Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
United States · Contract · Remote
Job Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (GCP/Azure)
Location: 100% Remote
Duration: Through May 31, 2027
Pay Rate:
Job/Role Description:
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This role will support our client's enterprise cloud infrastructure, primarily focusing on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure environments.
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This position will support the maintenance, troubleshooting, migration, and eventual decommissioning of existing cloud environments as part of an enterprise cloud consolidation initiative.
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Maintain and support existing GCP and Azure cloud infrastructure to ensure stability and availability of production applications.
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Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues, resolve technical blockers, and provide support to internal customers.
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Ensure production applications continue operating effectively throughout cloud migration and decommissioning activities.
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Support the transition of existing cloud workloads and components to AWS environments.
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Assist with the shutdown and decommissioning of GCP and Azure cloud environments following successful migration.
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Investigate and resolve cloud infrastructure incidents, performance issues, and operational challenges.
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Collaborate with cloud engineering teams, application teams, and internal stakeholders to support infrastructure operations.
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Assist with cloud infrastructure automation and provisioning initiatives as needed.
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Support automation workflows using technologies such as Go (Golang), Python, Terraform, and Temporal.
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Work with existing cloud orchestration workflows and contribute to automation improvements when needed.
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Provide technical guidance and troubleshooting assistance to internal customers using cloud infrastructure services.
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Participate in cloud infrastructure design discussions and technical problem-solving activities.
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Maintain operational stability while supporting cloud infrastructure changes and decommissioning activities.
Required Qualifications
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Approximately 5+ years of relevant cloud infrastructure engineering experience.
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Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including cloud infrastructure administration, maintenance, and troubleshooting, strongly preferred.
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Experience supporting enterprise cloud infrastructure environments, including GCP, Azure, or AWS.
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Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure operations, cloud services, and troubleshooting techniques.
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Experience maintaining and supporting cloud infrastructure hosting production applications.
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Ability to investigate and resolve cloud infrastructure issues and technical blockers.
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Strong AWS cloud infrastructure experience may be considered with demonstrated ability to quickly learn and support GCP environments.
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Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure preferred.
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Experience with cloud automation and infrastructure provisioning preferred.
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Familiarity with Go (Golang) or Python programming languages is a plus.
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Experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and automation is a plus.
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Familiarity with Temporal workflow orchestration is a plus.
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Experience supporting cloud migrations, infrastructure transitions, or cloud decommissioning initiatives is a plus.
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Understanding of cloud infrastructure design principles and enterprise cloud architecture.
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Ability to work collaboratively with cloud engineers, application teams, and internal stakeholders.
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Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
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Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
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Ability to adapt quickly to new cloud technologies and environments.
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Ability to prioritize tasks and resolve technical issues in a fast-paced enterprise environment.
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Highly self-motivated and capable of working independently and within a team.
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Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
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Strong customer service orientation.
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Ability to work remotely while maintaining Eastern or Central Time business hours.
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