IT CLOUD ENGINEER (JR38)

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,500 - 159,500; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineering Lead to build and manage a secure, scalable internal cloud platform. This role involves overseeing cloud services and tools to enhance product delivery efficiency. Candidates should possess deep cloud architecture expertise, particularly in AWS and/or Azure, and experience with IaC tools such as Terraform. Join a dynamic team with an extensive tech stack and provide mentorship to fellow developers.

Qualifications

• Expertise in platform engineering, focused on developer experience.
• Deep understanding of AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Experience designing secure, scalable platform services.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the cloud platform layer.
• Act as technical lead for cloud platform enablement.
• Build and manage IaC modules and CI/CD templates.

Skills

Platform engineering expertise

AWS and/or Azure proficiency

Terraform or IaC tools

CI/CD knowledge

Strong collaboration skills

Architecture translation skills

Education

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Security+ or equivalent credential

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Jira

ServiceNow

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Job description

Introduction

To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve.

To learn more about the “Montefiore Difference” – who we are at Montefiore and all that we have to offer our associates, please click here.

Overview

The Cloud Platform Engineering Lead is responsible for building and evolving the internal cloud platform that enables development teams to deploy and operate applications in a secure, scalable, and compliant environment. This role will oversee the design and management of the shared developer platform, tooling, and cloud services that accelerate product delivery across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain the cloud platform layer, including reusable patterns, secure-by-default templates, and self-service tooling.
• Act as the technical lead for platform enablement, collaborating with architecture, application, and security teams to streamline cloud adoption.
• Build and manage IaC modules, CI/CD templates, and deployment workflows that serve as the foundation for app teams.
• Ensure platform services are easily consumable by developers.
• Work alongside the Infrastructure & Cloud Operations team to align platform abstractions with underlying cloud infrastructure.
• Partner with the Security and Compliance to integrate guardrails and policy enforcement.
• Contribute to cloud governance and modernization strategy.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to application teams as they onboard to the cloud.

Requirements

• Expertise in platform engineering, or DevOps roles focused on enablement and developer experience.
• Expert in cloud platform architecture and automation, with deep understanding of AWS and/or Azure.
• Proficient in Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent IaC tools.
• Experience designing secure, scalable, and reusable platform services (e.g., landing zones, service catalogs, policy automation).
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, developer workflows, and platform observability tooling.
• Strong collaboration skills, with experience working across security, infra, and application teams.
• Ability to translate architectural principles into practical tooling and enablement for developers.

Recommended Certifications and Training:

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
• FinOps or cloud cost governance training (preferred).
• Security+ or equivalent cloud security credential.

Tech Stack:

• Public cloud platform services (AWS and Azure).
• Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform and AWS CloudFormation).
• Containerization and Orchestration tools (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes).
• Networking Tools - Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), firewalls, and DNS management.
• CI/CD Tools (e.g., Jenkins).
• Security Tools (IAM, Control Tower, Azure Policy, AWS Config).
• Monitoring and Observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• Ticketing Tools (e.g. Jira and ServiceNow).

Salary Estimate: $145,000

SF-DICE-MIT

Montefiore Health System, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Health System, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.