Senior Cloud Engineer

Role: Senior Cloud Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

• We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to architect design, build, and operate a secure, scalable, and highly automated multi-cloud platform leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure. As a key technical leader, you will drive the evolution of our multi-cloud engineering, enabling resilient, cloud-native services that support mission-critical enterprise workloads.
• This role requires deep expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure as code (IaC), and distributed systems engineering, with a strong focus on Terraform-driven automation and platform standardization. The ideal candidate brings strong Kubernetes, IAM, networking, and policy management experience, along with a disciplined approach to security, reliability, and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering, Design & Architecture

• Architect, engineer, and implement scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions across GCP and AWS, with Azure as a plus.
• Engineer multi-region, highly available architectures aligned with enterprise standards and best practices.

Infrastructure Automation & IaC

• Lead engineering, adoption, and development of Terraform-based infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency, compliance, and reusability.
• Build and maintain modular Terraform frameworks for provisioning cloud infrastructure. Integrate IaC into CI/CD pipelines to enable fully automated provisioning and deployment workflows.

Containerization & Kubernetes Platforms

• Direct knowledge and engineering leveraging Kubernetes platforms (EKS, GKE) and associated ecosystems.
• Implementation of container orchestration best practices including scaling, observability, and security.

Identity, Access & Security Governance

• Experienced working knowledge architecting and designing robust IAM strategies across GCP and AWS including least-privilege access models.
• Implement policy frameworks for access control, resource governance, and regulatory compliance.

Networking & Connectivity

• Direct knowledge and experience architecting, designing, and engineering cloud networking solutions including VPC/VNet design, routing, peering, VPNs, and private connectivity.
• Ensure secure, high-performance connectivity between cloud environments and on-premises systems.

Policy Management & Governance

• Deep understanding of policy management, policy-as-code frameworks to ensure consistent governance of resources, tagging strategies, and compliance controls.
• Collaboration with governance, policy, and security teams to ensure cloud environments meet enterprise and regulatory standards.

Modernization & Mentorship

• Champion cloud-native and platform engineering best practices across the organization. Drive the evolution of platform engineering practice by incorporating infrastructure-as-code (IaC) principles.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership for complex cloud initiatives. Serve as an escalation point for critical cloud infrastructure and platform issues.

Required Qualifications & Skills

Cloud Platforms & Architecture

• Extensive firsthand experience with AWS and GCP in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in cloud architecture, including high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region design.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native services and distributed systems principles.
• AWS Control tower and landing Zones.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Advanced proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management.
• Experience designing reusable modules and managing Terraform state at scale.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and Git-based workflows.

Kubernetes & Container Platforms

• Strong experience with Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and container ecosystems.
• Knowledge of Helm, service meshes, and container security best practices.

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Deep understanding of IAM concepts in AWS and GCP, including roles, policies, and federation.
• Experience implementing RBAC and least-privilege access models at scale.

Networking & Core Infrastructure

• Strong knowledge of cloud networking concepts: VPCs, subnets, routing, load balancing, DNS, and hybrid connectivity.
• Experience designing secure network architectures across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.

Policy Management & Governance(382993)

• Direct experience with policy enforcement frameworks and governance models in AWS and GCP.
• Familiarity with policy-as-code tools and compliance automation practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 8 to 10 years' experience engineering infrastructure in a multi-cloud environment, experience with modern cloud-native technologies, such as container orchestration platforms (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes,) and public cloud experiences are an advantage.
• Experience operating within highly regulated environments, with a strong grasp of data privacy, compliance frameworks, and disaster recovery architectures.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Architect, or Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD).
• Experience with platform engineering, internal developer platforms (IDP), or self-service cloud models.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization strategies.