, and scripting to optimize cloud resources and support healthcare IT requirements.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in a related cloud/platform engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of data security and privacy standards (HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA).
• Experience with cloud native backup solutions and monitoring for cloud assets.
• Proficiency with virtualization and containerization technologies (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Monitor system performance and availability and implement automated, proactive measures.
• Secure, maintain, and oversee health of cloud environments in Temple Health.
• Perform utilization reviews and establish fault notification processes.

Skills

Cloud engineering

SaaS/PaaS/IaaS design

Scripting

Cloud security & compliance

Networking knowledge

Linux/Windows admin

Containerization

Automation & monitoring

Project management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

VMware

Job description

The Cloud Platform Engineer delivers technical solutions that align with business needs and industry best practices. They troubleshoot and resolve issues across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments, execute projects, and monitor system performance and availability. This role is responsible for securing, maintaining, and overseeing the health of the cloud environments managed by Temple Health. The engineer conducts utilization reviews, establishes fault notification processes, analyzes data to identify trends, and implements automated, proactive measures to prevent application downtime. Equivalent certifications from other major cloud platforms may be considered.

This role requires three days on-site (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) at Temple Health Women's and Families Hospital.

Education

• High School Diploma or Equivalent Required
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field Preferred

Experience

• 3 years experience in related role Required
• General Experience and thorough understanding of data security and privacy standards (e.g. HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA) Required
• General Experience and familiarity with infrastructure, platform, application, and security management using engineering focused approaches Required
• General Experience and proven ability to prioritize tasks, influence decisions, and drive risk reduction strategies Required
• General Experience and advanced scripting skills for task and process automation using platforms/languages such as Terraform, Azure DevOps, SQL, Ansible, PowerShell, Shell Scripting, and Python Required
• General Experience extensively with cloud native backup solutions Required
• General Experience and expertise with cloud native monitoring for cloud assets Required
• General Experience in the design, building, and support of SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS cloud solutions Required
• General Experience and high proficiency in managing cloud resources including storage, compute, and networking Required
• General Experience with strong understanding of network technologies including firewalls, proxies, load balancers, and network security groups (NSGs) Required
• General Experience and familiarity with protocols and standards including TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, BGP, TLS, SSH, LDAP, Kerberos, NTP, CIFS, and NFS Required
• General Experience and knowledge of operating systems such as Windows Server, and Linux, with experience in performance optimization and troubleshooting especially at it relates to Cloud deployments Required
• General Experience and understanding of virtualization and containerization technologies as AVS, VMware, Docker, and Kubernetes Required
• General Experience managing and executing project tasks Required
• General Experience and expertise in diagnosing and resolving complex issues involving integrated applications Required
• General Experience with ability to assess, diagnose, recommend, and implement process improvements Required
• General Experience in healthcare IT Preferred

Licenses

• AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (Required)
• AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate (Preferred)
• AZ-700: Azure Network Engineer Associate (Preferred)
• AZ-400: DevOps Engineer Expert (Preferred)