Cloud Engineer

Progress Rail•Albertville, AL

About The Position

The Cloud Engineer designs, implements, administers, and optimizes enterprise cloud and DevOps platforms supporting application delivery, infrastructure automation, data services, and operational excellence. The role provides hands-on engineering and administration across cloud platforms, CI/CD automation, infrastructure as code, source code management, developer productivity tools, and cloud governance. It partners with application development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, AI, engineering, and business teams to improve deployment velocity, reliability, security, scalability, cost visibility, and operational efficiency. This mid-level position delivers hands-on cloud and DevOps engineering within established architecture, security, and governance standards. The engineer independently delivers assigned solutions, resolves complex platform issues, and contributes to continuous improvement. Senior-level enterprise architecture ownership and formal people-management responsibilities are not required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent education and relevant experience may be considered.
Three to seven years of relevant experience supporting cloud platforms, DevOps environments, infrastructure automation, software engineering, or application delivery systems.
Strong written and verbal communication, problem-solving, prioritization, teamwork, customer service, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management skills.
Working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, ITIL concepts, incident management, change management, release management, and root cause analysis.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word for technical documentation, procedures, standards, and training materials; Excel for data analysis, work tracking, formulas, pivot tables, and operational reports; and PowerPoint for technical and executive presentations.
Ability to use Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and Outlook for collaboration, content management, professional communication, scheduling, and knowledge sharing.
Ability to use Microsoft Visio or a comparable diagramming tool to document cloud architectures, integrations, and process flows.
Use Microsoft 365 Copilot responsibly to improve productivity, documentation, and collaboration where approved.

Nice To Haves

Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, or AWS CloudFormation.
GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Copilot administration, and software supply chain security.
Docker fundamentals and exposure to Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service.
Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, AWS CloudWatch, Splunk, Sumo Logic, or comparable observability platforms.
SQL fundamentals, Snowflake awareness, data integration concepts, and support for data or AI platforms.
Experience migrating repositories from Bitbucket to GitHub.
Experience implementing enterprise DevSecOps practices and cloud governance standards.
Relevant certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-400, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Terraform Associate, GitHub, or Atlassian credentials.

Responsibilities

Support and administer Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services cloud environments; deploy, configure, and maintain cloud-native services.
Monitor cloud resource utilization, performance, availability, and cost; implement governance, tagging standards, role-based access controls, and resource lifecycle management.
Assist with cloud migration, modernization, hybrid cloud, and on-premises integration initiatives.
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform, Azure Bicep, ARM Templates, or comparable technologies; automate provisioning and configuration management.
Develop reusable infrastructure templates, standards, and automation frameworks.
Administer GitHub Enterprise Cloud, including repositories, organizations, teams, permissions, and governance.
Support Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Jira Cloud, and related integrations.
Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, or comparable technologies; create reusable workflows and pipeline templates.
Support release and change management processes.
Integrate code quality, vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and security controls into CI/CD pipelines; support identity and access management, least-privilege access, software supply chain security, and DevSecOps practices.
Collaborate with Cybersecurity teams to meet corporate security, governance, and audit requirements.
Configure monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability solutions; monitor platform health, usage, performance, reliability, and cost, and proactively resolve issues.
Participate in incident resolution, problem management, and root cause analysis; develop dashboards and metrics related to software delivery performance.
Partner with development and engineering teams to improve workflows and platform adoption; implement self-service tools and automation solutions.
Create technical documentation, standards, operational procedures, and training materials; provide technical guidance and training to developers and administrators.
Lead moderately complex cloud and DevOps platform enhancements within approved architecture, security, and governance standards.
Evaluate recurring operational issues and implement automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
Contribute to enterprise cloud governance, platform standards, reusable patterns, and technology roadmaps.
Support repository migrations, platform consolidations, and modernization initiatives.
Mentor less-experienced team members and provide technical leadership for assigned initiatives.
Identify opportunities to improve deployment speed, quality, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
Perform work in a professional office or remote work environment, based on the assigned work arrangement; use a computer, telephone, conferencing technology, and standard office equipment for extended periods.
Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders through written, verbal, and virtual channels; participate in planned maintenance, deployment, incident response, or after-hours support when business needs require.
Travel occasionally when required by project and business needs.

Benefits

Competitive salary.
401(k) plan with up to 6% company match, no waiting period, and immediate vesting.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Supplemental accident, critical care, and hospital insurance, along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Paid vacation.
Paid holidays.
Paid time off (PTO).
Employee Assistance Plan.
Education Assistance Program.
Employee Recognition Programs.
Site-specific production and incentive plans.
Site-specific step and skill level wage adjustment plans.
Site-specific relocation and sign-on bonus programs.