[Remote] Cloud Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Robert Half is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to support and enhance a highly available cloud environment. This role focuses on strengthening infrastructure reliability, improving observability, and advancing automation across core AWS services.ResponsibilitiesManage and improve cloud infrastructure components such as VPCs, DNS services, content delivery layers, load balancers, and compute resources to support secure and reliable operationsBuild and maintain resilient architecture strategies across availability zones, including automated disaster recovery solutions and regular validation of recovery readinessRespond to operational incidents by investigating issues, identifying root causes, and driving corrective actions that reduce recurrence and improve service stabilityEstablish and refine monitoring and observability capabilities using tools such as CloudWatch and Datadog, with a focus on logging, alerting, metrics, and trend analysisAnalyze infrastructure performance, capacity, and cost patterns to recommend and implement improvements that enhance scalability and efficiencyCreate and support infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation to standardize provisioning and configuration managementStrengthen deployment processes by developing and optimizing CI/CD workflows with platforms such as Harness, GitHub Actions, or similar pipeline toolsMaintain clear technical documentation covering architecture decisions, operational procedures, and environment configurations for ongoing team alignmentPartner with developers, system administrators, and security stakeholders to ensure cloud platforms meet operational, compliance, and business continuity needSkillsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experienceAt least 10 years of hands-on cloud engineering experience, including significant depth in AWS environmentsRequired AWS certification; advanced AWS certifications are considered an advantageStrong background with AWS services and technologies such as EC2, VPC, Auto Scaling, Route 53, CDNs, and DynamoDBExperience with infrastructure automation and IaC tools, including Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDKProficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as Python or PowerShell, with a focus on operational best practicesFamiliarity with DevOps and delivery tools such as Ansible, JIRA, Azure DevOps, Harness, or GitHub ActionsAbility to work independently, translate technical requirements into deliverables, and contribute effectively to discussions with senior engineers and architectsCompany OverviewRobert Half provides staffing, recruiting, finance, and accounting services. It was founded in 1948, and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Hessen, DEU, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.roberthalf.de.Company H1B SponsorshipRobert Half has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024, 31 in 2023, 32 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 22 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.