Senior Cloud Engineer - Remote (GCP/Azure, AI & Automation)

Eliassen Group; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 96,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a senior Cloud Engineer for a remote, contract role to own and stabilize a legacy GCP and Azure footprint while enabling migrations and decommissioning. You will drive automation with Go and Python, Terraform and Temporal, and guide AI adoption, setting engineering standards and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.

Qualifications

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

Cloud engineering

Go

Python

Java

Scala

Node.js

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Temporal

AWS

GCP

Azure

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

OPA

Education

Bachelor's in CS

Tools

Terraform

Temporal

Docker

Kubernetes

Go

Python

Java

Scala

Node.js

CI/CD

CloudFormation

Pulumi

OPA

Crossplane

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a senior Cloud Engineer for a remote, contract role to own and stabilize a legacy GCP and Azure footprint while enabling migrations and decommissioning. You will drive automation with Go and Python, Terraform and Temporal, and guide AI adoption, setting engineering standards and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis.