Senior Cloud Engineer

Pointwest Technologies Corp; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pointwest Technologies Corp. is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep AWS expertise to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud infrastructure across multi-account environments. The role emphasizes governance, automation, observability, and IaC.

Responsibilities include building and enforcing standards, automating deployments with Terraform and AWS tools, and mentoring junior engineers while collaborating with Security and Compliance teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of cloud engineering experience on AWS.
• Strong background in cloud governance and IaC.
• Experience with multi-account AWS environments and security compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and maintain secure, scalable AWS infrastructure in a multi-account setup.
• Develop and enforce cloud architecture standards and governance policies.
• Automate infrastructure delivery pipelines and monitoring using Terraform and native AWS services.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Software Engineering teams to meet requirements.

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Jenkins

GitLab CI

AWS CodePipeline

Python

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

CloudWatch

CloudTrail

Datadog

Splunk

Job description

This is a remote work from anywhere in the US:

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS) . This role is responsible for designing, architecting, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cloud governance, automation, observability, migration, and Infrastructure-As-Code. They will play a key role in establishing and enforcing cloud standards across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, build, and maintain secure and scalable AWS infrastructure in a multi-account hybrid environment based on AWS Organizations practices.
• Develop and enforce cloud architecture standards, best practices, and governance policies.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure delivery pipelines to enable reliable and scalable cloud operations, collaborating with Software Engineering teams and leveraging AWS services.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring using tools like Terraform, and AWS Cloud native services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Security, and Software Engineering teams to ensure cloud solutions meet business and compliance requirements.
• Monitor cloud environments for performance, cost optimization, and security compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Participate in incident response and root cause analysis for cloud-related issues.
• Stay current with AWS services and industry trends to drive continuous improvement.
• Share 7x24 rotational responsibilities for On-Call support
• Work with the Security and Compliance teams regarding risk mitigation

Qualifications

• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills and ability to address a large and small audience
• Must be highly organized, motivated, and capable of working with minimum supervision
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, Team-based, Customer Service oriented environment
• Ability to articulate (verbally / visually) ideas, approaches, concepts, options, risks, impacts, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical, non-technical, and Leadership audiences
• Understanding of PCI-DSS and PCI-Card Production compliance requirements, and secure cloud design preferred.
• Ability to mentor/coach other Engineers and Peers in a domain or technical area
• Ability to provide expert technical and thought leadership
• Outstanding leadership skills, including partnering, consensus-building, and influencing
• Understanding of service delivery methodologies and principles
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with stringent deadlines
• Must have excellent customer service skills and thrive in a team environment
• Highly motivated self-starter who is innovative and quick to learn
• Possesses strong analytical, conceptual, and planning skills and is detail-oriented.
• Preferred Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer (AWS Certified SysOps Administrator), or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
• Preferred cloud knowledge: Foundational knowledge of one of the following cloud environments Azure, GCP, Oracle.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or comparable experience.
• 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering or related roles with a focus on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services equivalent to AWS Solution Architect or AWS CloudOps Engineer (AWS SysOps Administrator) – Associate certifications.
• Experience with cloud governance frameworks, AWS Organizations, and policy enforcement.
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline).
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar).
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and integrating security into the CI/CD process.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, CloudTrail, Event Bridge, Datadog, Splunk).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time