Cloud Engineer - Remote - locals to NY only

Title: Cloud Engineer - Remote - need locals to NY only

Location: Remote

Length: Long term

Restriction: W2 or C2C

Description:

*** Inperson interview *** Long term project *** *** Remote ***

*** Remote, but only local candidates considered, with required inperson meetings ***

Description:

Responsible for business requirement and technology discussions, assessing and designing hybrid/multi cloud architectures and solutions. Automate cloud deployments using IaC. Develop and implement leading multi cloud standards, governance, and policies.

AWS 4/6 Years

Google GCP 2/3 Years

Azure & Oracle OCI are nice to have

Hybrid OnPrem/Knowledge 4/6 Years

Cloud Networking 4/6 Years

Cloud DevOps 4/6 Years

Cloud Security 2/3 Years

Cloud FinOps 1/2 Years

Microsoft Visio 2/3 Years

Cloud Platforms & Services

Proficient with AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and multi cloud environments.

Strong understanding of cloud native services, serverless computing, and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, ECS, GKE, EKS).

Experience with hybrid and multi cloud interoperability and onprem to cloud integrations.

Cloud Architecture & Design

Design scalable, resilient, and secure cloud solutions that align with business needs.

Assess applications for cloud suitability and develop migration roadmaps.

Document architectural designs (Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart), governance frameworks, and implementation guides.

Implement disaster recovery (DR) and backup strategies aligned with regulatory compliance (RTO/RPO).

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

Hands on experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, and Pulumi for infrastructure provisioning.

Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.

Automate configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.

Security & Compliance

Implement cloud security best practices (IAM, VPC security, encryption, monitoring).

Knowledge of zero trust architectures, identity & access management (IAM), and cloud security frameworks (CIS, NIST, ISO 27001).

Experience with SIEM tools (AWS Security Hub, Splunk, Chronicle Security) for security monitoring.

Performance Optimization & Cost Management

Optimize cloud environments for cost efficiency using AWS Cost Explorer, GCP Billing, and FinOps practices.

Monitor performance and availability using CloudWatch, Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana.

Implement auto scaling, caching, and load balancing strategies for cloud workloads.

Networking & Cloud Connectivity

Strong understanding of VPC design, VPNs, Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect, and hybrid networking.

Configure and optimize CDNs (CloudFront, Cloudflare, Akamai) for low latency applications.

Troubleshooting & Support

Debug and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, networking, and service related issues.

Use cloud native monitoring, logging, and tracing tools (AWS CloudTrail, GCP Cloud Logging, OpenTelemetry) for root cause analysis.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

Work closely with cross functional teams (DevOps, security, finance, and procurement).

Translate complex technical concepts into business friendly language.

Participate in technical discussions, cloud strategy planning, and decision making processes.