Cloud Automation Engineer

Risepoint

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About The Position

Risepoint is an education technology company that provides world-class support and trusted expertise to more than 100 universities and colleges. We primarily work with regional universities, helping them develop and grow their high-ROI, workforce-focused online degree programs in critical areas such as nursing, teaching, business, and public service. Risepoint is dedicated to increasing access to affordable education so that more students, especially working adults, can improve their careers and meet employer and community needs. Risepoint assists primarily regional universities in increasing their access and impact by making their academic programs available to students online. Founded in 2007, Risepoint's mission is to expand access to high-quality, affordable, and workforce-relevant education, especially for working and adult students. Risepoint brings single-minded dedication to student success, an integrated set of services, and data-driven performance to our collaboration with university partners. Role Overview The Cloud Automation Engineer is responsible for designing and delivering zero-touch provisioning across Risepoint’s multi-cloud environments. This role builds reusable reference architectures, automates governance and security guardrails, and ensures that developers can launch compliant infrastructure rapidly and securely. You will be the hands-on expert in Terraform and CI/CD integration, driving automation that reduces toil and accelerates delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years in cloud automation, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering.
• Proficiency with Terraform and other IaC frameworks (ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation).
• Experience integrating CI/CD with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of cloud governance and compliance frameworks.
• Experience with monitoring and security tooling integration into automation pipelines.
• Ability to produce clear documentation and architectural diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates across Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines that embed security, tagging, monitoring, and backup controls.
• Continuously update reference architectures to align with cloud-native best practices.
• Implement drift detection, automated remediation, and policy-as-code guardrails.
• Enable developers to launch approved infrastructure securely via CI/CD release processes.
• Integrate IaC workflows with CMDB and IAM for full traceability and compliance.
• Document and diagram automation processes to support training and governance.
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform Manager and developer teams to streamline provisioning.

Benefits

• 18 days PTO + Winter Shutdown
• 12 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday
• Medical – four options
• Dental
• Vision
• Life & Disability (company paid)
• Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
• Retirement plan with company match
• Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave (company paid)
• Volunteer Time Off
• Supplemental Benefits: Wellness program, Alternative medicine options, Pet discounts, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity
• Continuous Professional and Leadership Development Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement for employees and their dependents
• Rewards & Recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees