Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

Department: Platform Operations

Reports to: Director of Platform Operations

Overview

FedPoint is seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our cloud infrastructure. This role plays a critical part in shaping cloud strategy, establishing architecture standards, and ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions that align with organizational goals. You will serve as both a technical leader and mentor, guiding a team of engineers while driving innovation across our cloud environment.

About The Team

Platform Operations delivers strategic systems planning, cloud platform development, and end user support. The team is focused on providing reliable, secure, and forward-thinking solutions that support the organization’s long-term success.

What You Will Do

Cloud Platform Management

• Lead migration of on premises infrastructure to AWS with minimal disruption
• Design and implement scalable and resilient cloud architecture
• Manage AWS services including compute, storage, networking, databases, and security
• Monitor performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability
• Drive cost optimization and operational efficiency across cloud resources
• Implement automation for infrastructure provisioning and deployments using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
• Establish and maintain change management practices
  
  

Leadership and Mentorship

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to cloud engineering team members
• Mentor engineers in cloud and DevOps best practices
• Partner with development teams on deployment strategies and workflows
• Present cloud strategy and business value to leadership
  
  

Cloud Security

• Define and enforce cloud security standards aligned with NIST controls
• Design secure cloud architecture and implement infrastructure hardening practices
• Lead security monitoring, threat detection, and incident response efforts
• Oversee risk analysis, vulnerability management, and remediation
• Support audit readiness and compliance reporting
• Integrate security into DevOps and CI CD pipelines
  
  

DevOps and Automation

• Design and manage CI CD pipelines and deployment processes
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code solutions
• Automate cloud operations and system management
• Collaborate with development teams on release and configuration management
• Promote adoption of DevOps principles across teams
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 8 years of experience in cloud engineering or DevOps with strong focus on AWS
• Deep knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps practices and automated security tools
• Hands on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience building and managing CI CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub
• Strong knowledge of networking, cloud security, and system administration
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, ELK, or Splunk
• Strong problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills
  
  

Key Strengths

• Ability to adapt to rapidly evolving technology
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively
• Calm and efficient problem solving in complex environments
• Self motivated with the ability to work independently
  
  

This is an opportunity to take a leading role in building and securing a modern cloud environment while making a meaningful impact across the organization.

Why Join Us?

At FedPoint, our mission is to create and deliver world-class benefits experiences for our customers, clients, and business partners.

We offer a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration are encouraged. You'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact while honing your skills and advancing your career.

In addition to working for a company with great people and an excellent reputation, what’s in it for you?

• Generous 401k plan: 100% match of employee's contribution, up to a maximum of 6% salary, vests immediately.
• Bonus Opportunity: Qualifying employees can earn an annual bonus based on company metrics and personal performance.
• Lots of paid time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 7 sick days, 3 personal days, and 12 paid holidays!
• Competitive benefits include health, dental, vision, disability, life, legal, flexible spending account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
• 6 weeks fully-paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement program to support career goals.
• Corporate giving and matching gifts program.
• Volunteer program: Paid time off to volunteer and company-organized volunteering opportunities.
• A wide variety of personal, professional, and career development programs.
• Comprehensive wellness program offering a variety of resources and activities to help support your well-being in the following areas: career, financial, mental, emotional, physical, social and community.
  
  

All offers of employment with FedPoint are conditional upon satisfactory completion of a pre-employment background check.

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