Cloud Engineer

I’m recruiting a junior to midlevel IT Cloud Engineer (AWS/GCP) to work onsite downtown San Francisco for a very cool satellite firm. You must have excellent communication skills, be motivated and ambitious as this firm is growing fast. Note: You must be a US Citizen and able to pass a strict background screen due to the nature of this firm’s work. NO C2C/visa holders/OPT/F1 will be considered. This role is an Internal Cloud IT Operations / Infrastructure Administration supporting their operations and internal development groups. You’ll be assisting these teams by designing, deploying and managing AWS and GCP permissions, creating projects/accounts, network services and other ad-hoc tasks. You’ll need to know Terraform for provisioning, bash or python for scripting and automation. Success means translating complex infrastructure patterns into clear, user-friendly documentation and self-service tools that empower other engineers.This is a Contract-To-Hire position, with an expected base salary of ~ $140k. Hourly W2 pay is expected to be $60-70/hour W2 DOE. We offer medical, dental, and a Roth IRA, we contribute $$ towards your medical premium. Conversion to FTE is expected to be next year.The Role:Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code on GCP and AWSAutomate operational tasks and improve system reliability through scriptingImplement and manage networking solutions within cloud environments to ensure secure and efficient data flowContribute to the continuous improvement of our cloud platformsWrite clear, concise documentation, runbooks, and architectural diagrams to scale knowledge across our engineering org.Actively participate in design reviews and technical discussions, translating internal stakeholder requirements into reliable infrastructure solutions.Minimum Qualifications:2+ years of relevant and proficient experience in AWS and GCPProficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)Experience with scripting languages (Bash)Experience with programming languages (Python, Golang)Strong technical and interpersonal communication skills—the ability to articulate complex infrastructure concepts to highly technical peers and cross-functional stakeholders and create runbooks and diagrams.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similarPreferred:Experience with CICD GitOps development (GitLab / GitHub Actions)Experience administering and troubleshooting Linux systemsHands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or cloud-native logging (BigQuery/Cloud Logging, CloudWatch) to debug complex distributed system failures.Interested? Apply with your resume. We require Zoom video interviews for ALL candidates and a LinkedIn Profile with a picture or verification.