[Remote] Staff Cloud Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hone Health is an online medical clinic focused on transforming healthcare and enhancing longevity. They are seeking a Staff Cloud Engineer to lead the cloud infrastructure strategy for their healthcare platform, mentor engineers, and drive DevOps maturity using Azure DevOps and GitHub. This role involves defining infrastructure standards, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring HIPAA compliance.ResponsibilitiesDefine and own Hone’s multi-year cloud infrastructure strategy on Microsoft Azure, balancing reliability, security, cost, and engineering velocityLead the architecture and delivery of the most complex infrastructure initiatives—including multi-region resilience, zero-trust networking, and platform-level developer tooling—from design through productionArchitect and provision cloud infrastructure using Pulumi (TypeScript/Python), establishing the patterns, modules, and guardrails that other engineers build onDesign, build, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions, setting the standard for automated build, test, deployment, and rollback workflowsDefine and enforce organization-wide infrastructure standards: tagging policies, cost governance, security baselines, environment parity, and capacity planning across all environmentsDrive GitOps maturity across the engineering organization, championing infrastructure-as-code, pull-request-based change management, and full audit trailsCollaborate directly with Engineering, Product, and Security leadership to translate business requirements into infrastructure roadmaps and investment decisionsMentor and technically develop senior and mid-level engineers; conduct architecture reviews and raise the infrastructure engineering bar organization-widePartner with security and compliance teams to design and maintain HIPAA-compliant cloud configurations, including network segmentation, key management, secrets handling, and audit controlsOwn disaster recovery strategy and business continuity planning, including infrastructure runbooks, chaos engineering programs, and failover testing at scaleDrive operational excellence through observability tooling (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics) and establish SLO/SLA frameworks for critical servicesEvaluate and champion emerging cloud-native services and tooling, providing executive-level recommendations that shape Hone’s technical strategyContribute to the broader engineering community through tech talks, documentation, code reviews, and cross-team collaborationSkills8+ years of cloud engineering or DevOps experience, with at least 5 years on Microsoft Azure in a production environmentDemonstrated track record as a staff-level or principal engineer—setting technical direction, leading cross-team initiatives, and influencing architectural decisions beyond your immediate teamDeep, hands-on production experience with Pulumi (strongly preferred) or equivalent IaC tooling (Terraform, Bicep), with the ability to design reusable module libraries and enforce standards at scaleExpert-level experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions across large engineering organizationsMastery of core Azure services: AKS, App Service, Azure Functions, Storage, Key Vault, Virtual Networks, Azure SQL, Service Bus, and Azure Networking (Hub-Spoke, Private Endpoints, NSG/UDR design)Proficiency in multiple scripting and general-purpose languages (Python, TypeScript, PowerShell, Bash) for automation, tooling, and platform engineeringAdvanced understanding of GitOps principles, branching strategies, and infrastructure change management practices at enterprise scaleExpert-level experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS) including cluster operations, workload identity, autoscaling, and network policy in productionDeep familiarity with HIPAA compliance requirements and cloud security best practices: zero-trust architecture, identity federation, secrets management, network isolation, and audit loggingExperience designing and operating SLO/SLA frameworks, capacity planning models, and FinOps programs at scaleProven ability to mentor and develop senior engineers, influence without authority, and drive technical alignment across multiple teamsExcellent written and verbal communication skills with a track record of producing architecture decision records (ADRs), runbooks, and executive-facing technical briefingsBenefitsA remote-first work environmentCompetitive compensation and equity optionsHealth, dental, and vision insurance coverageShort-term disability and basic life coverageFlexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)Lifestyle Spending Accounts (LSAs)We follow federal holidays and have uncapped time off for exempt employeesBudget for the technology tools you need (laptop, monitor, and/or special software)A focus on company-sponsored activities to foster engagement (both virtual and in-person)Waived membership fees for any Hone team members utilizing Hone products*These benefits are available to full-time, regular employees, and *not* to independent contractors, part-time employees, temporary employees, or interns.Company OverviewHone Health is on a mission to help everyone live in a world where age is not a limit. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.getpeaktoday.com.Company H1B SponsorshipHone Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2024. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.