Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer

Harvest Group is a trusted integrated commerce agency that specializes in serving CPG suppliers looking to grow their business at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Kroger, Sam's Club, Costco, and Harris Teeter. Harvest Group offers a connected commerce solution leading their clients with account management, digital content management, retail media management, and replenishment services. Established in 2006, our multi-functional team of retail experts leverages first-class systems and technologies to support our clients along every step of the retail journey. At Harvest Group, our culture and values are at the core of everything we do. This is evident in every area of our business — in our people, relationships, processes, and ultimately in how we serve our clients. This approach has humbly allowed us the opportunity to receive the following awards:

• Inc Best Places to Work – 2025
• Great Place to Work Certified – 2024
• Fortune's Best Workplaces for Women – 2024
• Fortune's Best Medium Workplaces – 2024
• Fortune's Best Consulting & Professional Services – 2024
• Business Intelligence Group Best Places to Work – 2023

Harvest Group Values

• Integrity: Doing what is right in all things
• Relationship: Pursuing depth, trust, and collaboration
• Service: Laboring for others with humility and care
• Excellence: Delivering extraordinary performance and results with humility
• Journey: Embracing our past and planning for our future with faith

Description

A Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable, secure, and reliable cloud infrastructure. This role supports application development, optimizes cloud environments, and ensures adherence to best practices across cloud platforms. Cloud Engineers combine strong technical expertise with collaboration, focusing on automation, performance, and continuous improvement to enable efficient and resilient systems. Our approach to servicing our employees is grounded in our values. To deliver excellence for our Harvest Group employees, we do require that this role is based in Rogers (AR) or Cincinnati (OH). If you are applying but do not currently reside in one of these markets, please note that relocation will not be covered by Harvest Group.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep
• Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability, and proactively address issues
• Collaborate with development teams to support CI/CD pipelines and application deployments
• Ensure security best practices are followed, including identity management, encryption, and compliance standards
• Optimize cloud costs through monitoring, right-sizing, and resource management
• Automate operational processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and application issues in cloud environments
• Maintain documentation for architecture, processes, and configurations
• Support disaster recovery planning, backups, and business continuity initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong understanding of networking concepts including VNets, DNS, and load balancing
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Bicep or CloudFormation
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Terraform, GitHub Actions, or Azure Dev Ops
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker
• Understanding of cloud security principles and best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Effective communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Preferred

• Cloud certifications such AZ-104: Azure Administrator greater
• Experience with serverless architectures and services (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure App Insights or Grafana
• Familiarity with cost management and optimization tools
• Understanding of compliance frameworks like SOC 2
• Experience with database services (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Snowflake)
• Exposure to Agile methodologies and collaborative development practices

Our heart at Harvest is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters diversity, inclusivity, authenticity, mutual respect, professionalism, and growth. Harvest Group is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, age, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, disability or handicap, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.