Senior Cloud Engineer

Summary

Join Effectual Inc. as a Senior Cloud Engineer and lead the engineering of cutting-edge, automated, and scalable AWS environments. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize and maintain our cloud platform, migrating infrastructure and workloads to AWS. You will deploy and manage data platforms, support data teams, and stay updated on cloud technologies. This role requires expertise in cloud and data security, compliance, cost management, and optimization. You will advise on cloud adoption and support its institutionalization across the organization. The position offers a remote or hybrid option.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field
• Must have at least 12 years of on the job experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in specialized cloud technologies
• US Citizen
• Proven experience as a cloud engineer, with a focus on designing and managing cloud infrastructure
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, including core services and infrastructure components
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible
• Experience with Splunk for log management, monitoring, and data analysis
• Familiarity with virtualization, containerization, and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of networking concepts and protocols, including virtual private clouds (VPCs), subnets, load balancers, and DNS
• Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices, including access controls, encryption, and security groups
• Experience in data and database management, including data integration, ETL processes, SQL query optimization, and database administration
• Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, data lakes, and data analytics platforms
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure and data-related issues
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Continuous learning mindset to stay updated with emerging cloud technologies and industry trends
• Demonstrable knowledge of Agile / Scrum SDLC methodologies
• Ability to work with multiple clients, in parallel
• Ability to work Eastern Standard Time Zone schedule

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering of state of the art, automated, fault-tolerant, and scalable AWS environments following AWS best practices in standard and GovCloud regions
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration to modernize and maintain a cloud platform
• Migrate infrastructure and system/application workloads to AWS Cloud including - Rehosting (Lift and Shift), Replatforming, Repurchasing, Refactoring/Re-architecting, Retiring, and Retaining
• Deploy and manage data platforms and databases, ensuring scalability and high performance
• Support data teams in implementing pipelines and optimizing data storage
• Manage cloud infrastructure with supporting data-related tasks for efficient and reliable solutions
• Stay updated on cloud technologies and industry best practices
• Advise on the adoption of a cloud environment and support its institutionalization across the organization
• Experienced with cloud and data security, compliance, and accreditation
• Experienced with cloud cost estimation, management, and optimization
• Design, deploy, and maintain scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design cloud-based architectures that meet business needs
• Implement and manage cloud services and resources, such as virtual machines, containers, storage, networking, and serverless computing
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) templates to streamline the provisioning and configuration of cloud resources
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure performance, ensuring efficient resource utilization and cost optimization
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to junior cloud engineers and support teams
• Collaborate with security teams to implement and enforce cloud security measures, including access controls, encryption, and threat detection
• Ability to collaborate with varied stakeholders for developing SA&A package documentation (Ex: Contingency Plans, System Security Plans, Privacy Impact Assessments, POA&Ms, etc.), reviewing, and revising for accuracy and quality
• Monitoring the remediation of critical, high, and medium findings and vulnerabilities
• Ability to research, analyze, correlate and present vulnerability data from a variety of tools including the analysis of multilevel security risks and problems
• Assist in incident response and troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure-related issues, ensuring minimal service disruptions
• Possess skills in data and database management, including data integration, ETL processes, SQL query optimization, and database administration
• Collaborate with data teams to implement data pipelines, optimize data storage and retrieval, and support data analytics and reporting requirements
• Assist in designing and implementing data storage solutions, including relational databases, NoSQL databases, data warehouses, and data lakes
• Stay updated with emerging cloud technologies, industry trends, and best practices in cloud computing and data management
• Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to cloud infrastructure, processes, and tools to enhance efficiency, performance, and scalability

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Clearance or Public Trust (DOJ Preferred)
• Experience in 3rd Party Tool Integration
• Data Warehousing (Redshift, Synapse Analytics, BigQuery)
• Data Streaming and Processing (Kafka, Kinesis, Event Hubs)
• Data Governance (Frameworks, Lineage, Cataloging)
• Machine Learning Deployment (SageMaker, Azure ML, Cloud AI Platform)
• Data Visualization (Tableau, Power BI, Superset)
• Data Security (Encryption, Access Controls, Privacy Regulations)
• Data Analytics (Big Data) Technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Hive)
• DevOps Practices (CI/CD, Jenkins, GitLab, Azure DevOps)
• Scripting and Automation (Python, PowerShell, Ansible)
• Cloud Cost Optimization (Right-Sizing, Cost Management Tools)
• Database Administration (Performance Tuning, Backup/Recovery, Upgrades)

Benefits

Remote or hybrid option