Principal Cloud Engineer

Unum • Portland, ME

3d • $109,100 - $224,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Unum is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to shape cloud technology across the enterprise. This strategic technical leadership role defines and advances cloud architecture across AWS, Azure, Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps. The engineer partners with senior leaders to drive cloud transformation, modernization, and optimization, translating strategy into roadmaps and enterprise solutions that improve security, scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.

The role guides the design of cloud landing zones, identity and access management, networking, observability, automation, and disaster recovery. It champions Terraform, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and FinOps practices, and leads complex cloud initiatives and the technical teams delivering them. The position also provides architectural guidance to IT and business partners, serves as an enterprise subject matter expert, and mentors engineers while fostering innovation and continuous improvement.

This is a campus-based position requiring four days onsite each week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent specialized experience, skills, knowledge, or training.
• At least 8 years of related work experience, including significant hands-on experience designing and operating cloud environments.
• Advanced hands-on expertise in public cloud platforms, with depth in both AWS and Azure.
• Advanced proficiency in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, including modular design, remote state, and pipeline-driven deployment.
• Strong DevSecOps experience, including CI/CD tooling, security automation, policy-as-code, container and workload security, and secrets management.
• Hands-on experience with scripting and development tools such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, including VPC/VNet, routing, DNS, hybrid connectivity, and load balancing; identity and access management; and security best practices.
• Experience with containers and orchestration, such as Kubernetes, EKS, or AKS, and with observability or monitoring tools.
• Working knowledge of Windows and Linux operating platforms, Active Directory/Entra ID, storage, and database management.
• Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Experience developing strategic plans, gathering business requirements, and designing systems at enterprise scale.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills to direct, influence, and motivate in a matrixed organization.
• Project planning and management experience across multiple medium to large initiatives, with the ability to prioritize in a high-pressure environment.
• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities, and the ability to quickly comprehend new technologies.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including architecture and technical documentation and presenting ideas in user-friendly language to senior leaders and vendors.
• Ability to provide effective mentorship, training, and technical leadership across the organization.
• Highly self-motivated and directed, with attention to detail and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Nice To Haves

• GCP experience.
• Industry certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Professional), Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate/Professional, or a security certification such as AWS Security Specialty, Azure Security Engineer, or CISSP.

Responsibilities

• Define and own enterprise cloud architecture, reference patterns, and standards across AWS and Azure, including landing zones, network and identity design, account and subscription structures, and resilience.
• Translate the Digital Transformation Office cloud adoption vision into an executable technical roadmap aligned with corporate strategy.
• Lead large-scale cloud migration and modernization initiatives and the technical teams delivering them.
• Provide architectural consulting and collaborate with IT, business partners, end users, and senior management to define requirements and gain support for cloud plans.
• Advise on the business impacts and opportunities of available and emerging cloud technologies.
• Lead the design and adoption of Terraform Infrastructure as Code, including module standards, state management, and reusable, version-controlled patterns across AWS and Azure.
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and operations to reduce delivery time and manual effort.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure engineering practices, including code review, testing, and policy-as-code.
• Embed security in the delivery lifecycle through automated security scanning, secrets management, vulnerability management, and compliance-as-code in pipelines.
• Define and enforce cloud security standards covering identity and access management, network segmentation, encryption, logging, and monitoring.
• Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to meet regulatory, audit, and data privacy requirements.
• Assist in developing IT policies and procedures covering architecture, security, disaster recovery, standards, purchasing, and service provision.
• Develop, document, communicate, and enforce cloud technology standards and policies.
• Develop and manage cloud capacity plans and lead FinOps practices, including cost visibility, optimization, and cost reduction.
• Develop, document, and recommend cloud infrastructure investment plans.
• Design and execute tests for performance, resilience, and disaster recovery, report findings, and recommend improvements.
• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for cloud platforms and infrastructure technologies and as a technical authority in cross-organizational forums.
• Mentor and train engineers and promote best practices in cloud architecture, engineering, and support.
• Research emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve cost effectiveness, security, and flexibility.
• Proactively propose technical solutions to enterprise business needs.
• Work effectively in outsourced and matrixed environments and assist with negotiating and administering vendor, outsourcer, and consultant contracts and service agreements.
• Document and maintain in-depth knowledge of the company's IT architecture, infrastructure, and technology portfolio.

Benefits

• Onsite fitness facilities.
• Paid time off.
• Employee professional development programs.
• Healthcare benefits, including health, vision, and dental.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance benefits.
• Performance-based incentive plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether or not the employee contributes.

What This Job Offers

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