Remote Lead Cloud Engineer — AWS, Terraform & CI/CD

Fanatics Inc; New York (NY); Remote; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital sports platform is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to establish the cloud engineering function. This role involves optimizing cloud infrastructure, enhancing engineering productivity, and mentoring teams on best practices. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, proficiency in AWS and Terraform, and a track record of technical leadership. This position offers a competitive salary range of $136,000 - $170,000 and requires the ability to thrive in a high-ownership environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience building and supporting production cloud infrastructure.
• Strong self-starter with a track record of independently identifying problems and delivering impactful solutions.
• Deep proficiency with AWS, including networking and IAM components.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary owner of our cloud engineering function.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-efficient infrastructure using AWS services.
• Build, evolve, and maintain our infrastructure-as-code foundation using Terraform.

Skills

Hands-on experience with production cloud infrastructure

Technical leadership

Strong self-starter

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading digital sports platform is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to establish the cloud engineering function. This role involves optimizing cloud infrastructure, enhancing engineering productivity, and mentoring teams on best practices. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in cloud infrastructure, proficiency in AWS and Terraform, and a track record of technical leadership. This position offers a competitive salary range of $136,000 - $170,000 and requires the ability to thrive in a high-ownership environment.