Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

Remote · Full-Time · Exempt · Reports to Director of Engineering

About Soteria

Soteria is a SOC 2 Type II certified Managed Service Provider and Cloud Solution Provider delivering secure, scalable, modern IT solutions to clients in the insurance and financial services industries. With teams across the US, UK, EU, Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific, we move fast, operate at high standards, and genuinely invest in the people doing the work.

We're not a place where someone hands you a task list and checks back in six months. We're a place where sharp engineers are trusted to own outcomes; from the first conversation with a client to the last line of infrastructure documentation.

What We're Looking For

We need a Senior Cloud Engineer who is genuinely cloud-agnostic and genuinely comfortable building with AI. Someone who moves fluidly between AWS and Azure based on what the client needs, not what they're most comfortable with, and who treats AI as part of the toolkit, not a side project.

Just as important: you thrive when the target keeps moving. Our clients operate at the front edge of AI adoption, where priorities shift week to week and the plan from a month ago isn't the plan today. This is not a role for someone who needs a stable backlog and a locked six-month roadmap. It's a role for the engineer who gets handed an ambiguous problem and a moving target, works directly with whoever raised it, applies our standards, and just goes and solves it. Independently.

If you've been the person your team points at hard, fast-changing problems, the one who can take a half-defined request and run without being managed task by task, this is your role.

Position Summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer leads the design, deployment, and management of complex cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure environments. You'll drive Infrastructure as Code practices, build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, implement security and governance frameworks, and serve as a senior technical resource for both internal teams and clients. This role requires a builder's mindset, strong communication skills, and the judgment to translate ambiguous requirements into clean, documented solutions.

Soteria is an active participant in the Anthropic Claude Partner Network, and this role sits at the intersection of cloud infrastructure and AI enablement, the engineer in this seat will increasingly be part of how we build and scale AI-ready environments for ourselves and our clients.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Architect, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS and Azure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or AWS CodePipeline to support continuous integration and delivery
• Manage cloud governance, cost optimization, and resource lifecycle across multi-cloud environments
• Implement and maintain security posture using native cloud tooling (Azure Security Center, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Defender for Cloud)

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage directly with clients to understand requirements, define solutions, and communicate implementation plans clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Translate business requirements into well-documented cloud architectures, no handholding required
• Participate in discovery calls, technical reviews, and ongoing client relationship management

Security, Compliance & Endpoint Management

• Design and enforce identity and access management solutions across Entra ID (Azure AD), AWS IAM, and integrated third-party platforms (Okta, Duo)
• Align implementations with security frameworks including NIST and CIS; support SOC 2 compliance requirements

Automation & Documentation

• Automate infrastructure deployments, lifecycle management, and routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, AWS CLI, Azure CLI, and Graph/AWS APIs
• Build and maintain thorough technical documentation: architecture diagrams, runbooks, SOPs, and implementation records
• Establish reusable patterns, templates, and modules to accelerate future delivery

AI Infrastructure & Enablement

• Support the build-out of AI-ready cloud environments, including compute configurations, secure API connectivity, and data pipeline infrastructure that supports AI/ML workloads
• Collaborate with internal teams on Soteria's AI governance and adoption initiatives, contributing cloud expertise to responsible AI deployment
• Stay current on emerging AI infrastructure patterns (LLM hosting, vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation architecture) and bring relevant recommendations forward

Leadership & Mentorship

• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and endpoint issues
• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical workshops or knowledge-sharing sessions
• Contribute to Soteria's engineering standards, toolchain decisions, and delivery practices

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering with hands-on delivery across both AWS and Azure
• Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code — Terraform required; experience with ARM/Bicep or CloudFormation a plus
• Azure: Azure DevOps, Entra ID (Service Principals, Managed Identities), Security Center, Conditional Access, Policy, Microsoft Intune
• AWS: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation/CDK, AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Security Hub, GuardDuty
• Advanced scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Python; experience with Azure CLI, AWS CLI, and REST/Graph API integrations
• Working knowledge of security frameworks (NIST, CIS) and how they apply to cloud design decisions
• Familiarity with AI/ML workload infrastructure — including API-connected services, compute requirements, and data architecture patterns that support AI deployment at scale
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can explain complex infrastructure decisions to a client stakeholder and a junior engineer in the same afternoon
• Demonstrated experience creating architecture documentation, runbooks, and technical SOPs
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Experience & Certifications

Experience

• Advanced Azure networking: VNet, vWAN, Firewall, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Load Balancers, Private Link
• AWS networking: Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, Route 53, WAF, CloudFront
• Observability and monitoring: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights; AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Disaster recovery and backup strategies across cloud platforms
• DevSecOps methodologies and toolchain integration
• Cloud cost management and FinOps practices (Azure Cost Management, AWS Cost Explorer)
• Identity platforms: Okta, Duo, or similar IAM integrations

Certifications (Any Combination Valued)

• AZ-104: Azure Administrator Associate
• AZ-400: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• AZ-500: Azure Security Engineer Associate
• AWS Solutions Architect — Associate or Professional
• AWS SysOps Administrator or DevOps Engineer
• HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
• MS-500: Security Administrator Associate
• Any additional Azure, AWS, or cybersecurity certifications

Compensation

Compensation is commensurate with experience and determined through market benchmarking and internal equity — we pay for the scope of the role and what you bring to it. Base salary is one part of the picture. When you factor in our employer-paid benefits, semi-annual performance bonus, 401(k) match, and a fully remote setup with a complete tech kit from day one, the total value of this package lands well above base. We'll be transparent about the number early in the process — we believe you should have the full picture before you decide.

Total Rewards & Benefits

We've built a benefits program that covers the whole picture — your health, your financial future, and your life outside of work.

• Medical Three Regence plans; HDHP with HSA option. Employee-only from $0/mo.
• Dental & Vision MetLife PPO/Vision. $0/mo dental; $180 vision allowance.
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Employer match 3–5% via Vestwell. Eligible at 6 months.
• Semi-Annual Bonus Eligible employees, based on individual + company performance.
• PTO 15 days, refreshing annually. 10 paid holidays incl. floating day.
• Life & Disability $50K employer-paid life/AD&D. Voluntary STD/LTD at 60% income.
• EAP Free, confidential counseling, legal, financial & life guidance.
• Supplemental Coverage Accident, critical illness, group legal, and Aura ID protection.
• Tech Kit Full equipment provided. Work from wherever you do your best work.
• Emergency Savings Optional savings account through Vestwell alongside your 401(k).

Why Soteria

• You'll be trusted to own outcomes — not handed step-by-step instructions
• Work at the intersection of cloud and AI — Soteria is a member of the Anthropic Claude Partner Network and actively leads AI adoption for our clients in insurance and financial services
• Work with a team that takes security, compliance, and quality seriously
• Clients in insurance and financial services with real complexity and real stakes
• Access to cutting-edge tooling and a culture that supports continuous learning
• Fully remote with a full tech kit provided from day one
• A leadership team that's invested in building something right, not just building fast

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the kind of work you've been looking for, we'd like to hear from you quickly — this role is open now and we're moving fast.

Submit your resume and a brief note on a cloud project you're proud of — we want to understand how you think, not just what you've touched.

Apply directly to:

Keri Morgan, Sr. Director of Human Resources

Keri.Morgan@soteria365.com | www.soteria365.com

Soteria LLC is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Join us, and together, let's make a meaningful impact every day.

*** PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and throughout employment. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.