Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

Navteca • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to support a NASA program as part of a contractor. Responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure across enterprise environments. This role leads operational excellence by leveraging DevSecOps practices, automation, and monitoring to ensure optimal system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency. The engineer collaborates with cross-functional teams to support software development, data platforms, and business-critical applications in fast-paced, complex environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5–10+ years of experience in cloud operations, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (VPCs, subnets, load balancing, DNS)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in scripting or programming (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Stackdriver, Datadog, etc.)
• Strong understanding of security and compliance in cloud environments

Nice To Haves

• Multi-cloud experience (AWS + Azure + GCP)
• Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Professional Engineer)
• Experience supporting data science or big data platforms
• Knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles
• Experience in highly regulated environments (finance, healthcare, government)

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP environments
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and reliability of cloud-based systems and services
• Implement and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines to support automated deployments and releases
• Monitor system performance and availability using observability tools; proactively resolve incidents and bottlenecks
• Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews
• Enforce security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance standards
• Optimize cloud costs through resource management, rightsizing, and usage analysis
• Collaborate with software engineering, DevOps, and data teams to support application and platform needs
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for operational efficiency and system resilience
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across teams

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Comp/Flex Time

What This Job Offers

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