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Job Description: Senior Concierge Cloud Engineer (AWS / Kubernetes / IaC)

Position Type: Contract to Hire

Compensation: $75-85

Location: On-Site, Salt Lake City

The Senior Concierge Cloud Engineer serves as an elite, high-touch technical partner and advisor—bridging advanced cloud infrastructure with key organizational stakeholders. This role goes beyond traditional engineering to deliver a “white-glove,” consultative service by designing, optimizing, and maintaining highly secure, scalable, and resilient AWS environments tailored to critical business needs. You will act as a trusted advisor who proactively embeds into client and developer workflows to optimize cloud spend, integrate AI-enabled capabilities, mentor engineering teams, and elevate the overall cloud experience.

• Proven ability to operate as a trusted technical liaison and build strong stakeholder relationships across engineering, product, and business teams.
• Strong ability to translate complex infrastructure, security, and architectural concepts into clear, actionable guidance for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Hands‑on experience designing, building, and maintaining highly available AWS environments, including leading seamless deployments with minimal disruption.
• Expert‑level AWS knowledge and strong containerization experience, including Kubernetes and container tooling.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation capability using tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, Chef, or Salt Stack, plus Git Flow and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Travis, Jenkins).
• Deep Linux systems administration expertise.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, Java, or Node.js.
• Experience designing and implementing monitoring/observability solutions using tools such as Dynatrace, Cloud Watch, Nagios, IPMon, or similar.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops, Scrum, and ITIL methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to take incident ownership, perform root‑cause analysis, and participate in an on‑call rotation focused on reliability.
• Strong documentation habits—able to maintain clear, comprehensive architecture and process documentation.

• Practical experience designing, integrating, or leveraging AI‑assisted development tools and Generative AI capabilities within cloud platforms to improve operational efficiency and developer productivity.
• Experience driving modernization initiatives and continuous improvement through automation and cross‑functional innovation.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 7+ years of overall IT/infrastructure experience.
• 3+ years of dedicated, hands‑on experience designing and managing AWS cloud services.
• Proven experience in a customer‑facing / consultative / high‑touch advisory capacity.
• Preferred: 4+ years architecting and managing production Kubernetes environments.
• Preferred: 8+ years as a Linux Systems Administrator/Engineer.
• Preferred: 6+ years collaborating as a bridge between software development and operations teams.

Gravity cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer directly (we are not open to contract or “corp to corp” agreements).

Gravity IT Resources is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.