Senior Cloud Engineer

Scripps Research • San Diego, CA

28d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of cloud and research computing infrastructure at Scripps Research Institute, enabling scalable, secure, and high-performance environments for scientific workloads.

Requirements

• BA/BS in computer science or related field desirable but not required.
• 5+ years in a senior engineering role focused on cloud infrastructure, preferably in a research or academic environment.
• Demonstrated expertise designing and operating infrastructure in one or more of AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Proficiency in scripting and automation languages (Python, Bash) and IaC tools (Terraform)
• Experience designing AI/ML compute infrastructure (GPU instances, SageMaker)
• Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker, Singularity) and configuration management (Ansible)
• Knowledge of identity and access management (IAM), APIs, and web services
• Experience with SQL a plus
• Experience with HPC environments, job schedulers (Slurm, PBS), HPC-oriented container runtimes (Singularity/Apptainer), parallel file systems (Lustre, GPFS) a plus

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP) to support Scripps' research computing needs.
• Collaborate with labs and faculties to understand their computing needs and provide appropriate solutions.
• Implement and optimize cloud storage and workloads.
• Work closely with other HPC and IT Services team members to ensure compatibility, scalability, and security.
• Design and manage AI/ML compute infrastructure, including GPU-accelerated cloud instances and managed ML platforms.
• Stay current on cloud, AI, and emerging compute technologies and proactively recommend solutions.
• Develop and maintain documentation of systems and processes.

Benefits

• Employer Contributed Retirement Plan
• Option to contribute to a 403(b)
• Full Suite of Health and Welfare plans including three medical plan options (including an HSA available option), dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP and more
• Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical/Dependent Care)
• Competitive vacation and sick leave policies
• Free, on-site parking

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree