Cloud Engineer

This is a newly created position. Cloud infrastructure role focused on automation, security controls and cost. Expect more Terraform than console clicking. Remote within the US. The team meets in Santa Clara once a quarter, travel covered. Flexible schedule. We have one team call a day, usually in the morning. We send you a laptop and the accessories you need on day one.

Duties:

• Support application teams with load balancers, Route 53 or Azure DNS, and certificates
• Automate routine tasks with Python, PowerShell or Lambda functions
• Migrate on-premises VMware workloads to EC2 or Azure VMs
• Manage IAM roles, policies and Azure RBAC with least-privilege access
• Configure backups, snapshots and disaster recovery for cloud resources
• Patch cloud VMs with SSM Patch Manager or Azure Update Manager
• Keep architecture diagrams and runbooks current

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of hands-on cloud infrastructure experience
• Scripting in Python, PowerShell or Bash
• Infrastructure as code using Terraform, Bicep or CloudFormation
• Networking fundamentals: CIDR, routing, firewalls, DNS, VPN
• Strong knowledge of AWS or Azure core services (compute, storage, networking, IAM)
• Familiarity with CIS benchmarks, NIST or similar security frameworks

Bonus points:

• FinOps practices and tools like CloudHealth or Vantage
• Kubernetes on EKS or AKS

Pay and benefits:

Expected salary range: $147,000 to $180,000 a year, plus bonus eligibility.

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays
• Dental insurance

About the company:

Santa Clara Data builds scheduling and dispatch software for field service companies, from two-truck plumbing outfits to regional HVAC contractors. Built in Santa Clara, our document management tool is used by county clerks, title companies and small law offices. Most engineers work remotely and come into the office one week a quarter for planning.

Santa Clara Data provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Santa Clara Data.