Cloud Engineer - Remote

Mindex

$70K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Hands-on experience supporting MSSQL environments with a solid understanding of database fundamentals.
  • Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and Python for operational automation.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a strong focus on customer service.
  • Aptitude for working in a highly collaborative team environment.
  • Highly organized and accurate.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Software Engineering to implement and configure AWS resources for new product features.
  • Develop and update Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates for managing SaaS environments.
  • Manage and troubleshoot Windows-based cloud instances to ensure high availability.
  • Assist in managing CI/CD pipelines and troubleshoot deployment failures.
  • Configure monitoring and alerting systems to maintain platform performance visibility.
  • Implement security best practices, manage IAM roles, and update security configurations.
  • Monitor resource utilization and carry out cost-optimization tasks.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • 401k retirement savings plan with company match
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Employer paid disability insurance
  • Life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account with employer contributions
  • Adoption assistance
  • Domestic partner coverage
  • Tickets to local sporting events
  • Teambuilding events
  • Holiday and celebration parties
  • Leadership training and growth opportunities with access to Udemy online courses.
Full Job Description
What You'll Do
  • Collaborative Implementation: Work alongside Software Engineering to deploy and configure the AWS resources required for new product features, ensuring they align with established platform standards.
  • Infrastructure Automation: Develop and update Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates (Terraform or CloudFormation) to manage our SaaS environments, moving away from manual configurations to repeatable automation.
  • Environment Support: Manage and troubleshoot the health of our Windows based cloud instances, ensuring high availability for our customer base.
  • Deployment Support: Assist in managing CI/CD pipelines to facilitate smooth code releases. Help troubleshoot deployment failures to ensure minimal impact on the development lifecycle.
  • Proactive Monitoring: Configure and maintain monitoring, logging, and alerting systems (such as CloudWatch) to provide visibility into platform performance and identify potential issues before they impact users.
  • Security & Compliance Tasks: Implement security best practices as directed, including managing IAM roles, VPC configurations, and security group updates to maintain a hardened SaaS posture.
  • Resource Optimization: Monitor resource utilization and assist in executing cost-optimization tasks, such as decommissioning unused resources or adjusting instance types for better efficiency.
  • Incident Support: Participate in the incident management process by investigating technical alerts, performing initial root-cause analysis, and coordinating with senior engineers and developers for resolution.
  • Continuous Learning: Stay current on AWS services and DevOps tools, contributing to the team's documentation and helping to refine internal operational processes.
  • Availability: Participate in a team on-call rotation and perform scheduled after-hours technical work to support platform stability and high-priority maintenance.

Requirements

Skills & Competencies:
  • Strong understanding of cloud security principles and best practices.
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation.
  • Hands-on experience supporting MSSQL environments, including a solid understanding of database fundamentals and maintenance.
  • Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and Python to automate operational tasks.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong focus on exceptional customer service.
  • Aptitude and desire to work in a highly collaborative, self-organizing, team environment.
  • Highly organized & accurate.

Education & Experience:
  • AS or BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and services.

Licenses & Certifications:
  • AWS Certified CloudOps Engineer - Associate or equivalent certification is highly desired.

Physical Requirements
  • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
  • Occasional lifting of up to 10 lbs

Work Authorization
  • Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Mindex is unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of, an employment visa at this time.

Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
  • 401k retirement savings plan and company match with pre-tax and ROTH options
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Employer paid disability insurance
  • Life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Health savings account with employer contributions
  • Accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal assistance
  • Adoption assistance
  • Domestic partner coverage

Mindex Perks
  • Tickets to local sporting events
  • Teambuilding events
  • Holiday and celebration parties

Professional Development
  • Leadership training
  • License to Udemy online training courses
  • Growth opportunities


The salary range for this role reflects a wide range of factors including skill set, experience, training, and internal equity. It is not typical for individuals to be hired at the top of the range.

Base salary: $70,00 - $120,000

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