Principal Cloud Engineer

Overview

This role is primarily responsible for setting technical strategy, overseeing complex cloud architectures, and driving innovation. Serve as a technical authority on cloud strategy, architecture, and operations, working closely with cross‐functional teams to deliver highly scalable, secure, and cost‑effective cloud solutions. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to drive cloud innovation across the organization.

This role is primarily responsible for setting technical strategy, overseeing complex cloud architectures, and driving innovation. Serve as a technical authority on cloud strategy, architecture, and operations, working closely with cross‐functional teams to deliver highly scalable, secure, and cost‑effective cloud solutions. The role requires deep technical expertise, strong leadership, and the ability to drive cloud innovation across the organization.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Cloud Architecture Strategy – Define and implement the overall cloud architecture and strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals and technology roadmaps.
• Technical Leadership and Innovation – Serve as the primary technical advisor for cloud infrastructure projects, guiding best practices in design, scalability, resilience, and performance. Identify and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and trends, recommending their application within the organization to drive efficiency and innovation.
• Project Oversight
  - Lead end‑to‑end cloud projects, from concept through deployment, by coordinating with engineering, Dev Ops, security, and operations teams.
• Optimization and Cost Management – Develop strategies for efficient cloud resource management, cost optimization, and performance enhancement, ensuring financial accountability.
• Documentation and Knowledge Sharing – Establish, review and maintain high‑quality documentation, architectural diagrams, and operational standards for cloud infrastructure.
• Support
  - Provide technical mentorship to cloud engineers at all levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and technical growth. Provide 24/7 on‑call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure.

• Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Policy as Code & Governance
• Programming & Advanced Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
• Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Monitoring and Observability
• Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
• Advanced Cloud and Network Security
• Cloud Architecture Expertise
• Developer Enablement
• Agile and Dev Ops Methodologies
• Security and Compliance Leadership

• Minimum Required
  
  Education and Experience:
  
  Bachelor's Degree and 10 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 14 years' experience in Technical Hands‑On Leader of Cloud Teams
• Preferred Education:
  
  Bachelor’s or master’s degree
• Preferred Area of Study:
  
  Cloud
• Preferred Area of
  
  Experience:
  
  Multi‑Cloud

Preferred Licenses or

Certifications:

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional - IO;

Azure Solutions Architect Expert - IO;

Hashi Corp Certified:
Terraform - IO;

Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional - IO;

AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer
- Professional - IO;

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) - IO;

Azure Dev Ops Engineer Expert - IO

Bachelor's Degree and 10 years of experience in Technical Hands‑On Leader of Cloud Teams OR High School Diploma or GED and 14 years of experience in Technical Hands‑On Leader of Cloud Teams

• 10+ years of infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or platform engineering experience.
• 7+ years of Kubernetes/Open Shift administration experience.
• Experience managing large-scale production Open Shift environments.
• Proven experience supporting highly regulated, mission‑critical applications.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise platform initiatives.

• Red Hat Open Shift Container Platform (OCP), Kubernetes Administration, Open Shift Operators, Open Shift Service Mesh, Open…