Pacific Life · 1 day ago
Sr Cloud Engineer I
Charlotte - NC
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $123K/yr
4+ years expPacific Life is a company dedicated to providing for loved ones and planning rewarding retirements. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to help build and maintain cloud platforms, ensuring secure and efficient cloud services for the organization.
FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance
Responsibilities
Deliver and maintain software, scripts, configuration files, and other programming artifacts to implement robust solutions
Utilize core tools including (but not exclusively): AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, and Azure DevOps Pipelines
Ensure end-to-end availability and performance of mission-critical services by building automation to prevent problem recurrence and automating responses to service conditions
Integrate and enforce security best practices across all cloud assets, including managing shared secrets, key rotation, and other critical security requirements
Collaborate closely with the corporate security team to deploy cloud security tools, enforce policies, and monitor access
Participate in the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of tools, software, policies, and procedures
Mentor and guide others in the principles and best practices of cloud-native architecture, design, implementation strategies, and software development methodologies
Communicate complex technical details effectively to all stakeholders and collaborate with people at all organizational levels
Partner with business stakeholders, support teams, and engineering teams to provide comprehensive solutions
Review design and test plans from other infrastructure, information security, and application teams, identifying potential gaps and alternative solutions
Act as a recognized expert within the organization, contributing to the development of functional strategy and recommending process, product, or service improvements
Work within an Agile team to prioritize and organize work efforts efficiently
Monitor system performance, and recommend, execute, and automate corrective action
Qualification
Required
4+ years of experience in an applicable cloud, infrastructure, or software engineering role
2−4 years of hands-on experience building cloud infrastructure or cloud-native applications via automation. Required hands-on experience in both AWS and Azure
Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience and certifications
Proven experience working as part of a Scrum or Agile team
Strong background in at least two of the following areas: compute & storage, network, security, software development, or data analytics
Proficient in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or Node.JS. Experience with bash and PowerShell, as well as the Command-Line Interface (CLI) for at least one major cloud service (preferably AWS CLI)
Experience using a configuration management platform such as Tanium, Ansible or Puppet
Effective communicator with the ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and experience presenting to non-technical business audiences
Preferred
Experience writing and maintaining Terraform modules
Experience writing and maintaining Azure DevOps Pipelines
Extensive expertise in Troubleshooting complex connectivity and product delivery workloads
MS in Computer Science and/or Engineering
Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Associate Cloud Engineer, OCI DevOps Professional, Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certification
Benefits
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Wellbeing Reimbursement Account that can be used on yourself or your eligible dependents
Generous paid time off options including: Paid Time Off, Holiday Schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off
Paid Parental Leave as well as an Adoption Assistance Program
Competitive 401k savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation
Company
Pacific Life
Pacific Life Insurance is an insurance company that provides life insurance products, annuities, and mutual funds.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (14)
2024 (9)
2023 (16)
2022 (19)
2021 (14)
2020 (17)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.44B2025-09-03Debt Financing· $750M
2025-06-18Debt Financing· $688.57M
Leadership Team
Howard Hirakawa
Senior Vice President and Fund Advisor Operations
Joe Krum
Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Global Institutional Investment Group
Recent News
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