Senior Cloud Engineer I (Information Technology)

The Senior Cloud Engineer I (Information Technology) works closely with the Software Engineering and Sales Engineering Divisions to research, design, and implement systems and/or infrastructure. The role involves assisting in the design and management of cloud systems, applications, policies, and strategy.

This is a P03-Senior (Career Level) position, generally independent and collaborative in nature. Contributes to moderately complex aspects of a project, delivering assigned cloud components and workstreams while seeking guidance on broader architectural decisions. Typically requires 4-6 years of related experience. This is a full-time position with remote, on-site, or hybrid opportunities available.

Responsibilities

• Designing and managing Inductive Automation’s cloud systems, applications, policies, and strategy
• Developing and modifying scalable architecture to support applications and infrastructure on IaaS and PaaS platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Building and maintaining infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation) for cloud environments
• Deploying and operating containerized workloads on Kubernetes (Amazon EKS), Amazon ECS, and AWS Fargate
• Managing configuration and patching of cloud systems with AWS Systems Manager
• Evaluating and identifying the best cloud solutions for the organization
• Incorporating security management and privacy requirements into cloud hardware, software, and applications
• Designing controls and processes that utilize available audit tools
• Maintaining up-to-date and extensive knowledge of cloud products and technology
• Participating in on-call rotation for customer-facing services

Requirements

• 4-6 years of cloud engineering experience
• Experience with:
• Systems Design / Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Cloud Computing (Linux, Containers)
• IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), PaaS (Platform as a Service)
• Requirements Engineering/Analysis
• Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Software
• Cloud Infrastructure Monitoring Software (DataDog, New Relic, Dynatrace, CloudWatch)
• Must be highly competent with Linux/Unix
• Strong hands-on experience with core AWS services
• Experience building and maintaining Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) modules (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience deploying and operating containers on Kubernetes (EKS), Amazon ECS, and AWS Fargate
• Experience with AWS Systems Manager for configuration and fleet management
• Knowledge of security, storage, data protection, and disaster recovery protocols
• Willingness to study and keep up with technology
• Strong attention to detail and communication skills (both verbal and written)

Preferred but not required:

• Cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate)
• Experience with Ansible for on-premises configuration management