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Job Description:
The Senior Cloud Engineer designs, builds, automates, and supports secure, scalable, and resilient cloud platforms on AWS. This role partners with Cloud Operations, Information Security, DevOps, application engineering, database, and architecture teams to deliver reliable infrastructure and enable efficient software delivery. The position is accountable for AWS infrastructure engineering, Amazon EKS and container platforms, Terraform-based infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, cloud networking, security guardrails, observability, and operational readiness.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and support secure, scalable, highly available AWS cloud infrastructure that aligns with enterprise architecture, security, and operational standards.
Engineer and manage containerized platforms using Docker, Kubernetes, and Amazon EKS, ensuring reliability, scalability, performance, and operational excellence across production environments.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform, creating reusable modules, automation frameworks, and standardized deployment patterns that improve consistency and reduce manual effort.
Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and related DevOps tools to enable automated testing, security validation, deployment, and release management.
Architect and support AWS networking solutions including VPCs, Transit Gateway, Cloud WAN, Route 53, VPN connectivity, and load balancing services to ensure secure and resilient connectivity.
Implement cloud security controls, governance standards, and compliance requirements through IAM, AWS Organizations, Service Control Policies (SCPs), KMS, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, Security Hub, and AWS Config.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and continuously improve cloud platform reliability through observability, incident response, root cause analysis, disaster recovery planning, backup strategies, and operational automation.
Collaborate with Application Development, DevOps, Security, Database, and Cloud Operations teams to deliver cloud solutions, support modernization initiatives, establish engineering standards, and drive continuous improvement across the cloud platform.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or relevant experience may be substituted for formal education.
7+ years of infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience.
5+ years of hands-on AWS experience supporting enterprise environments.
Strong expertise with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
Hands-on experience building and managing Kubernetes platforms, preferably Amazon EKS.
Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools.
Strong understanding of DevOps, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices.
Strong scripting skills using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience designing and supporting AWS networking architectures utilizing Transit Gateway (TGW), Cloud WAN, Site-to-Site VPN, Direct Connect, Route 53, and hybrid-cloud connectivity solutions.
Experience establishing API management standards using Amazon API Gateway, including authentication, authorization, throttling, monitoring, versioning, and security controls.
Experience implementing and managing identity and access management solutions using Amazon Cognito, including User Pools, Identity Pools, federation, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and single sign-on (SSO) integrations.
Experience implementing enterprise observability and monitoring solutions using Datadog, including infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring (APM), logging, alerting, dashboards, and operational analytics.
The annual base salary for this position ranges from $103,500 - $138,000. Pay will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and relevant education and training. This position may also be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus, commission, or other variable pay plan. The Company also offers a full range of benefits, including medical, dental, and 401k. Your recruiter can share more details about the specific compensation package during the hiring process.
The Accurate Way:
We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, ensuring everyone has a complete sense of belonging here. To do this, we follow four guiding principles – Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One – core values that dictate what we stand for, and how we behave.
Take ownership.
Be accountable for your actions, your team, and the company. Accept responsibility willingly, especially when it’s what’s best for our customers. Give others every reason to trust you, believe in you, and count on you. Rise to every occasion with your personal best.
Be open.
Be open to new ideas. Be inclusive of people and ways of doing things. Make yourself accessible and approachable, and communicate with genuineness, transparency, honesty, and respect. Embrace differences.
Stay curious.
Stay curious even as you move forward. Tirelessly ask questions and challenge the status quo in your pursuit of new ideas, ways to solve problems, and to continually grow and improve.
Work as one.
Work together to create the best customer and workplace experience. Put our customers and employees first—before individual or departmental agendas. Make sure they get the help they need to succeed.
Equal opportunities
Accurate is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Accurate will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.
This posting is open for U.S.-based candidates who currently reside in the following states: AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, MD, MI, MN, NV, NH, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV
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