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Staff Cloud Engineer

McLean, VA, USFull-time$269k–$307k2026-10-30 → 2026-11-10
Visa sponsorship offered

Core

Drive enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure transformation, modernizing monolithic systems into microservices and event-driven platforms while leading the adoption of AI/automation for engineering workflows.

Role type

Staff Cloud Engineer (Strategy & Hands-on IC)

Builds

Scalable, reliable, and efficient cloud platforms and engineering workflows at enterprise scale

Domain

Financial Services / Cloud Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Cloud architecture, microservices design, event-driven platforms, AI/automation strategy, technical vision articulation, cross-functional leadership, system modernization, API standards definition, mentoring, OKR definition

Preferred skills

Java/Scala/Python/Go/Node.js, Kubernetes, Serverless, Terraform/CloudFormation/Pulumi, Policy-as-Code (OPA), CI/CD orchestration, cloud networking/security, distributed systems optimization, executive communication, organizational design

Technologies

AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI, Kubernetes, Serverless, Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, Crossplane, OPA, Java, Scala, Python, Go, Node.js

Responsibilities

Articulate and evangelize bold technical vision; decompose complex problems into operational solutions; ensure quality of technical design and implementation; serve as authoritative expert on non-functional characteristics (performance, scalability, operability); drive modernization of monolithic systems; collaborate on long-term platform strategy; lead cross-divisional projects; lead adoption of AI/automation capabilities; mentor engineers and coach peers; define and track engineering OKRs; shape organization design and talent strategy

Seniority

Staff, strategy & mentorship