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Cloud Engineer
About the role
We are looking for a Cloud Engineer to join our team. You will build and maintain cloud environments with code.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain cloud environments with code.
- Design networks, access and security groups.
- Automate deployments and patching.
- Monitor cost, capacity and reliability.
- Support application teams moving workloads to the cloud.
Required
- AWS, Azure or GCP hands-on
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
- Networking (VPC, subnets, routing)
- IAM and security basics
- Linux
Preferred
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Python or Bash
- Monitoring and cost control
- A cloud certification
Tools and stack
Terraform or CloudFormation, The cloud CLI and console, Kubernetes or managed container services, CI/CD tools, Cloud monitoring, Python or Bash
Employment type: [Contract / W2 / C2C / Full-time]
Location: [City, ST / Remote]
Duration: [months]
Work authorization: [accepted types]Responsibilities explained
Each responsibility maps to something a candidate should be able to describe.
- Build and maintain cloud environments with code.
- Design networks, access and security groups.
- Automate deployments and patching.
- Monitor cost, capacity and reliability.
- Support application teams moving workloads to the cloud.
Required skills
Treat these as the screen. If a candidate cannot speak to them, they are rarely a fit.
- AWS, Azure or GCP hands-on
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
- Networking (VPC, subnets, routing)
- IAM and security basics
- Linux
Preferred skills
Use these to rank candidates who meet the required list.
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Python or Bash
- Monitoring and cost control
- A cloud certification
Other titles this role appears under
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- Cloud Engineer
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Cloud Platform Engineer
- Cloud Operations Engineer
Seniority guide
Pick the level you need and state it plainly in the posting.
- Junior: follows existing modules.
- Mid: designs and delivers environments.
- Senior: sets cloud standards and guardrails.
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