Principal Cloud Engineer - Remote US

The Opportunity

As the Principal Cloud Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in leading the architecture, automation, and maintenance of our AWS cloud infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that our infrastructure scales efficiently, stays secure, and operates at peak performance. This role demands an expert in AWS services, infrastructure automation, and a deep understanding of cost optimization, security best practices, and disaster recovery strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage highly scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Lead the automation of Infrastructure as Code (IAC) using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
• Ensure high availability and reliability of systems, implementing disaster recovery and failover strategies.
• Collaborate with software development and data teams to optimize cloud architecture for large-scale data systems.
• Implement and maintain security best practices, including monitoring, threat detection, and vulnerability mitigation.
• Work on optimizing AWS costs while ensuring the infrastructure meets performance and scalability requirements.
• Stay current with the latest cloud technologies, and continuously improve the cloud environment with new tools and services.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, promoting best practices in cloud operations and architecture.
• Monitor and respond to infrastructure incidents, ensuring timely resolutions and minimal downtime.

Skillset

• Minimum of 7 years of experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure at scale.
• Strong understanding of core AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, etc.) and expertise in designing and managing multi-region, scalable cloud architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
• Proven track record of managing and optimizing cloud costs, using tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Trusted Advisor, or other cost-management platforms.
• Experience scaling large data systems (including databases, data lakes, and big data platforms) across distributed cloud environments.
• Expertise in disaster recovery planning, implementation, and management within a cloud infrastructure.
• Solid understanding of cloud security, including IAM policies, encryption, network security, and proactive threat and vulnerability mitigation strategies.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch, ELK stack, Prometheus) to ensure infrastructure health and performance.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders, including non-technical team members.

Nice-to-Haves:

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty).
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation.
• Experience in a startup or fast-growing technology company.

Education & Requirements

• 7+ years experience designing, implementing, and securing enterprise AWS infrastructure and services.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent years of work experience.