IT Cloud Engineer - Cloud Platform Engineering

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

13h

About The Position

Mayo Clinic is seeking an IT Cloud Engineer to help build, operate, and support enterprise cloud platforms that enable secure, scalable, and automated workloads across public cloud and on‑prem environments. This role focuses on implementation, operational support, and automation, working under established architectural standards and patterns. Cloud Engineers partner with senior engineers and architects to deliver reliable cloud and container platform services for application and data teams. The Information Technology Cloud Engineer works to ensure that enterprise cloud solutions are designed, delivered, and supported. May develop internal and external compatibility of the system and subsystems. Develops moderately complex scripts using a tool or combination of tools to automate a task or a series of tasks. Develops and complies with SLAs or OLAs. Documents new or modified solutions, installation instructions, and other system-related information. Writes configuration for cloud platforms leveraging appropriate tools. Collaborates with developers and is responsible for the "Ops" part of DevOps. Develops and maintains tools and frameworks that other teams use to smoothly develop their applications. May use technology to implement automation and orchestration. Develops, builds, or implements cloud solutions based on business and technology considerations to satisfy customer needs. Works to integrate cloud solutions with existing enterprise tools and systems. Ensures compliance of cloud solutions to architectural standards. Performs evaluations of enterprise cloud technology standards, tools, products, and solutions to identify opportunities for improvement. Works with information security to ensure Cloud solutions support maintenance of a secure technology environment. Assists with planning and validating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Cloud solutions. Supports compliance of role-based access control (RBAC), cost containment and cloud provider account management. Assists in developing time and cost estimates for cloud solutions. May develop, review, and modify Cloud systems specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility. Participates in evaluation of technical requirements to determine the impact of Cloud technologies on the infrastructure including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements. Supports and maintains the physical design for cloud-based solutions for infrastructure and platforms.

Requirements

Develops moderately complex scripts using a tool or combination of tools to automate a task or a series of tasks.
Develops and complies with SLAs or OLAs.
Documents new or modified solutions, installation instructions, and other system-related information.
Writes configuration for cloud platforms leveraging appropriate tools.
Collaborates with developers and is responsible for the "Ops" part of DevOps.
Develops and maintains tools and frameworks that other teams use to smoothly develop their applications.
May use technology to implement automation and orchestration.
Develops, builds, or implements cloud solutions based on business and technology considerations to satisfy customer needs.
Works to integrate cloud solutions with existing enterprise tools and systems.
Ensures compliance of cloud solutions to architectural standards.
Performs evaluations of enterprise cloud technology standards, tools, products, and solutions to identify opportunities for improvement.
Works with information security to ensure Cloud solutions support maintenance of a secure technology environment.
Assists with planning and validating the installation, configuration, and maintenance of Cloud solutions.
Supports compliance of role-based access control (RBAC), cost containment and cloud provider account management.
Assists in developing time and cost estimates for cloud solutions.
May develop, review, and modify Cloud systems specifications, input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
Participates in evaluation of technical requirements to determine the impact of Cloud technologies on the infrastructure including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements.
Supports and maintains the physical design for cloud-based solutions for infrastructure and platforms.

Nice To Haves

This role emphasizes execution and operational support under established architecture and standards.
Cloud Engineers grow skills through hands‑on delivery, mentorship from senior engineers, and exposure to platform operations.
Architecture ownership and strategic design decisions are led by senior and principal engineers

Responsibilities

Implement and support cloud and container platform capabilities for cloud‑native and hybrid workloads.
Deploy and operate Kubernetes-based platforms following established standards and best practices.
Assist with migrations from on‑prem systems to cloud and container-based architectures.
Develop and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) and automation with guidance from senior engineers.
Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve cloud and platform issues in production environments.
Follow security, compliance, and operational requirements, including HIPAA-aligned controls.
Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Collaborate with application, security, and operations teams to support platform adoption.