Cloud Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Robert Half is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise cloud infrastructure. This role will focus on developing scalable, reliable, and secure cloud solutions that support business-critical applications and services. The ideal candidate will have strong experience across public cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and cloud operations.

Location: Hybrid in Portland

• Pay by Park

Duration: 6 months with potential to extend/convert

Schedule: Monday-Thursday (Onsite), Fridays (Remote) - 8am-5pm PST

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the architecture, design, and implementation of cloud solutions that meet scalability, performance, security, and reliability requirements.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand business needs and translate requirements into cloud-based solutions.
• Promote best practices across cloud architecture, infrastructure management, security, and operational processes.
• Enable teams to effectively leverage cloud resources while balancing performance, scalability, cost optimization, compliance, and security requirements.
• Drive improvements through automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Develop and enhance cloud standards, policies, procedures, and governance frameworks.
• Stay current on emerging cloud technologies and industry best practices, recommending improvements that increase efficiency, security, and platform maturity.
• Support cloud infrastructure troubleshooting, performance tuning, and incident resolution.

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in an enterprise environment.
• Proven experience designing and implementing scalable cloud solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Advanced Linux administration experience, including Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and cloud storage concepts.
• Experience creating and documenting technical standards, processes, and operational procedures.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative Agile environment.