Senior Staff Cloud Engineer

Elite Technology is a leading, independent technology company that helps law firms drive profitability through improved operational effectiveness, increased efficiency, and greater visibility across their business. Our cutting-edge digital financial management and business operations solutions drive success for firms around the globe by improving finance and accounting operations, including billing, invoicing, payments, and financial reporting. By bringing together data, insights, and tools, we enable law firm leaders to make informed business decisions to build and manage their businesses more effectively and efficiently.

Job Description:
Elite Technology is seeking a highly skilled Senior Staff Cloud Engineer to join our team and drive innovation in cloud engineering and DevOps practices. In this role, you will work closely with software engineering teams to design, automate, and optimize application deployment and runtime environments across multi-cloud platforms. With a strong foundation in programming, cloud infrastructure, and automation, you’ll lead by example to build scalable, high-quality solutions and mentor team members to adopt best practices in cloud and DevOps methodologies.
What You’ll Do:

Architect and implement cost-effective, high-performance Azure cloud solutions, including migrating on-premises applications to the cloud.
Collaborate with software engineers to automate and accelerate application testing, release, and deployment into runtime environments.
Build and implement highly automated, scalable solutions that enable product and engineering teams to innovate efficiently.
Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to establish a DevOps center of excellence.
Write production-quality code in Go or Python, building infrastructure-as-code solutions with Terraform, Pulumi, ARM templates, or similar tools.
Lead the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, CircleCI, GitHub, or similar technologies.
Leverage observability toolsets like Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to monitor system performance and reliability.
Participate in and lead architectural design discussions, contributing to strategic decisions and implementation plans.
Mentor and coach junior and senior DevOps engineers, fostering a quality-first mindset and sharing best practices.
Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies, assessing their impact and implementing optimized solutions.
Provide on-call support to troubleshoot and resolve production issues, identifying scalable solutions to prevent recurrence.
Engage with stakeholders and executive leadership to align on objectives and communicate progress effectively.

What You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting large-scale, distributed applications in a multi-cloud environment.
Strong programming skills with experience in Go, Python, or similar languages.
Expertise in containerization, Kubernetes, and automating cluster deployments.
Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code practices with tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or ARM templates.
Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, CircleCI, GitHub, or similar tools.
Proficiency with observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog.
Proven track record of leading architectural discussions and implementing scalable, automated solutions.
Strong mentoring and teaching skills with the ability to guide engineers at all levels.
A passion for cloud technologies, with experience evaluating and implementing emerging services.
Excellent communication skills to manage relationships with stakeholders and executives effectively.
Ability to work in an on-call rotation and resolve critical production issues efficiently.

Benefits:

100% remote work, with the ability to go to a WeWork in Escazúe
PTO
2 Elite Mental Health Days per yea
Annual Incentive Plan
14 Paid Costa Rica Holidays
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
Life Insurance


Please note that we do not offer sponsorship for this position.
Additional Information
At Elite Technology, we embrace an employee-centric, flexible remote work model that empowers you to do your best work in the environment that suits you. However, we also recognize the importance of in-person collaboration for key moments that truly matter.
In our flexible remote approach, you have the freedom to choose a workspace within your home country that best fits your needs. Our corporate offices are located in New York City, Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and the Philippines, providing additional options for those who prefer or need a hybrid work environment.
Our diverse global team spans the U.S., Canada, U.K., Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Australia. Please note that at this time, we are unable to hire employees located in Quebec or Ontario Provinces, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Oklahoma.
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
We are not accepting applications submitted through recruiting agencies.



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