Apply on Employer Site

Alight Solutions · 3 days ago

Cloud & DevOps Engineer - Virtual

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$140K/yr - $180K/yr

3+ years exp

Alight Solutions is dedicated to championing people and helping them grow with purpose. They are seeking a Cloud & DevOps Engineer to design and implement cloud-native solutions, manage production systems, and collaborate with teams to enhance operational reliability and efficiency.

ConsultingEmployee BenefitsFinanceHuman ResourcesSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and evolve cloud-native solutions for infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment pipelines

Own production systems end-to-end, including design decisions, implementation, operational reliability, and iterative improvement

Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and Ansible

Design, implement, optimize, and own CI/CD pipeline tooling for application and infrastructure deployments using tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins

Design, implement, and own high-quality, maintainable code in a modern language like Python, and author reliable Bash or PowerShell scripts

Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and contribute to internal platforms that enable teams to build and deploy AI-enabled solutions using AWS Bedrock and WatsonX

Implement observability, monitoring, and alerting to ensure system reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency

Embed security into infrastructure and delivery workflows by applying DevSecOps practices such as least-privilege access, secure defaults, and automated policy enforcement

Collaborate effectively with application, platform, network, and security teams, clearly communicating requirements, tradeoffs, and design decisions

Maintain clear documentation and proactively explore and apply emerging technologies in cloud, DevOps, and AI

Qualification

AWSInfrastructure as CodeCI/CD pipelinesPythonDevSecOpsDockerKubernetesTerraformCloudFormationAnsibleBashJavaJavaScriptPowerShellAgileOpen-source contributionsMulti-cloud familiarityCollaborationCommunicationSelf-directed learning

Required

Hands-on experience building and operating AWS-based systems using services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, and Lambda

Experience using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)

Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in production environments

Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes

Working knowledge of AWS networking and security, including troubleshooting connectivity issues, defining security group rules, applying least-privilege IAM policies, and partnering with network and security engineers

Ability to impact reliability, scalability, and performance, and make pragmatic tradeoffs in production systems

Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical outcomes across teams

Demonstrated self-directed learning and curiosity—proactively seeking out and applying new technologies and approaches

3+ years of experience in software development, cloud engineering, or DevOps roles

Experience operating automated infrastructure and delivery pipelines at scale

Exposure to foundational AI concepts (e.g., LLMs, agentic patterns, RAG) and interest in applying AI to automation, developer tooling, or operational workflows