Senior Cloud Engineer (Kubernetes / Helm / AWS)

ZipStaff Inc.; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 138,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare insurance (employee)

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate cloud-hosted platforms for a digital health SaaS organization. You will own Helm charts, containers, IaC, and CI/CD across multi-cloud environments.

You will develop REST APIs in Python/Go/TypeScript, manage Kubernetes/OpenShift, and implement AWS CDK/Lambda/ECS with Terraform. The role requires 7+ years in cloud development and the ability to work in a remote contract with a W2 arrangement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years cloud development or infrastructure engineering.
• SaaS and multi-cloud delivery.
• Docker plus Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Helm charts you have written and maintained.
• APIs (REST or GraphQL) in Python and/or TypeScript.
• CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Terraform for non-trivial environments.
• AWS and/or Azure (Boto3 and AWS CDK preferred).
• Monitoring/logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch/Loki.
• Bachelor’s in CS/SWE or equivalent.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud-native REST APIs in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Build and harden Docker images (security, cost, deployability).
• Author and version Helm charts for Kubernetes / OpenShift (values, upgrades, rollback).
• Build and improve CI/CD (deploy, test, monitor, roll back).
• Monitor performance and scale; fix bottlenecks (caching, concurrency, HPA, resource limits).
• Build serverless SaaS pieces with AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate.
• Use readiness/liveness probes, resource requests/limits, and namespace isolation.
• Manage in-cluster PostgreSQL, Kafka, Grafana, and Elasticsearch via Helm or Operators.
• Partner with security and infrastructure on logging, monitoring, and audit.
• Troubleshoot prod/staging; document architecture and deploy procedures.

Skills

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Docker

AWS

Terraform

Python

Go

TypeScript

OpenShift

CI/CD

Multi-cloud

Education

Bachelor’s in CS/SWE

Tools

Grafana

Elasticsearch

Prometheus

PostgreSQL

Kafka

AWS CDK

OpenTelemetry

Loki

Job description

Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (Kubernetes / Helm / AWS)

Location: Remote (U.S.; Austin, TX time zone preferred)

Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099)

About the Opportunity

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and run cloud-hosted platforms for a digital health SaaS organization.

You will own Helm charts, containers, IaC, and CI/CD for multi-cloud SaaS—not a ticket-only ops seat. Python/Go/TypeScript APIs, Kubernetes/OpenShift, AWS CDK/Lambda/ECS, and Terraform are in scope.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and maintain cloud-native REST APIs in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Build and harden Docker images (security, cost, deployability).
• Author and version Helm charts for Kubernetes / OpenShift (values, upgrades, rollback).
• Build and improve CI/CD (deploy, test, monitor, roll back).
• Monitor performance and scale; fix bottlenecks (caching, concurrency, HPA, resource limits).
• Build serverless SaaS pieces with AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate.
• Use readiness/liveness probes, resource requests/limits, and namespace isolation.
• Manage in-cluster PostgreSQL, Kafka, Grafana, and Elasticsearch via Helm or Operators.
• Partner with security and infrastructure on logging, monitoring, and audit.
• Troubleshoot prod/staging; document architecture and deploy procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years cloud development or infrastructure engineering.
• SaaS and multi-cloud delivery.
• Docker plus Kubernetes and/or OpenShift.
• Helm charts you have written and maintained.
• APIs (REST or GraphQL) in Python and/or TypeScript.
• CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
• Terraform for non-trivial environments.
• AWS and/or Azure (Boto3 and AWS CDK preferred).
• Monitoring/logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch/Loki.
• Bachelor’s in CS/SWE or equivalent.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

• GitOps.
• OpenShift.
• Healthcare / digital health SaaS.
• HashiCorp stack beyond Terraform.

Benefits:

• Healthcare insurance (employee-only).
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k).
• Paid time off.

About ZipStaff:

ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients.