Sr. Cloud Administrator

AEM-D•Hayward, CA

2d•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

AEM (Advanced Environmental Monitoring) is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Cloud Administrator to support its cloud-based infrastructure. AEM develops mission-critical weather, wildfire, and water monitoring and intelligence solutions, gathering and analyzing environmental observations to help customers and communities understand and respond to environmental risks. Its products and services include sensors, dataloggers, telemetry, analytics, and software, and it operates a global network of weather sensors and greenhouse gas data measurements. The Sr. Cloud Administrator designs, deploys, and manages scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure, primarily using AWS. The role monitors system performance and reliability, supports application deployments and delivery automation, improves infrastructure-as-code practices, and manages cloud costs. It also maintains operational documentation and standards, supports compliance and security objectives, collaborates with external Managed Service Providers, and evaluates cloud-native AI services and AI-driven operational tools. This is a remote opportunity available anywhere in the continental United States and/or Canada. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada without company sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressively responsible, hands-on operations experience using Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure and services.
Experience managing and maintaining Linux and Windows Server operating systems.
Experience with instance and container build processes and tools such as Packer, Docker, and EC2 Image Builder.
Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, CodeDeploy, CloudWatch, Fargate/ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, CloudFront, MSK, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
Experience supporting CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Experience with IIS, Active Directory, .NET, and other applications in the Windows ecosystem.
Basic SQL administration and capability managing database technologies such as RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
Experience managing networking, routing, firewalls, and load balancing in a hybrid environment.
Strong automation and configuration management experience.
Ability to interact with teams professionally.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical staff and senior leadership, with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to learn and adapt to recent technologies through self-directed training.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Jira and other Atlassian products.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate level certification or similar qualification.
Experience in Amazon architecture design.
Experience supporting customer-facing services, including APIs, SaaS, and DaaS.
Experience implementing advanced monitoring tools for cloud-based systems.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure, such as AWS or Azure.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure uptime and reliability.
Evaluate and prioritize cloud infrastructure requests from business units based on technical complexity and business value.
Ensure cloud infrastructure and operations comply with relevant regulatory frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR, and with internal security policies.
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins to automate application delivery and infrastructure provisioning.
Create, maintain, and improve Infrastructure as Code practices using Terraform.
Create and maintain technical documentation to help the support team resolve incidents quickly and accurately.
Discover and drive cloud cost optimization strategies.
Provide off-hours support for critical infrastructure issues as needed and resolve incidents in a timely manner.
Oversee application deployments and ensure reliable releases to staging and production environments.
Develop and document standard operating procedures, deployment processes, and troubleshooting guides.
Define and maintain infrastructure reference architectures, standards, and reusable building blocks that teams and partners must adopt.
Collaborate with external Managed Service Providers to oversee cloud operations, ensure service expectations are met, validate technical recommendations, and align services with business and security objectives.
Assess, recommend, and implement cloud-native AI services and integrations that support innovation, operational excellence, and business transformation.
Explore and implement AI-driven monitoring, automated defect triage, and operational efficiency tools.