Cloud Engineer III

Uber Freight • Frisco, TX

215d • Hybrid

About The Position

The ideal candidate for this role will possess expertise in architecting and optimizing solutions across both infrastructure and platform layers, including Kubernetes and public cloud environments. They will be responsible for implementing scalable, high-performance systems, implementing new and working within existing CI/CD pipelines, and developing automation and orchestration tools. Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams are essential.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure roles.
• Proficiency in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation.
• Strong CI/CD knowledge and debugging skills.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and orchestration.
• Familiarity with ELK stack, Prometheus, or Grafana.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience mentoring and collaborating across teams.
• Agile/Scrum experience.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and conceptual thinking.
• Focused, driven, and results-oriented.

Nice To Haves

• Expert certifications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with Atlantis, Spacelift, Terraform Cloud.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Terraform Enterprise, Sentinel, and OPA.
• Experience with distributed systems in public cloud.
• Technical documentation and codelab creation.
• Strong scripting in Python, Go, Bash.
• Prior experience at FAANG or top-tier SaaS/cloud infra companies.
• Passion for automation, learning, and high-performance teams.
• Ability to influence and inspire others.
• 2 years Linux systems administration.
• 2 years Windows systems administration.
• 3 years hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters and other virtualization systems (VMware, Proxmox, Xen, or Hyper-V).
• Knowledge of basic Windows technologies (AD, DNS, etc.).
• Experience incorporating PCI, SOX, SOC 2 controls related to OS hardening.
• Experience working on Data Center Migration Projects.
• Knowledge of basic Network technology as it relates to virtualization.
• Knowledge of basic Storage technology as it relates to virtualization.
• Experience in ITIL-based service management and agile methodologies.
• Experience with development team management software including JIRA, GitHub, Confluence.
• Strong problem-solving, troubleshooting, and analytical skills, and attention to detail and quality.

Responsibilities

• Deploy advanced technical solutions that drive the evolution of Uber Freight's network and systems.
• Focus on modernizing infrastructure, cloud networking, and DevOps integration.
• Implement Infrastructure-as-Code, Kubernetes, and Zero Trust architecture.
• Apply Site Reliability Engineering to create resilient and scalable platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize performance and enhance system architecture.
• Enable and evolve Uber Freight's foundational cloud infrastructure layer, including observability, connectivity, resilience, and availability.
• Lead cloud-based solution design, deployment, and management using IaC tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Develop and implement cloud architecture best practices for performance, cost, and security.
• Collaborate with software teams to integrate cloud services and support CI/CD pipelines.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute infrastructure and automation projects, including scoping, budgeting, scheduling, resourcing, risk management, and stakeholder communication.
• Conduct audits using tools like Splunk, Prometheus, and Grafana.
• Mentor engineers and lead architectural discussions.
• Design and implement automation solutions using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Python, or other tools to streamline and optimize operational processes such as provisioning, configuration, patching, backup, recovery, monitoring, and auditing.
• Evaluate and adopt new cloud technologies and tools.
• Lead incident response and troubleshooting for cloud infrastructure.
• Communicate technical solutions clearly to stakeholders.
• Own vision, roadmap, and execution for cloud infrastructure.
• Help establish and enforce Windows and Linux infrastructure automation standards, guidelines, and procedures, and conduct regular reviews and audits to ensure compliance.
• Improve operability and usability of Uber Freight's cloud systems.
• Build and deliver training for engineering teams.
• Integrate Google Cloud services with core systems.
• Scale multi-region systems with focus on reliability and cost-efficiency.
• Collaborate with developers to improve deployment safety.
• Work within Agile teams to design, develop, test, and support full-stack solutions.
• Encourage innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Help architect reference applications for public cloud patterns.
• Enable fast, compliant infrastructure provisioning and decommissioning.
• Create ephemeral environments for testing and demos.
• Implement cost management solutions for engineering teams.

Benefits

• Company sponsored health plan
• Dental and vision benefits
• 401k match
• Financial and mental wellness benefits
• Parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Performance or sales incentive bonus program
• Participation in Uber Freight equity awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree