Cloud Engineer

Facility: Stevens Center Building

Location: Sioux Falls, SD

Address: 900 East 54th St N, Sioux Falls, SD 57104, USA

Shift: 8 Hours - Day Shifts

Job Schedule: Full time

Weekly

Hours:

40.00

Salary Range: $31.00 - $49.50

Pay Info: Pay starts at $31 and increases according to years of applicable experience.

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer with strong hands‑on experience in AWS cloud infrastructure, landing zone architecture, workload migration, infrastructure as code, and secure enterprise cloud operations. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting cloud environments across AWS and Azure, with a strong focus on AWS workload migrations, account onboarding into Landing Zone Accelerator environments, CI/CD automation, and cloud security best practices.

The candidate should have deep experience with core AWS services, hub‑and‑spoke network models, infrastructure automation using Terraform and Cloud Formation, YAML‑based deployment pipelines, and enterprise cloud platforms such as Sage Maker, Redshift, and AWS Identity Center.

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure primarily in AWS and also in Azure
• Support Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) implementations and ongoing operations in AWS and Azure environments
• Lead and support AWS workload migrations from legacy or existing environments into modern cloud architectures
• Plan and execute AWS account migration and onboarding into Landing Zone Accelerator environments
• Design and support hub‑and‑spoke network architectures for enterprise cloud environments
• Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure as code using Terraform, Cloud Formation, and YAML
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and related automation tools
• Support Sage Maker infrastructure setup, configuration, and operational management
• Plan and support Redshift migration initiatives, including infrastructure design, deployment, and optimization
• Configure and manage AWS Identity Center to support secure access, role‑based access control, and federation requirements
• Implement and enforce cloud security best practices across networking, IAM, logging, encryption, monitoring, and compliance
• Collaborate with security, networking, Dev Ops, and application teams to ensure cloud solutions align with enterprise standards
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, deployment, access, and migration issues across cloud platforms
• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks

Associate Degree in computer science, math, engineering, or related field required.

Must have 4 years in Windows and Linux server or infrastructure system administration in a large‑scale environment. Scripting skills in Powershell, Bash and Python are preferred.

Experience with version control repositories, configuration management frameworks and CI/CD pipeline automation tools is a plus.

Knowledge of networking fundamentals to support Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Networks, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS.

• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
• AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer
  
  AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate
• Azure Fundamentals
• Azure Administrator Associate
• Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Sanford offers an attractive benefits package for qualifying full‑time and part‑time employees. Depending on eligibility, a variety of benefits include health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, and a generous time off package to maintain a healthy home‑work balance. For more information about Total Rewards, visit

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation for help with your online application, please call or send an email to talent.

Sanford has a Drug Free Workplace Policy. An accepted offer will require a drug screen and pre‑employment background screening as a condition of employment.