Senior Cloud Engineer

SCOUT Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to spearhead cloud initiatives and enhance system performance. This role involves leading the adoption of secure cloud solutions, developing automation scripts, and managing CI/CD pipelines. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience with cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, along with expertise in networking concepts and automation tools. You'll play a pivotal role in ensuring system security and efficiency while collaborating with internal and external clients. Join a forward-thinking team and make a significant impact in the cloud engineering space.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in cloud platforms with networking concepts.
• Experience with automation tools and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with PCI compliance and Fortinet products.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives for adopting secure cloud solutions and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop and manage automation scripts and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure system security and monitor incidents.

Skills

Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS)

Networking Concepts (VPC, DNS, VPN, WAF)

Automation Tools (Terraform)

APM and Log Aggregation

Issue Tracking Systems (Jira)

CI/CD Tools (AzureDevOps, Jenkins)

Communication Skills

Leadership Skills

PCI Compliance

Fortinet Products (FortiGate, FortiWeb)

Tools

Terraform

Jira

AzureDevOps

Jenkins

Job description

Senior Cloud Engineer
Location:Remote, US
US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Responsibilities

• Act as primary point of contact for system support needs, serving as the cloud technical resource to lead initiatives for adopting secure and high-performance cloud-based solutions, while troubleshooting and resolving performance, connectivity, and related issues.
• Develop, implement, and manage automation scripts, infrastructure as code (IaC), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure system security by implementing security best practices, as well as monitoring and supporting the troubleshooting of security incidents.
• Implement performance improvement and cost reduction of infrastructure, including capacity planning.
• Evaluate and refine processes, tools, and methodologies to achieve better results.
• Represent the team by skilled interactions with internal and external clients to inspire confidence, ensure transparency and manage overall expectations.
• Handling periodic on-call duty and out-of-band requests

Requirements

• Strong experience working in cloud platforms, such as Azure & AWS, including extensive understanding of networking concepts, such as VPC, DNS, VPN, and WAF.
• Experience working with automation tools, such as Terraform.
• Experience with APM and log aggregation solutions.
• Experience in effective use of issue tracking systems, such as Jira.
• Experience working with git and CI/CD tools, such as AzureDevOps or Jenkins.
• Have strong communication, interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with PCI compliance concepts and Fortinet Products (FortiGate, FortiWeb).