Cloud Engineer- Secret Clearance required

Sherpa 6 • Spring Lake, NC

1d • $100,000 - $135,000

About The Position

At Sherpa 6, we build innovative software solutions for forward-leaning customers who operate in demanding, high-impact environments. We are seeking a visionary Cloud Engineer to lead the design, evolution, and optimization of our cloud-deployed systems. This role will own the architecture for our flagship products, shaping scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions from the ground up. The ideal candidate will not only architect world-class systems, but also establish best practices, mature our cloud processes, and drive efficiency and cost-effectiveness as we continue to grow and scale our development organization.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance required (Interim ok)
• US Citizenship required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering
• Azure Fundamentals Certificate
• Security+ Certification
• Experience with public cloud architecture, cloud strategy, networking, security, compliance workload types, migration patterns, tools, and PKI
• Experience with various enterprise applications and IT services, as well as software development, compliance and security, and IT operations disciplines.
• Knowledge of cloud design patterns, cloud operations and cloud cost models with experience implementing best practices or suggested improvements.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams

Nice To Haves

• Azure Administrator Associate
• Azure Network Engineer Associate

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the software development teams to design and implement systems using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Focus on developing processes and practices that emphasize scalability and re-usability as we deploy multiple instances of our software
• Act as the subject matter expert of cloud management and lead our team towards industry best practices
• Take ownership of our existing infrastructure and work to improve its efficiency and quality
• Work in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for cloud solutions, including planning, requirements, development, testing, and quality assurance
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root causes, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures

Benefits

• We offer a competitive benefits package, covering the cost of medical for you and your family; we also offer dental, vision, health and wellness benefits and a generous retirement savings plan.
• We believe that our employees can manage their workload and their personal life, therefore we extend a generous PTO policy.
• This allows our employees to balance their lives as they see fit.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level