Senior Cloud Engineer AWS/GCP, Kubernetes & Terraform Lead

Request Technology, LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Prestigious Financial Institution is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate cloud-native infrastructure. You will lead project delivery, shape team standards, and raise the technical depth of engineers while building secure cloud platforms for global applications.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and GitOps workflows, with responsibilities spanning deployment, on-call support, and documenting runbooks for cross-functional

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
• Deep, hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and GitOps (Argo CD).
• Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems.
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
• Familiarity with managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working effectively with engineers, security, and operations teams.
• Interest in continuous learning and in developing the engineers around you.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and business unit application teams to engineer infrastructure solutions for their cloud-based applications.
• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads (EKS, Cluster API), including GitOps workflows (Argo CD).
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Perform system and database maintenance, including application deployment, backup and restoration, patching, and upgrades.
• Maintain cloud environments through incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Participate in on-call rotations and support operational readiness.
• Drive retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.
• Lead implementation of cloud infrastructure projects from design through delivery.
• Own complex workstreams end-to-end — scope, sequencing, and hand-off to operations.
• Communicate status, blockers, and risks clearly to stakeholders and leadership.
• Lead design discussions and reviews, and provide technical direction and feedback to other engineers.
• Define and evolve the patterns and standards that keep the platform consistent and maintainable.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation — infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks — tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff)

Skills

AWS experience

Kubernetes

GitOps Argo CD

Python

Linux

Networking & IAM

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

Prestigious Financial Institution is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and operate cloud-native infrastructure. You will lead project delivery, shape team standards, and raise the technical depth of engineers while building secure cloud platforms for global applications.

The role emphasizes hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, and GitOps workflows, with responsibilities spanning deployment, on-call support, and documenting runbooks for cross-functional