Intermediate Cloud Security Engineer (Remote US)

smiledigitalhealth; United States; Remote; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible PTO

Personal and sick days

Health coverage

Retirement contributions

Life and disability coverage

Employee assistance

Learning opportunities

Job summary

smiledigitalhealth is seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, and operate secure, production-grade cloud environments for customer deployments. You will translate project requirements into reliable infrastructure, support implementations, and uphold security and operational standards across cloud providers.

Responsibilities include building scalable cloud infrastructure, collaborating with teams to design solutions, and providing advanced support while driving

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT with infra or platform automation.
• 4+ years in container tech and cloud platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and Docker.
• IaC using Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure for internal and customer environments.
• Collaborate with architecture and development to design cloud solutions based on requirements.
• Provide advanced technical support and troubleshoot deployment issues.
• Advise clients on deployment patterns and serve as infra resource.
• Perform root cause analysis of incidents and document findings.
• Develop maintenance procedures and improve infrastructure reliability.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure automation

Kubernetes

Docker

Networking fundamentals

Security and compliance

Customer-facing solutions

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

Job description

Role overview

Design, automate, and operate secure, production-grade cloud environments for customer deployments. Working with architecture and development teams, you’ll translate project requirements into reliable infrastructure, support implementations, and help maintain the platform’s security and operational standards across cloud providers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, highly available cloud infrastructure for internal and customer environments.
• Work with architecture and development teams to deliver cloud designs based on technical requirements and architecture documents.
• Provide advanced technical support to internal teams, customers, and partners; troubleshoot deployment and integration issues.
• Advise clients on cloud deployment patterns and serve as a technical resource for infrastructure implementation.
• Investigate incidents and implementation errors, perform root cause analysis, and share findings with engineering teams.
• Develop troubleshooting and maintenance procedures, document best practices, and improve infrastructure health and reliability.

Requirements

• 5+ years in IT, including infrastructure or platform automation experience.
• 4+ years supporting container technologies and 4+ years working with AWS, Azure, OCI, or GCP.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift and Docker.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Strong networking fundamentals and experience implementing security and compliance controls, including in regulated environments.
• Ability to turn customer needs into infrastructure solutions and to troubleshoot escalations and document operational knowledge.

Nice to have

• Professional cloud certifications.
• Experience designing end-to-end cloud solutions and managing customer environments.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote work, flexible paid time off, personal and sick days, health coverage, and retirement contribution programs.
• Life and disability coverage, employee assistance, and learning opportunities.
• Listed salary range: $115,000–$130,000 per year.