WEX, Inc.
Cloud IaC Engineer
WEX, Inc., San Francisco, CA, United States
About the Team & Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Engineer with a strong development background to join our dynamic engineering team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure solutions, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and cutting-edge technologies. The Cloud Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving our cloud initiatives, ensuring the reliability, security, and efficiency of our cloud environments.
How you'll make an impact
- Cloud Infrastructure Design and Implementation: Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure solutions on Azure and AWS platforms, adhering to industry best practices and company standards.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Utilize Terraform to define and manage cloud infrastructure as code, ensuring consistency, repeatability, and traceability across environments.
- Version Control: Manage and maintain version control systems, particularly using Git (GitHub), to ensure codebase integrity and collaboration.
- Cloud Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python to streamline cloud operations, deployments, and resource management tasks.
- Cloud Monitoring and Optimization: Implement comprehensive monitoring and logging solutions to proactively identify performance bottlenecks, security risks, and cost optimization opportunities.
- Cloud Security: Enforce security best practices and compliance standards throughout the cloud infrastructure, including access controls, data encryption, and vulnerability management.
- Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including development, operations, and security, to deliver end-to-end cloud solutions.
- Troubleshooting and Incident Response: Provide timely troubleshooting and incident response for cloud-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and impact on business operations.
- Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and procedures to ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster or system failure.
- Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for cloud infrastructure, configurations, runbooks, and procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.
Experience you'll bring
- A minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS platforms.
- Proven expertise in using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Strong proficiency in Python scripting for automation and cloud operations tasks.
- Solid understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems for cloud deployments.
Certifications:
- Possess at least one relevant cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate).
Skills:
- Deep understanding of cloud architecture principles, networking concepts, and security best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated and proactive, with a passion for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of advanced networking concepts and experience with cloud networking services such as VPC/Vnet, VPN, Load Balancing.
- Understanding of PKI infrastructure (certificates, encryption keys, and authentication protocols).
- Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.
- Experience with logging and monitoring products such as Splunk and Datadog.
- Experience with cloud cost optimization strategies.