Senior Cloud Engineer

Kiewit; Omaha (NE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiewit is seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to build, automate, and support Azure cloud environments for modern app, data, and AI workloads. You will focus on infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, secure cloud resource management, and modern release practices.

The role requires strong Azure, AKS, container, PostgreSQL, storage, CI/CD, and cloud security expertise, with a focus on reproducible automation at enterprise scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure, or systems roles.
• Hands-on Azure experience in production or enterprise environments.
• Strong infrastructure as code experience; Bicep preferred, Terraform highly valued.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes; AKS preferred.
• Experience with containers, Docker, container registries, and deployment automation.
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.
• Experience with cloud storage, data lake, or hierarchical storage patterns.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, identity, networking, monitoring, and least-privilege access.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar.
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Preferred Qualifications: Helm, Dagster, Flux, GitOps, Kubernetes release tooling.
• Experience supporting data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, vector or graph databases.
• Azure Policy, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Monitor, Log Analytics, or Application Insights.
• Familiarity with cloud governance, tagging, cost controls, landing zones, and enterprise security standards.
• Azure, DevOps, or Kubernetes certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Azure resources across managed resource groups.
• Develop reusable infrastructure as code using Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools.
• Support Azure Kubernetes Service clusters, workloads, access, scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Manage Azure PostgreSQL, ADLS Gen2 / hierarchical storage accounts, container apps, jobs, registries, and related services.
• Help evaluate and host emerging platform components such as vector databases, graph databases, and AI/data infrastructure tools.
• Implement secure-by-default cloud patterns, including RBAC, managed identities, private networking, secrets management, logging, and encryption.
• Partner with application, data, platform, and security teams to design scalable and maintainable infrastructure.
• Support Git-based release flows, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, environment promotion, and operational runbooks.
• Monitor reliability, performance, cost, and security posture; identify and resolve issues proactively.
• Document standards, deployment patterns, diagrams, troubleshooting steps, and support procedures.

Skills

Azure

Kubernetes

Containers

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Cloud security

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

IaC

Security by design

Tools

Bicep

Terraform

AKS

Docker

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

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Home District/Group:DHO Kiewit Data Services

Department:Data Services

Market:Corporate Home Office

Employment Type:Full Time

Position Overview

Kiewit is seeking a hands‑on Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to help build, automate, and support Azure cloud environments for modern application, data, and AI workloads. This role will focus on infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, secure cloud resource management, and modern release practices.

The ideal candidate has strong depth in Azure infrastructure, AKS, containers, PostgreSQL, storage services, CI/CD, and cloud security. They should be comfortable turning repeatable patterns into reliable automation and helping teams operate cloud platforms safely at enterprise scale.

District Overview

Kiewit Data Services’ (KDS) mission is to make Kiewit the premier data‑driven organization in our industry. To accomplish this, our projects and districts need to have the right quality of data and the right level of analysis available to them at the right time. KDS is a cross‑functional organization with employees that have expertise in data, technology, support, and operations backgrounds. Our core functions are data Quality, Governance, Enablement, Analytics and Data Science. We are intent on delivering a world class user experience to Kiewit employees and believe in the power of analytics to aid us in this mission.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and maintain Azure resources across managed resource groups
• Develop reusable infrastructure as code using Bicep, Terraform, or similar tools
• Support Azure Kubernetes Service clusters, workloads, access, scaling, monitoring, and troubleshooting
• Manage Azure PostgreSQL, ADLS Gen2 / hierarchical storage accounts, container apps, jobs, registries, and related services
• Help evaluate and host emerging platform components such as vector databases, graph databases, and AI/data infrastructure tools
• Implement secure‑by‑default cloud patterns, including RBAC, managed identities, private networking, secrets management, logging, and encryption
• Partner with application, data, platform, and security teams to design scalable and maintainable infrastructure
• Support Git‑based release flows, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, environment promotion, and operational runbooks
• Monitor reliability, performance, cost, and security posture; identify and resolve issues proactively
• Document standards, deployment patterns, diagrams, troubleshooting steps, and support procedures

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure, or systems roles
• Hands‑on Azure experience in production or enterprise environments
• Strong infrastructure as code experience; Bicep preferred, Terraform highly valued
• Experience supporting Kubernetes; AKS preferred
• Experience with containers, Docker, container registries, and deployment automation
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Experience with cloud storage, data lake, or hierarchical storage patterns
• Solid understanding of cloud security, identity, networking, monitoring, and least‑privilege access
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar
• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Helm, Dagster or equivalent orchestrator, Flux, GitOps, or Kubernetes release tooling
• Experience supporting data engineering, analytics, AI/ML, vector database, or graph database platforms
• Experience with Azure Policy, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, Monitor, Log Analytics, or Application Insights
• Familiarity with cloud governance, tagging, cost controls, landing zones, and enterprise security standards
• Azure, DevOps, or Kubernetes certifications are a plus

Other Requirements:

• Regular, reliable attendance
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
• Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation:$150,000/yr -$186,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top‑tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There’s no limit to what you’ll do at Kiewit. Whether you’re building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people’s lives for generations to come.

Here you’ll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on‑the‑job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full‑time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry. From top‑tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal‑opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.