Kake · 1 day ago
Senior Cloud Engineer
Los Angeles County, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior LevelKake is a remote-first company that provides top-tier engineering teams to support innovative companies. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to define and evolve cloud strategy for their Media & Broadcast Cloud Engineering team, focusing on designing scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures.
Responsibilities
Design and evolve cloud architectures that support media and broadcast workloads across cloud-only and hybrid (on-prem) environments
Define high-level cloud blueprints, reference architectures, networking models, and technical roadmaps aligned with business objectives
Evaluate cloud services across compute, networking, storage, and platforms to select the best solutions for each use case
Collaborate closely with cloud engineers to communicate architectural decisions and ensure best practices and patterns are followed
Create design specifications, architecture diagrams, migration plans, security and compliance checklists, and cloud adoption strategies
Provide technical leadership around infrastructure as code, CI/CD, monitoring, resiliency, and operational excellence
Partner with Cybersecurity, InfoSec, and Legal teams on governance, security, compliance, and scalability decisions
Engage with stakeholders and decision-makers to balance technical trade-offs with budget, timeline, and compliance requirements
Build proofs of concept (POCs) to validate design patterns and technical approaches
Participate in architecture reviews, project kickoffs, post-mortems, and incident root cause analysis
Continuously explore new technologies and propose improvements around performance, reliability, cost optimization, and maintainability
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise with AWS, including IAM, authentication/authorization, and networking
Strong experience designing scalable, highly available systems using containerization and/or serverless architectures
Experience with hybrid cloud connectivity (e.g. Direct Connect, AWS Outposts)
Solid understanding of infrastructure architecture models (centralized vs. distributed systems)
Strong knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and/or Terragrunt
Proficiency in at least two programming languages (e.g. Python, Java, C++)
Experience building deployment pipelines and enabling self-service platforms
Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
Strong collaboration mindset and comfort working with cross-functional teams
Preferred
AWS Solutions Architect – Professional certification
Experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or Azure
Background in Media & Entertainment or broadcast systems
Additional certifications (Terraform, Google Cloud, Azure, CCIP, CCIE, etc.)
Enjoys collaborating with others, sharing knowledge, and contributing to a positive and pragmatic team environment
Benefits
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Company
Kake
Life is Better with Kake! Kake offers premier teams of software engineers to support some of the world's most prominent and innovative brands.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Jake Foley
CEO & Founder
Luke Foley
COO
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