Staff Cloud Engineer
Core
Senior technical leader driving architecture, automation, and evolution of enterprise-scale AWS cloud platforms for a university's mission-critical systems.
Role type
Staff Cloud Engineer (hands-on IC with technical leadership)
Builds
Highly scalable, secure, and resilient AWS cloud infrastructure, IaC solutions, CI/CD platforms, and container/serverless environments
Domain
Higher Education / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
AWS architecture, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Linux systems administration, CI/CD platform design, Python/Go/Bash scripting, Kubernetes (EKS), serverless technologies, observability strategies, capacity planning, disaster recovery, technical mentoring
Preferred skills
Cloud modernization expertise, emerging cloud technology evaluation
Technologies
AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes (EKS), Python, Go, Bash
Responsibilities
Lead architecture and design of enterprise-scale AWS platforms; Define long-term cloud infrastructure roadmaps; Architect IaC solutions; Design multi-account AWS environments; Build and maintain enterprise CI/CD platforms; Develop automation for operational work; Design observability strategies; Partner on cloud-native architectures; Collaborate on secure-by-design architectures; Lead performance optimization and resiliency initiatives; Troubleshoot complex production issues; Establish cloud engineering standards; Mentor Senior and Cloud Engineers; Serve as technical advisor for cloud modernization
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership