Cloud Systems Engineer: Azure/AWS, IaC & CI/CD

Signature Performance, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Fully Paid Life Insurance

Fully Paid Short- & Long-Term Disabili

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Professional Development and Tuition

401(k) Program with Employer Match

Job summary

Signature Performance, Inc. seeks a Cloud Systems Engineer to design, implement, and automate on-premises and hosted cloud environments across Azure and AWS. You will administer Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, and VMware, while building IaC with Terraform, Bicep/ARM, and CloudFormation.

You will develop CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, containerize services, manage networking, and ensure security and compliance across federal/ healthcare workloads.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in systems administration, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, platform engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure is required; experience with AWS or Google Cloud is preferred.
• Experience administering Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, virtualization, storage, and enterprise infrastructure.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code technologies such as Terraform, Bicep/ARM, or CloudFormation.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools.
• Scripting and automation proficiency with PowerShell; working knowledge of Bash and Python.
• Experience with application hosting platforms such as Azure App Service, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, or comparable PaaS solutions.
• Working knowledge of container technologies and orchestration platforms, including Docker/Podman and Kubernetes/AKS/ECS.
• Working knowledge of identity and access management, including OIDC, SSO, authentication, authorization, and least-privilege access.
• Strong network troubleshooting and engineering knowledge, including VPN, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Layer 2 and Layer 3 routing, VLANs, SD-WAN, firewalls, routers, switches, and wireless technologies.
• Experience with observability, logging, SIEM, secrets management, and version control using Git.
• Understanding of compliance frameworks relevant to federal and healthcare workloads, including FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53, SOC 2, HIPAA, and VA TRM, is strongly preferred.
• Analytical problem-solving skills and the ability to develop solutions for complex technical and business requirements.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, prioritize effectively, and work successfully with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and nontechnical audiences and work as an effective cross-functional team member.
• High level of attention to detail, urgency, professionalism, integrity, adaptability, motivation, and commitment to organizational goals.
• Maintains applicable certifications or can achieve required certifications within six months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, integrate, and maintain on-premises and hosted cloud environments across Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Administer Windows Server, Microsoft 365, Azure, Active Directory and Entra ID, VMware, storage area networks, and related infrastructure services.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for server, desktop, application, network, and cloud infrastructure.
• Author and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Azure Bicep/ARM templates, and CloudFormation.
• Build, operate, and improve CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or equivalent platforms.
• Manage application hosting and platform services, including Azure App Service, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and comparable PaaS offerings.
• Containerize and orchestrate services using Docker or Podman and, when applicable, Kubernetes, AKS, or ECS.
• Configure and maintain cloud and enterprise networking (LAN/WAN/VPN, VNets/VPCs, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, TLS, etc.).
• Implement and maintain identity and access integrations (Entra ID, OIDC, SSO, App Proxy, App Service Authentication).
• Manage secrets and configuration using Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, or equivalent solutions.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, observability, and SIEM integrations.
• Develop automation and operational tooling using PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
• Follow and adhere to NIST SP 800-53 controls; support FedRAMP, SOC 2, HIPAA, VA TRM.

Skills

Systems administration

Cloud infrastructure

DevOps

Platform engineering

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep/ARM

AWS CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Docker/Podman

Kubernetes/AKS/ECS

Azure App Service

VMware

Job description

Signature Performance, Inc. seeks a Cloud Systems Engineer to design, implement, and automate on-premises and hosted cloud environments across Azure and AWS. You will administer Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, and VMware, while building IaC with Terraform, Bicep/ARM, and CloudFormation.

You will develop CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, containerize services, manage networking, and ensure security and compliance across federal/ healthcare workloads.