Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

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Role: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Cloud Admin

Location: Austin, TX Hybrid Must live here

Duration: : 12 Months Contract

Interview: video

Hiring a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Cloud Admin with strong expertise in cloud networking, security, and DevOps to support large-scale migrations and ongoing operations across Azure and AWS for a Texas State Agency (HHS).

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, integrate, and secure Azure/AWS cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, Serverless).
• Strong cloud networking: IP protocols, hub-and-spoke, public vs. private networking (IRS/HIPAA compliance).
• Support cloud migrations (200 applications) and ongoing cloud operations.
• Infrastructure automation using IaC and scripting (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Helm).
• Manage and patch PaaS services, support Kubernetes (foundational level), handle vulnerabilities, tagging, governance, and prevent cloud sprawl.
• Work with CI/CD pipelines for operational deployments (not app development).
• Act as a Swiss Army Knife support tools, infra, governance, and cloud environments.
  
  

Top Skills Required

• Cloud Networking & Security (Must Have)
• Azure & AWS Cloud Administration
• CI/CD (Azure DevOps / AWS)
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Scripting & Automation
• Kubernetes (Support level, not development)
  
  

Technical Stack

Cloud: Azure, AWS

Networking: Hub-spoke, IP protocols, public/private networking

IaC / Automation: Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Kubernetes Helm

DevOps / CI-CD: Azure DevOps, AWS tools

Containers: Kubernetes (ops/support)

Security & Governance: Vulnerability mgmt, tagging, compliance, cloud sprawl prevention

Top Skills

• Cloud Networking & Security- REALLY WANT INFRASTRUTURE SUPPORT / CLOUD ADMIN
• Solutioning, configuring, integrating, and securing cloud networking and service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless) in Azure/AWS.- must have
• IP protocols and common terminology (hub/spoke). MUST HAVE
• Hub spoc - networking differences from public and private to keep it secure since we do IRS and HIPPA
  
  

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• DevOps
• Strong CI/CD knowledge. In Azure or AWS
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Proficient automation using scripting (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Kubernetes Helm) and third-party tools.
• Migration from on-prem to cloud (200 applications ongoing).
• Secondary Skills
• Cloud CI/CD experience (must-have).
• Nice-to-have: advanced automation and governance expertise.
• Swiss army knife profile support tools, not develop applications.
• Strong infrastructure management skills:
• Patching and maintaining PaaS services.
• Supporting Kubernetes clusters (foundation only).
• Addressing vulnerabilities, tagging, governance.
• Preventing cloud sprawl through governance