Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- United States
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
This is a remote position.
The Cloud Engineer will be responsible for building and maintaining cloud infrastructure, supporting application deployments, and ensuring system reliability, scalability, and security. The role works closely with Software Engineers, DevOps, Security, and Product teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across production and staging environments.
- Support application deployment and release processes in cloud environments.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalable and repeatable deployments.
- Monitor system performance, availability, and reliability.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize cloud architecture.
- Implement security best practices across cloud environments.
- Support CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance.
- Manage cloud resources, cost optimization, and capacity planning.
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts and distributed systems.
- Experience working in Agile and collaborative engineering environments.
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Good communication and documentation abilities.
Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services / Microsoft Azure / Google Cloud Platform
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (basic to intermediate)
- CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar
- Scripting: Python, Bash, or similar
- Monitoring & Logging: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent
- Networking fundamentals (VPCs, subnets, load balancers)
- Version control: Git / GitHub / GitLab
- Role:
- CLOUD ENGINEER
- Job Type:
- Contractor
Company profile
Black Financial Consult
blackfinconsult.comBlack Financial Consulting Group is a technology consulting and delivery firm that builds, modernizes and scales digital products, enterprise platforms, cloud and AI solutions, and banking and payments capabilities. It focuses on execution and takes ownership of delivery for high-stakes products and platforms rather than only advising. The firm has offices in New York, Toronto and Lagos.