Principal Cloud Engineer
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Based in the United StatesFull-TimePrincipal
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Job Details
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSDockerGCPKubernetesAzureTerraformMicroservicesCloudFormation
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, or infrastructure roles in SaaS environments
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, networking, and cloud security principles
- Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized application deployments at scale
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent tools)
- Experience implementing monitoring, logging, and observability solutions for large-scale systems
- Strong API, system design, and architecture skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and influence technical direction
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field preferred
Responsibilities
- Define cloud strategy, architecture standards, and long-term infrastructure roadmap for a large-scale SaaS platform
- Architect and implement highly available, secure, and scalable cloud-native systems across AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Lead Infrastructure as Code adoption using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation to ensure automation and consistency
- Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency across services
- Establish and enforce cloud security practices, ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal governance policies
- Drive monitoring, observability, and incident response strategies to proactively identify and resolve system issues
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to cloud and platform engineering teams
- Participate in architecture reviews and cross-functional planning to ensure alignment across product and engineering initiatives
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