Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Stanford University; Redwood City (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,922 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University in Redwood City, CA is seeking an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable systems across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role emphasizes automation, cost optimization, and reliable service delivery in a hybrid work setting.

You will use Terraform, AWS, OCI, and other tools to build durable infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers and operations teams to ensure high performance and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with eight years of relevant experience.
• Cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI.
• Experience deploying AWS servers using AWS CLI and HashiCorp Terraform.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Puppet and related deployment tools.
• Experience with servers, infrastructure sizing and cost reduction.
• Experience with automated deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong Unix networking, security hardening, and OS package management.
• DevOps practices and IaC patterns knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services in cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Develop automation scripts (Python and other devops languages) and Terraform templates for OCI and AWS.
• Engineer processes across servers, applications, and databases; monitor them for performance and spikes.
• Design infrastructure resources, optimize performance, implement backup and recovery, monitor health.
• Develop connectivity solutions between campus infrastructures to ensure data availability.
• Collaborate with application development and infra teams to optimize cloud solutions for performance and cost.
• Ensure monitoring coverage for applications and lead root‑cause resolution.
• Implement best practices for IaaS/PaaS service lifecycle.

Skills

AWS

GCP

Azure

OCI

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Terraform IaC

AWS CLI

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Puppet

Job description

Stanford University in Redwood City, CA is seeking an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable systems across cloud and on‑prem environments. The role emphasizes automation, cost optimization, and reliable service delivery in a hybrid work setting.

You will use Terraform, AWS, OCI, and other tools to build durable infrastructure, implement CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with developers and operations teams to ensure high performance and security.