Senior Cloud Reliability Engineer (Automation)

Simplesense; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical Insurance

Dental Coverage

401k Matching

Job summary

Simplesense is looking for a Senior Cloud Ops Engineer to lead the reliability of cloud-hosted applications. You will manage production workloads and ensure a proactive support model focused on automation and system optimization. This position allows for hybrid work in Denver, San Antonio, and Brooklyn, with remote options available. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience with AWS and cloud operations, strong programming skills, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Compensation ranges from $140k to $170k per year, depending on experience and location.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud operations, systems administration, or DevOps.
• Advanced proficiency in AWS, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Deep understanding of VPC design, subnetting, and VPN configurations.
• Proficient in programming languages such as Node.js, Python, or Go.
• Strong experience with observability stacks including logging and metrics.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and capable of obtaining a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Own the health and performance of assigned production systems.
• Design and maintain automated delivery pipelines.
• Manage cloud network topologies for secure communication.
• Identify manual tasks and engineer automated solutions.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex incidents.
• Collaborate with development teams on operational designs.

Skills

Cloud operations

Systems administration

DevOps

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Networking

Programming Languages

Observability

Tools

AWS EC2

CloudFormation

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Splunk

DataDog

CloudWatch

Job description

Simplesense is looking for a Senior Cloud Ops Engineer to lead the reliability of cloud-hosted applications. You will manage production workloads and ensure a proactive support model focused on automation and system optimization. This position allows for hybrid work in Denver, San Antonio, and Brooklyn, with remote options available. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience with AWS and cloud operations, strong programming skills, and the ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance. Compensation ranges from $140k to $170k per year, depending on experience and location.