Senior Cloud Engineers

Compunnel, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design scalable cloud frameworks across the organization. The role involves establishing governance policies and collaborating with teams to align with strategic objectives. Ideal candidates will have expertise in Infrastructure as Code and a solid understanding of cloud governance. Excellent communication skills are required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud frameworks and governance models.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code using relevant tools.
• Deep understanding of cloud governance including security and cost optimization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-grade cloud frameworks.
• Define and implement cloud governance policies.
• Build reusable templates and automation pipelines.

Skills

Cloud frameworks design

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud governance

Collaboration

Documentation skills

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Ansible

Pulumi

CDK

Job description

Overview

The Senior Cloud Engineer will lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and standardized cloud frameworks across the enterprise.

This role is critical in establishing foundational architecture, governance, and automation to support efficient and compliant cloud operations.

The engineer will collaborate with engineering, security, compliance, and business teams to align cloud frameworks with strategic objectives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise-grade cloud frameworks, including landing zones, reference architectures, and governance models.
• Define and implement cloud governance policies for security, compliance, identity, cost management, and operational excellence.
• Build reusable templates and automation pipelines using tools such as CDK/CloudFormation, Bicep, Terraform, Ansible, or Pulumi.
• Collaborate with security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure frameworks meet technical and business requirements.
• Translate strategic cloud goals into actionable frameworks and technical standards.
• Establish observability standards to support performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
• Create clear documentation and provide training to teams adopting the cloud framework.
• Continuously improve frameworks by staying current with cloud trends and evolving business needs.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing and implementing cloud frameworks and governance models.
• Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Ansible, Pulumi, or CDK.
• Deep understanding of cloud governance, including security, compliance, and cost optimization.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams including security, DevOps, and application development.
• Ability to translate strategic objectives into technical standards and frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of cloud observability, performance tuning, and cost management.
• Excellent documentation and training skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.