Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Kubernetes & AWS)

Color Employer, LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 188,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyric is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect, implement, and optimize scalable cloud-based solutions across Kubernetes, AWS, and multi-cloud environments. You will mentor junior engineers and advance CloudOps/DevOps practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy robust, automated systems that support critical applications and services.

Responsibilities include monitoring cloud health, proactively resolving issues, and ensuring security controls aligned with

Qualifications

• Masterful understanding of Kubernetes at scale.
• Proven AWS cloud experience; Azure/GCP bonus.
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
• Docker ecosystem experience.
• Scripting in Bash, Python, or Go.
• Advanced AWS networking (VPC, TGW).
• Cloud security knowledge incl HIPAA/HITRUST.
• Strong collaboration and communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and optimize cloud-based solutions while leveraging industry best practices.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and drive continuous improvement and innovation across our CloudOps and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design and deploy robust, automated systems that support our organization's mission‑critical applications and services.
• Monitor and maintain the health of our cloud environment, identifying and resolving issues proactively to minimize downtime and incidents.

Skills

Kubernetes at scale

AWS cloud experience

IaC: Terraform

Docker ecosystem

Scripting: Bash/Python/Go

VPC networking

Cloud security & HIPAA/HITRUST

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Docker

Job description

Lyric is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect, implement, and optimize scalable cloud-based solutions across Kubernetes, AWS, and multi-cloud environments. You will mentor junior engineers and advance CloudOps/DevOps practices while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy robust, automated systems that support critical applications and services.

Responsibilities include monitoring cloud health, proactively resolving issues, and ensuring security controls aligned with