Senior Cloud Engineer

Requirements:

• 8+ years of IT experience, with at least 5 years in cloud support, infrastructure management, or IT operations.
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Advanced skills in AWS Lambda for developing, deploying, and optimizing functions.
• Practical experience with CI/CD tools and workflows, such as GitHub or GitLab, EKS, Kubernetes, and DevOps methodologies.
• Scripting expertise in Bash and Python for automation and system management.
• Relevant cloud certifications like AWS DevOps Engineer or Solutions Architect Associate.
• Strong communication abilities for interacting with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience in diagnosing performance challenges within cloud environments (preferred).
• Background in creating validation scripts for system health checks (preferred).
• Familiarity with container orchestration tools like Docker, ECS, or Kubernetes (preferred).
• Knowledge of ITIL practices or incident management frameworks (preferred).

Responsibilities:

• Consistently deploy applications across development, staging, and production environments.
• Develop reusable CI/CD pipeline templates, jobs, and stages for cross-team alignment.
• Collaborate with developers to containerize and deploy applications using ECS and Lambda.
• Configure GitLab Runners and oversee environment-specific variables and secrets.
• Define and implement readiness and liveness probes for containers in EKS and ECS.
• Create custom scripts for CloudWatch metrics and alarms based on application probes.
• Monitor deployments and system health through CloudWatch and related tools.
• Establish rollback strategies and manage version control during deployments.
• Troubleshoot deployment issues to enhance pipeline performance and reliability.
• Leverage Python, Bash, YAML/JSON, Node.js, and Lambda functions for automation processes.
• Conduct daily health checks utilizing AWS CLI or scheduled Lambda scripts and report outcomes.
• Set up monitoring thresholds, dashboards, and metrics for applications and infrastructure.
• Perform root cause analyses and incident correlations using monitoring and performance tools.
• Maintain a central inventory of licensed software deployed in AWS environments.
• Keep accurate records regarding infrastructure and operational guidelines.
• Review and apply patches for infrastructure and third-party software.
• Create patch testing schedules and implementation plans with rollback strategies.
• Manage change records and actively participate in PI planning and Agile practices.
• Ensure cloud environments comply with security standards and best practices.
• Oversee failover and restoration processes for ECS/EKS services, Lambda functions, databases, and related components.
• Test and document regional failover playbooks and recovery runbooks.
• Ensure compliance with RTO and RPO requirements.
• Be part of on-call rotations to support 24/7 production systems and address incidents.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Lambda
• Architect
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• DevOps
• Docker
• GitHub
• GitLab
• Support
• ITIL
• JSON
• Kubernetes
• Python
• Security
• Terraform
• NodeJS
• AI

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We are a leading strategic consulting company committed to innovative solutions that enhance safety and security. Our organization thrives on fresh perspectives and an entrepreneurial mindset, allowing us to tackle complex challenges efficiently. We offer a competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401k with matching, and life insurance. This remote opportunity allows you to be a part of a dynamic team while enjoying the flexibility of working from home. At Eliassen Group, we value the positive impacts we make on our employees, clients, and the communities we serve.

last updated 43 week of 2026