Remote Cloud Infrastructure Engineer I

ACT; Iowa City (IA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

FSA

Job summary

ACT is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer I to help build, automate, and support cloud-native infrastructure in AWS. The role emphasizes learning under senior engineers, with a focus on Terraform, automated pipelines, patch management, and AI-assisted tooling to improve reliability.

You will help deploy and monitor cloud resources, support backup and recovery, and contribute to runbooks and automation efforts while working in a remote-friendly environment based in the United States.

Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge of infrastructure, systems administration, networking, scripting, automation or cloud technologies.
• Experience using or developing scripts with Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools such as Terraform, Ansible or automation technologies.
• Basic understanding of cloud concepts including compute, storage, networking, security, monitoring, backup, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure operations in AWS, backups, monitoring, and automation.
• Assist with building and provisioning infrastructure with IaC tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Investigate patching, patch cycles, and runbooks to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
• Contribute to knowledge base and runbooks for automation and troubleshooting.

Skills

Python scripting

PowerShell

Bash

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

AWS

Azure

Job description

ACT is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer I to help build, automate, and support cloud-native infrastructure in AWS. The role emphasizes learning under senior engineers, with a focus on Terraform, automated pipelines, patch management, and AI-assisted tooling to improve reliability.

You will help deploy and monitor cloud resources, support backup and recovery, and contribute to runbooks and automation efforts while working in a remote-friendly environment based in the United States.