[Remote] Senior Cloud Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Kunai, part of the PwC Network, builds full-stack technology solutions for financial services. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead the migration of a large data platform from Google Cloud Platform to AWS, focusing on data mapping, schema conversion, and building synchronization pipelines.ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end data migration execution: Drive the full OLAP/OLTP migration from GCP to AWS: data mapping, schema conversion, and hands-on lift-and-shift executionBuild rock-solid synchronization pipelines: Design and implement data sync pipelines with tight SLAs for latency, consistency, and error recovery. Zero ambiguity on failure modesBring the target architecture to life: Implement the AWS data architecture end to end, including driver personalization engines and production-grade dashboarding solutionsMigrate historical and time-series data at scale: Execute large-volume historical data migrations with rigorous integrity checks and minimal disruption to live operationsBuild observability from the ground up: Create monitoring, alerting, and reconciliation frameworks that give the team real-time confidence in cross-cloud data fidelityElevate the team around you: Share your expertise freely. Mentor peers, unblock blockers, and raise the technical floor of the whole engagementPartner closely with the client: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with stakeholders to nail data governance, access patterns, and analytics requirementsSkillsBachelor's Degree, in lieu of a degree, demonstrating in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college is requiredBigQuery to Redshift, Cloud SQL to Aurora/RDS: you have done this before and have the scars to prove itData mapping, schema conversion, and ETL/ELT pipeline design at enterprise scaleDimensional modeling: star and snowflake schemas, done rightTransactional database optimization and time-series data migrationCDC (Change Data Capture), real-time replication, latency tuningStrong opinions on eventual vs. strong consistency, and when each appliesBattle-tested error handling and retry strategiesRedshift, Aurora PostgreSQL, DMS, Glue, Kinesis, MSK (Kafka), Lambda, S3, Lake FormationAmazon QuickSight, Grafana, dashboarding frameworks, driver personalization enginesBigQuery, Cloud Spanner, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL: you know the terrain you are leavingTerraform, CloudFormation, and automated CI/CD for data pipelinesCloud certifications are a plus but are not required. Any of the following, or equivalent credentials from a major cloud provider, are valued: AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional), AWS Certified Data Analytics Specialty or Database Specialty, + Google Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud Data EngineerBenefitsCompetitive compensationProfessional development opportunitiesFlexible work arrangementsCompany OverviewKunai is now part of the PwC network: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/kunai.html ----- Kunai was born from experience. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Oakland, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://www.kunaico.com.Company H1B SponsorshipKunai, part of the PwC Network has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 7 in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 19 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 3 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.