Cloud Platform Engineer - Linux, AWS & DevOps Leader

Viasat; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Viasat is seeking a Cloud IT Engineer to design, deploy and manage Linux-focused enterprise applications across on-prem and cloud environments. You will work in a mixed Linux/Windows ecosystem with automation and scripting at the core of daily tasks.

The role emphasizes CloudOps/DevOps practices, IaC, and collaboration across teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure. Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and monitoring tools is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Familiar with cloud engineering in AWS-focused environments.
• Strong Linux/Windows server administration background.
• Experience with automation tooling and IaC approaches.

Responsibilities

• Provide SME guidance to project and IT Ops teams.
• Implement proactive infrastructure security, patches, and upgrades using IaC.
• Develop cloud service capabilities and DevOps practices.
• Document infrastructure and operate under Cloud stacks.

Skills

AWS Cloud Services

Linux Administration

Windows Administration

Automation & Scripting

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Chef

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Viasat is seeking a Cloud IT Engineer to design, deploy and manage Linux-focused enterprise applications across on-prem and cloud environments. You will work in a mixed Linux/Windows ecosystem with automation and scripting at the core of daily tasks.

The role emphasizes CloudOps/DevOps practices, IaC, and collaboration across teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure. Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and monitoring tools is highly valued.