Cloud Engineer

Job Description

• Assist in the design and deployment of cloud-based architectures, ensuring optimal scalability, reliability, and security while adhering to industry standards.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, resolve complex issues, and enhance cloud infrastructure performance.
• Champion the evaluation and integration of emerging cloud technologies and methodologies to improve our client's cloud ecosystem.
• Establish and execute robust cloud governance strategies to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Required Skills

• 4+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, specializing in the design, implementation, and management of advanced cloud solutions.
• Proven experience in designing and deploying AWS cloud infrastructure solutions at scale, across multiple classification domains (e.g., IL5 to IL6+).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with hands-on experience in core services like EC2, S3, Lambda, and EBS.
• Experience in creating, managing, and securing server OS images across multiple classification domains using AWS AMIs.
• Working experience with Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible, for automating cloud environments.
• Experience scripting and programming (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Working experience in an operational environment; managing a ticket queue, ability to search through an existing knowledge base.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex cloud-related issues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Active Comptia Security+ or other 8140/8570 certificate with at least 1 year before expiration.

Pay & Benefit Highlights

Compensation

• Above market fixed salary or hourly pay.
• Up to $10,000 bonus for each referral.
• Additional bonuses for exceptional performance, assisting with business development and company growth.

Health

• 100% paid premiums for health insurance. Choose from over 80 gold-level medical plans from Aetna, CareFirst, Kaiser and UnitedHealthcare. Choose from PPO, EPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible.
• HSA and FSA options.
• 100% paid premiums for dental insurance.
• 100% paid premiums for vision insurance.

Income Protection

• 100% paid premiums for short-term disability.
• 100% paid premiums for long-term disability.
• 100% paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment.
• 100% paid premiums for life insurance with a $200,000 max benefit.

Retirement

• 8% company contribution to 401k with immediate vesting.
• 401k pre-tax and Roth options.

Leave

• Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
• 11 days of paid floating holidays.

Work-Life Balance

• Flexible work schedules including flex time and compressed work period.
• Remote work including partial or fully remote (contract and project-dependent).

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Base-2 Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.