The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will design and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform, ensuring secure, compliant networks and document operational procedures while collaborating with multiple teams.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a primary focus on Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The ideal candidate will have extensive experience architecting and delivering cloud infrastructure through Terraform-based automation in secure, regulated environments. While hands-on experience with Azure Government Cloud is preferred—and AWS GovCloud experience is also desirable—direct government cloud experience is not required for highly qualified Terraform/IaC engineers.
This role will support the design and deployment of Landing Zones, cloud foundations, and application migration architectures within Azure (preferred) or AWS environments.
Work Location: Remote USA
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the Terraform subject matter expert, building reusable modules, automating infrastructure provisioning, and enforcing IaC best practices.
- Develop, deploy, and maintain Landing Zones or equivalent cloud foundation frameworks in Azure and/or AWS environments.
- Support application migration projects by designing scalable, secure cloud architectures and implementing the required infrastructure through IaC.
- Build secure, compliant network and identity architectures including VNET/VPC design, segmentation, policies, RBAC/IAM, and monitoring.
- Collaborate with DevOps, security, and application teams to define standards, guardrails, and automation patterns.
- Continuously optimize cloud environments for performance, reliability, and cost management.
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, IaC documentation, and operational procedures.
Qualifications
- Expert-level proficiency with Terraform—including module development, testing, state management, CI/CD integration, and Git workflows.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation roles.
- Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles, cloud automation, and environment lifecycle management.
- Working knowledge of cloud architectures including compute, networking, identity, security, and monitoring.
- Experience with at least one enterprise cloud provider (Azure preferred; AWS also valuable).
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure Government Cloud (preferred) or AWS GovCloud
- Experience building Azure Landing Zones or AWS Control Tower–style landing zone architectures
- Certifications such as:
- Azure (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, AZ-500)
- AWS (Solutions Architect, SysOps, Security)
- Equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in place of certifications
- Proficiency with scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Experience supporting government, defense, or highly regulated environments
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, DoD IL levels)
Travel
- As per business requirements
The following information is required by pay transparency legislation in the following states: CA, CO, HI, NY, and WA. This information applies only to individuals working in these states.
· The anticipated starting pay range for Colorado is: $116,100 - 170,280.
· The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is: $123,600 - $181,280.
· The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is: $135,300 - $198,440.
Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments. These discretionary payments are based on company and/or individual performance and may change at any time. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
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