Senior Cloud Engineer — Lead Cloud Platforms & Security

Samaritan's Purse; Boone (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Medical Clinic

Flexible Spending Account

Disability insurance

Paid Family Medical Leave

Life Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

10 paid holidays

12 vacation/personal days

Job summary

Samaritan's Purse in Boone, NC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the Information Technology team and lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure supporting ministry workloads.

You will automate provisioning with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and work with cybersecurity teams to enforce security. Strong Linux/Kubernetes experience and virtualization skills are required, along with scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and 7+ years in Cloud Engineering.
• Strong Kubernetes and Linux administration experience at scale.
• Experience with virtualization with VMware, oVirt or Hyper-V.
• Scripting and automation using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, Python.
• Biblical Studies: 12 credit hours required (or available on hire).

Responsibilities

• Architect and design secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services.
• Automate provisioning and deployment using IaC, CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Cloud Engineers.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and compliance teams on cloud security.
• Monitor, diagnose incidents, and drive long-term remediation.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux administration

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Automation scripting

Git/CI basics

Education

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Tools

Docker

VMware

oVirt

Hyper-V

Ansible

Grafana

Prometheus

AI tools

Job description

Samaritan's Purse in Boone, NC is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to join the Information Technology team and lead the design, build, and maintenance of secure cloud infrastructure supporting ministry workloads.

You will automate provisioning with IaC, CI/CD pipelines, and work with cybersecurity teams to enforce security. Strong Linux/Kubernetes experience and virtualization skills are required, along with scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.