Senior Cloud Engineer

Samaritan's Purse; Boone (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account

Disability insurance

Paid Family Medical Leave

Life Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse in Boone, NC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the Information Technology team and lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure supporting ministry workloads.

You will automate provisioning with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and work with cybersecurity teams to enforce security. Strong Linux/Kubernetes experience and virtualization skills are required, along with scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 7+ years in Cloud Engineering.
• Strong Kubernetes and Linux administration experience at scale.
• Experience with virtualization with VMware, oVirt or Hyper-V.
• Scripting and automation using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python.
• Biblical Studies: 12 credit hours required (or available on hire).

Responsibilities

• Architect and design secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Automate provisioning and deployment using IaC, CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Cloud Engineers.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams on cloud security.
• Monitor, diagnose incidents, and drive long-term remediation.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Automation scripting

Git/CI basics

Education

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Tools

Docker

VMware

oVirt

Hyper-V

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

AI tools

Job description

Location: Boone, NC, United States
Job ID: 17241
Date Posted: Sep 1, 2026

Get Involved!

What do we believe?

Demonstrate Biblical Integrity

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and prayer for each other, our staff, and volunteers who serve around the world. As a faith-driven organization, our Statement of Faith shapes every aspect of our global work.

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join our Information Technology team in Boone, NC. Through humanitarian work, the goal and purpose of Samaritan's Purse are to help people in Jesus' name and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

In the role of Senior Cloud Engineer,you will have the opportunity to:

Maintain a personal, active relationship with Jesus Christ and is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ.

Architect, design, build, maintain, and optimize secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services supporting reliable deployment and operation of ministry-critical workloads across development and production environments.

Automate infrastructure provisioning and application delivery using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, AI tools, and modern engineering practices to improve efficiency, consistency, and reliability.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Cloud Engineers, promoting engineering excellence, skill development, technical consistency, and continuous improvement across the team.

Lead infrastructure monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis, and long-term remediation, driving improvements in platform resilience, performance, cost efficiency, and maintainability.

Partner with cybersecurity, compliance, and technical teams to implement cloud security, governance, and access-control best practices while evaluating emerging technologies and developing internal tooling and documentation.

Other duties as assigned.

What are the qualifications?

Serve with Excellence

As a qualified candidate, you will have the following skills and experience:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field of study and seven (7) or more years of Cloud Engineering experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Strong experience with Kubernetes and Linux administration, including deploying, managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing containerized workloads at scale, with supporting experience in Docker and related container technologies.

Experience with cloud and platform technologies, including virtualization and distributed storage solutions such as VMware, oVirt, and Hyper-V.

Working knowledge of automation, scripting, observability, and security tooling, including Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python, Grafana, Prometheus, firewalls, and network segmentation, with practical experience leveraging AI tools to support cloud operations and engineering workflows.

12 credit hours of college-level Biblical Studies (required); if not already completed, an opportunity to meet and complete the requirement is available upon hire.

What are the benefits?

Walk in Bold Faith

Samaritan's Purse is proud to offer a competitive benefits package, including:

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days

Type: Full-Time

Department: Information Technology

Language Requirement: Fluency in English (required)

Samaritan's Purse
PO Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
828.262.1980.

Samaritan’s Purse is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity. All contributions designated for specific projects shall be applied to those projects, and we may assess up to 10 percent to be used for administering the gift. Occasionally, we receive more contributions for a given project than can be wisely applied to that project. When that happens, we use these funds to meet a similar pressing need.