Sr. Cloud Ops Engineer

SpyCloud, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with Employer Contribution

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

SpyCloud in Austin, TX is seeking an experienced Cloud Ops Engineer to design, automate, and scale secure infrastructure for APIs, AI workloads, and data pipelines. You’ll collaborate with developers to bring services into production and continuously improve reliability, security, and performance.

Required: 5+ years in Cloud Ops/DevOps, deep AWS experience (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, S3), Terraform/Ansible, Python/Bash, and familiarity with AI/ML systems integration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Cloud Ops/DevOps maintaining production infrastructure.
• Strong AWS experience across EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudWatch, Code/Build/Pipeline/Deploy, VPC.
• Terraform or similar, Ansible, AWS CLI/SDK, Boto.
• Scripting in Python or Bash; Linux proficiency.
• Understanding of secure, scalable, highly available systems; AI/ML integration knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and maintain secure, durable, and performant infrastructure for APIs, AI ops, web apps, and ETL workflows.
• Collaborate with developers to bring new products into production.
• Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring across the full software lifecycle.
• Improve operational processes for scalability, security, and availability.
• Uphold information security and compliance standards (SOC 2/ISO27001/CMMC).

Skills

Cloud Ops

DevOps

AWS Expertise

Automation

SRE Principles

Networking concepts

Problem solving

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CLI/SDK

Boto

Python

Bash

Job description

SpyCloud is on a mission to make the internet a safer place by disrupting the criminal underground. SpyCloud’s solutions thwart cyberattacks and protect more than 4 billion accounts worldwide. Cybersecurity is an exciting, evolving space, and being at the forefront of the fight to disrupt cybercrime makes SpyCloud a special place to work. If you’re driven to align your career with a fantastic mission, look no further!

You are an experienced Cloud Ops Engineer who thrives in a fast-paced and AI-forward environment. You have a passion for innovation, solid design principles, and high-quality development. You excel at designing, improving, and maintaining secure, performant infrastructure and enjoy automating processes to ensure efficiency and scalability. You are a proactive problem solver with a strong understanding of system and networking concepts.

What You'll Do:

• Infrastructure Design and Maintenance:
• Design, improve, and maintain secure, durable, and performant infrastructure to power APIs, AI operations, web applications, and data mining/ETL workflows to meet established SLAs.
• Collaborate with developers to bring new products and services into production.
• Automation and Monitoring:
• Automate testing, deployment, and monitoring of all products and services throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Continuously improve operational processes and apply best practices to ensure scalability, security, and availability.
• Security and Compliance:
• Proactively meet standards for information security and compliance, such as SOC 2/ISO27001/CMMC.
• Implement and uphold security measures across all infrastructure components.

Requirements:

• Professional Experience:
• At least 5 years of professional experience in a Cloud Ops / Platform Ops / DevOps role maintaining production infrastructure, preferably supporting a highly available environment for a SaaS or cloud service provider.
• Technical Proficiency:
• Strong working knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, ECS or EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, Cloudwatch, S3, Code/Build/Pipeline/Deploy, VPC Lattic etc.
• Strong working knowledge of Terraform or similar tools, Ansible, AWS CLI/SDK, Boto.
• Proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, etc., and Linux environments.
• Strong understanding of system and networking concepts and troubleshooting techniques for bare metal and containerized workloads.
• Experience supporting AI and ML systems, agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., AgentCore or similar), and experience integrating LLMs into production systems.
• Additional Skills:
• Experience with release automation, system administration and configuration, and system debugging.

Nice to Have

• Databricks or Snowflake infrastructure experience.
• Cost optimization for AI and LLM workloads.

Base Salary Range: $146,000 – $190,000

The salary range reflects the expected base compensation for a fully qualified candidate at this level based on experience, qualifications, and market data at the time of posting.

U.S.-Based Benefits + Perks (for Full Time Employees):

At SpyCloud, we are committed to working alongside individuals who are equally passionate about preventing cybercrime, regardless of their department or role. Guided by our core values in all business decisions, we prioritize unity in our mission and ensure all SpyCloud employees have the support and benefits they need to stay focused on our goals. In addition to our engaging workspace in South Austin, flexible and remote-friendly work options, and competitive salary package, we offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 401(k) with Employer Contribution
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) available with Employer Contribution
• Employer Paid Life, Short-term, and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Generous PTO Plan and 16 paid holidays per year

U.K.-Based Benefits + Perks (for Full Time Employees):

• Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Contribution
• Employer Provided Private Health Insurance and Healthcare Cashplan
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Income Replacement, and Critical Illness Protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• 25 days annual accrued holiday plus 8 paid bank holidays and a paid company shutdown during winter holidays

About SpyCloud:

SpyCloud transforms recaptured darknet data to disrupt cybercrime. Its automated identity threat protection solutions use advanced analytics and AI to accelerate investigations and protect workforce, consumer, and supplier identities from the threats that matter most: authentication bypass, session hijacking, malicious insiders, account takeover, ransomware, and fraud. Its data from malware-infected devices, successful phishes, combolists, and third-party breaches also powers many popular dark web monitoring and identity theft protection offerings. Customers include 7 of the Fortune 10, along with hundreds of global enterprises, mid-sized companies, and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in Austin, TX, SpyCloud is home to more than 250 cybersecurity experts whose mission is to protect businesses and consumers from the stolen identity data criminals are using to target them now.
To learn more and see insights on your company's exposed data, visit spycloud.com.

Our Mission:

Our mission is to make the internet a safer place by disrupting the criminal underground. Together with our customers and partners, we aim to end criminals’ ability to profit from stolen information.

Who We Are:

SpyCloud is a place for innovative, collaborative, and problem-solvers to thrive. Individually, we’re amazing, but together, we’re unstoppable. We celebrate diversity and various perspectives and aim to create an inclusive and supportive environment for all. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and ... All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under federal, state, or local law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. SpyCloud complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

SpyCloud expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment. Improper interference with the ability of SpyCloud's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge. SpyCloud shares the right to work and participates in the E-Verify program in all locations.

If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.

Our Culture:

Our culture is something really special. We’re all driven to disrupt the cybercriminal economy as we keep customer accounts safe from compromise. We support a truly worthy and serious mission, but we have fun doing it together. If you are driven, inventive, and collaborative, you’ll fit right in.

We will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with SpyCloud to review available information on recruitment fraud. Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing SpyCloud should email [e-mail] .

Compensation Transparency Policy:

At SpyCloud, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. We strive to ensure that all employees are fairly compensated for their contributions, and we openly discuss our compensation philosophy and structure. We are committed to providing competitive salaries and benefits packages to attract and retain top talent, and we encourage open dialogue and feedback regarding compensation matters.

SpyCloud is not sponsoring visas at this time.