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Senior Cloud Platform Administrator

Arka Innovate
Farmington, CT Contractor
POSTED ON 6/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/12/2026

Arka is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Administrator to manage, support, and optimize enterprise cloud environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in cloud administration, infrastructure automation, DevOps, security compliance, CI/CD pipeline support, and cloud operations.

This role is responsible for maintaining cloud infrastructure, implementing automation, supporting migration initiatives, enforcing security controls, and ensuring high availability of enterprise platforms.


Work Schedule: 100% Onsite (5 Days per Week)


Key Responsibilities

API & Backend Leadership

  • Cloud Administration & Operations
  • Administer and support AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments.
  • Monitor cloud resources and ensure platform availability, performance, and reliability.
  • Manage cloud networking, storage, compute, IAM, and security configurations.
  • Support cloud migration and modernization initiatives.

Infrastructure Automation

  • Deploy and maintain infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, and Pulumi.
  • Automate provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks.
  • Maintain cloud resource inventory and governance standards.

CI/CD & DevOps Support

  • Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, and Spinnaker.
  • Troubleshoot deployment issues and improve release processes.
  • Support containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.

Security & Compliance

  • Implement cloud security best practices and compliance standards.
  • Manage vulnerability scanning using SonarQube, Snyk, Trivy, Checkmarx, and Fortify.
  • Support secrets management using HashiCorp Vault and GitLeaks.
  • Implement policy enforcement and compliance monitoring.

Monitoring & Incident Management

  • Monitor system health, logs, and cloud resources.
  • Perform root cause analysis and incident resolution.
  • Support disaster recovery and backup strategies.
  • Maintain operational documentation and runbooks.

Qualifications & Requirements

  • 5 years of cloud administration experience.Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines.Knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker.Experience with cloud security and compliance practices.Strong troubleshooting and operational support skills.
  • Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

  • AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications.Experience with DevSecOps tools.
  • Experience supporting enterprise-scale cloud environments.Experience working with globally distributed teams.

At Arka Innovate, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

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