Senior Cloud Engineer - GCP/Azure, Remote & AI-Driven

Eliassen Group; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer for a remote contract to own and stabilize a legacy GCP/Azure footprint while helping with conversions and decommissioning. The role supports automation and platform build using GCP, Go, Temporal, and Terraform/Python on Azure.

You will guide responsible adoption of AI, set engineering standards, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions. W2 with attractive benefits is provided.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• 2+ years of experience in cloud engineering.
• GCP experience required. Azure experience preferred.
• Automation experience with Go and/or Python.
• Terraform and Temporal experience.
• Preferred: 6+ years coding with Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Preferred: 3+ years with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI).
• Preferred: 3+ years with CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Crossplane), and Policy-as-Code (e.g., OPA).
• Preferred: Cloud infrastructure or security certification.
• Preferred: Experience with distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, or serverless.
• Preferred: Experience designing and supporting cloud networking, security, and identity integrations.
• Preferred: Experience supporting production cloud environments.
• Preferred: Experience using AI-driven tooling for operations, reliability, or cost optimization.
• Preferred: Experience driving cross-functional engineering efforts or large-scale initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead adoption and responsible use of AI and automation to improve scalability, reliability, and efficiency of cloud platforms and engineering workflows.
• Share technology trends, experiment and learn new technologies, and mentor engineers while engaging with internal and external communities.
• Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud solutions that enable strong customer experiences.
• Utilize languages such as Java, Scala, Python, Go, or Node.js and container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes alongside cloud provider services.
• Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, establishing standards for design, development, and operational excellence.
• Partner with architects to define service boundaries, integration patterns, and reusable frameworks.
• Identify improvement opportunities and contribute to well-managed cloud solutions.
• Influence long-term technology strategy in a build-and-own environment.
• Integrate risk awareness including cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, audits, and change management.
• Lead technical strategy for cloud initiatives and mentor developers building scalable platforms that support regulatory needs.

Skills

Java

Scala

Python

Go

Node.js

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Temporal

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP

Azure

Terraform

CloudFormation

Pulumi

Crossplane

OPA

Job description

The Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer for a remote contract to own and stabilize a legacy GCP/Azure footprint while helping with conversions and decommissioning. The role supports automation and platform build using GCP, Go, Temporal, and Terraform/Python on Azure.

You will guide responsible adoption of AI, set engineering standards, and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions. W2 with attractive benefits is provided.