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Allan Myers Inc. · 18 hours ago

Sr. Cloud Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Allan Myers Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to play a pivotal role in designing and optimizing advanced cloud infrastructure solutions. This role involves leading initiatives, mentoring junior team members, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure robust, cost-effective, and secure cloud environments.

Building MaterialReal Estate

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Strategy

Architect and implement scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient solutions using services such as EC2, S3, VMs, Kubernetes, or serverless offerings in AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms

Continuously research new cloud services, evaluating their potential to enhance performance, resilience, and security

Align all technology proposals to business need

Automation & Infrastructure-as-Code

Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools and processes (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates)

Automate complex deployment, monitoring, and maintenance tasks to streamline operations and reduce human error

Performance, Reliability & Cost Optimization

Establish performance baselines and SLAs; monitor resource utilization to proactively identify bottlenecks

Propose and implement cost-saving strategies that maintain or improve performance, working closely with finance and management

Security & Compliance

Collaborate with security teams to enforce identity/access management, data encryption, and other compliance best practices

Conduct regular reviews of security configurations and incident response procedures, mitigating risk across multiple environments

Incident Management & Troubleshooting

Serve as an escalation point for critical incidents. Perform advanced troubleshooting, ensuring quick resolution and minimal downtime

Conduct root-cause analyses for recurring issues and drive improvements to prevent future incidents

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers, guiding them in best practices and cloud architecture patterns

Champion cross-team knowledge-sharing through lunch-and-learn sessions, documentation, and design workshops

Qualification

AWSAzureInfrastructure-as-CodeCloud ArchitectureKubernetesTerraformPythonNetworkingBashPowerShellCISSPCCNPCKA

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)

5–7+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), designing complex infrastructures at scale

Expert understanding of cloud-native services: compute, storage, databases, networking, and security

Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates) and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)

Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, ECS) and serverless architectures

Strong knowledge of networking (VPCs, subnets, load balancing, VPNs, DNS) and security best practices (IAM, encryption, compliance frameworks)

Ability to troubleshoot advanced performance issues, scaling constraints, and complex service interactions

Effective Collaboration & Time Management: Uses Microsoft Teams to proactively keep colleagues informed and respects others' time. Schedules meetings with clear agendas and correct attendees. Avoids procrastination by balancing collaborative and individual work efficiently

Team Commitments & Ownership: Fully understands team deliverables and proactively mobilizes resources to meet deadlines. Seeks out additional responsibilities and leads initiatives confidently

Maintainability & Risk Mitigation: Champions maintainable systems and processes across the organization, resulting in minimal escaped defects. Identifies, prioritizes, and mitigates risks at a global level to ensure lasting stability and quality

Active Listening & Clarity: Adept at paraphrasing key discussion points to confirm understanding and asking clarifying questions to ensure alignment

Company-Wide Presentations & Knowledge Sharing: Able to deliver formal presentations in a clear, compelling manner to large or executive audiences. Regularly shares relevant articles, industry trends, and leads training sessions (e.g., lunch-and-learns)

Documentation Leadership: Capable of leading design sketches and detailed documentation. Proactively cleans up “tech debt” in documentation to keep knowledge current and accessible

Preferred

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent

Additional credentials (e.g., CISSP, CCNP, CKA) a plus

Company

Allan Myers Inc.

Allan Myers Inc. is a heavy civil construction company and materials provider

Founded in 1939

Worcester, Pennsylvania, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.allanmyers.com/

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