Senior Cloud & Automation Architect

Harris Computer; United States; Remote; USD 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Computer seeks a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and support cloud environments (Azure, AWS, others) with emphasis on availability, performance, and security.

Responsibilities include migrating on-premises environments to hosted clouds, building IaC with Terraform/Ansible/Puppet, advancing CI/CD automation, and providing robust technical support across Linux/Windows and multiple databases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a System/Cloud Administrator role.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Azure and AWS cloud platforms, including environment architecture and deployment.
• Experience with database platforms: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and/or Oracle.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts and technologies.
• Working proficiency across Linux and Windows server operating systems.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet).
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI prompting and working knowledge of LLMs, including privacy/IP considerations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, triage by urgency, and drive issues to resolution independently.

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, configure, and support cloud infrastructure on Azure, AWS, and other public clouds for high availability, performance, and security.
• Lead migration of on-premise customer environments to hosted cloud platforms, aligning milestones with commitments and pipeline forecasts.
• Implement and maintain security measures including identity management, network segmentation, and compliance controls across cloud environments.
• Configure secure integrations with external services (OAuth, Microsoft 365, GSuite, third-party applications).
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost efficiency with measurable cost-per-environment targets.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, Ansible, and/or Puppet to enable scalable provisioning.
• Build toward a fully automated CI/CD pipeline for deployment and monitoring, reducing manual provisioning time by a measurable target within 90 days.
• Create automation scripts (Python, Bash, PowerShell) to eliminate repetitive infrastructure tasks.
• Serve as primary technical support liaison for hosted and on-premise client environments, delivering resolution within SLAs.
• Diagnose and resolve complex customer infrastructure issues across Linux/Windows servers and databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle).
• Document all customer requests, diagnostic steps, and resolutions thoroughly and consistently.
• Communicate progress and status to stakeholders with clarity.
• Leverage AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate IaC development and troubleshooting workflows.
• Build AI-enabled knowledge bases supporting AI-DLC roadmap toward customer-facing agents and modules.
• Ensure responsible use of AI tools regarding privacy and IP considerations.
• Identify and document at least 2 AI-driven workflow improvements within 90 days.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Networking

Linux

Windows Server

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Kubernetes

Docker

AI prompting

LLMs privacy/IP

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

GitHub Copilot

Claude Code

Job description

Harris Computer seeks a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and support cloud environments (Azure, AWS, others) with emphasis on availability, performance, and security.

Responsibilities include migrating on-premises environments to hosted clouds, building IaC with Terraform/Ansible/Puppet, advancing CI/CD automation, and providing robust technical support across Linux/Windows and multiple databases.