Cloud Engineer

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Cloud Engineer for a contract position with a Major Financial Institution located in Plano, TX. This is a 10+ month contract opportunity. This role involves collaborating with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using cloud, DevOps, and full-stack development tools. The ideal candidate will work with a team of developers supporting multiple Python-based microservices, batch jobs, and cloud-native integrations, while also integrating SaaS products and third-party platforms into the client's ecosystem. Responsibilities: Collaborate with and across Agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using cloud, DevOps, and full-stack development tools and technologies Work with a team of developers supporting multiple Python-based microservices, batch jobs, and cloud-native integrations Integrate SaaS products and third-party platforms into the client's ecosystem, ensuring secure connectivity, identity integration, monitoring, and operational readiness Design and implement automation to streamline provisioning, deployment, monitoring, incident response, and ongoing platform support Utilize Python, SQL, open-source RDBMS, and cloud-based data warehousing services such as Snowflake Use AWS services such as ECS, EMR, S3, RDS, Athena, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, and related cloud infrastructure capabilities Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, automated deployments, and environment management processes Apply extensive DevOps practices including automation, observability, reliability engineering, release management, and production support Perform unit tests and conduct code reviews with other team members to ensure solutions are rigorously designed, securely implemented, effectively automated, and tuned for performance Requirements: 8+ years of experience in application development using Python, Scala, or similar programming languages 6+ years of experience with relational databases and SQL 5+ years of experience with AWS cloud platforms and services 5+ years of experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and production support 4+ years of experience with infrastructure-as-code or automation tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar 4+ years of data warehousing experience with Snowflake, or similar platforms 4+ years of experience with UNIX/Linux, including basic commands and shell scripting 5+ years of experience with Agile engineering practices Desired skills: Experience using AI-assisted programming tools such as Claude, Windsurf, or similar tools is a plus Experience integrating SaaS or third-party products into enterprise environments is a plus Pay range: $60.12 - $68.12 per hour Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years. The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years. Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.) Behavioral Health Platform Medical, Dental, Vision Health Savings Account Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) Voluntary Term Life Insurance 401K Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities) Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois) Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. #J-18808-Ljbffr Genesis10