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Sr. Cloud Engineer

St. Louis, MO 63103 | Fully Remote

Posted: 11/03/2025 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: DevOps/Cloud Job Number: 17318

Job Description


Senior Cloud Engineer

Overview
We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer for a contract role with the potential to convert to full time after approximately six months. This position is hybrid with on site work required several days per week. Candidates should be located within driving distance of the worksite. Third party candidates are not being considered.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, design, code, test, configure and modify software projects or product enhancements within public cloud environments

  • Implement and monitor system improvements to support availability, efficiency and scalability

  • Automate operations, manage and support cloud infrastructure and contribute to CI/CD processes

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to support cloud based initiatives

  • Work across multiple technical areas including operating systems, configuration management, container technologies, scripting languages and infrastructure as code tools

  • Contribute to new software releases with a focus on resiliency and scalability

  • Support both on premise and cloud based configurations and environments

  • Assist with root cause analysis and provide input into corrective action planning

  • Provide recommendations related to design, requirements and implementation planning

  • Participate in agile development processes and partner with technical leads to move work forward

  • Support API related development, testing and implementation activities

  • Stay current on emerging technologies and contribute to related documentation and standards

  • Provide occasional after hours support as needed for project work or system events

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field

  • 5 or more years of experience with cloud platforms and related tools such as AWS, Azure, Terraform, configuration management tools, containerization platforms, scripting languages or monitoring tools

Preferred Qualifications

  • Cloud certifications

  • Experience supporting data engineering or analytics initiatives

  • Experience with platforms such as Databricks

Additional Competencies

  • Basic understanding of cybersecurity, networking and storage concepts

  • Strong customer service mindset

  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle

  • Self directed learner who keeps skills current and pursues relevant certifications

Compensation
A competitive hourly rate is available along with a potential full time salary range upon conversion. Benefits include medical, dental, disability, life insurance, retirement options, paid time off and holidays.

Job Requirements

terraform, AWS, cloud

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