Senior Cloud Engineer
$136,408–$168,504 year
On-siteAustin, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based infrastructure in AWS to support business applications and services. Utilize performance metrics and monitoring tools to optimize infrastructure performance and cost efficiency. Develop and maintain automation scripts and infrastructure as code (IaC) templates. Ensure the security, reliability, and availability of cloud environments, implementing best practices and compliance standards. Implement and manage backup, restore and disaster recovery strategies for cloud infrastructure and applications to ensure business continuity. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and provide cloud solutions to meet their needs. Create documentation and runbooks to accelerate adoption of cloud services to other engineering and platform teams. Stay up to date with the latest AWS technologies and industry trends, providing insights and recommendations for improvements. Work closely with DevOps and software engineering teams to integrate cloud infrastructure into application development and deployment processes, focusing on cloud-native microservices and serverless architecture. Lead small to medium scale projects and initiatives, planning effectively and ensuring successful execution. Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to cloud infrastructure, networking and application deployment. Mentor junior engineers, sharing AWS knowledge and best practices. Provide exceptional service to internal customers, leveraging Texas Mutual's cloud assets effectively.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent education, training, or experience
- Preferred fields include computer science, MIS, or related disciplines
- Minimum of 7 years of IT experience
- At least 5 years of hands-on, direct work experience in AWS and cloud infrastructure engineering
- Proven expertise in AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, VPC, ECS, EKS, Fargate, and CloudWatch
- Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and Ansible
- Strong understanding of network protocols, security best practices, and cloud architecture
- Solid understanding of cloud security principles, best practices and compliance frameworks (e.g. SOC 2, NIST, GPDR)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with working with Git/GitOps and working with an integrated developer environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio Code
- Working knowledge of Agile methodologies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across teams and projects
- Familiarity with programming and scripting languages such as Python, C#, bash, PowerShell and Golang
- Experience with cloud security best practices and their application to specific AWS services such as IAM, CloudWatch, GuardDuty, and Identity Center
- Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
- All Texas Mutual employees are required to have Texas residency and travel to their designated office as needed
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Azure and/or GCP is advantageous
- Prior Linux system administration experience strongly desired
- AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate) are a MAJOR plus!
- Certification(s) are a bonus
- Customer-Centric: Maintain a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences, using this as your guiding principle during product discovery and continuous improvement
- Collaborative: Build trusting partnerships and work collaboratively with others to achieve shared goals
- Adapt your communication style to suit different audiences and messages
- Active Learner: Engage in continuous learning through experimentation, using both successes and failures as opportunities for growth
- Adaptable: Remain calm and effective in situations of uncertainty or when the path forward is unclear
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