Cloud Engineer

Looking for a Cloud role where you'll actually make an impact? Fed up of spending your days maintaining the status quo? Want to work in an environment where your ideas are encouraged, automation is valued and no two days look quite the same? We're working with a growing software business that's looking to add a Cloud Engineer to its North American operations team. This is an operationally focused role supporting a large AWS environment, helping to keep critical platforms running whilst continuously improving how things are done. You'll join an experienced Cloud and DevOps team, reporting into an excellent technical leader who values collaboration, ownership and people who are happy to roll their sleeves up and solve problems. This isn't a project-only role or a position for someone coming straight from software development. It's ideal for someone who enjoys operating production environments, responding to incidents, improving reliability and finding smarter ways to automate everyday processes. What you'll be doing Supporting a large-scale AWS production environment across North AmericaManaging Kubernetes (EKS) environments and cloud infrastructureInvestigating and resolving production incidents and service issuesImproving automation across operational processes and infrastructureWorking with Infrastructure as Code principles using TerraformSupporting observability and monitoring platforms including Grafana and PrometheusHelping drive improvements around cloud optimisation, platform reliability and operational efficiencyContributing to ongoing platform initiatives including CI/CD improvements and cloud migrationsTaking part in a shared on-call rota (approximately one primary week every 30-45 days) What they're looking for Strong commercial experience working within AWS environmentsSolid Kubernetes experience, ideally EKSPrevious experience working in a Cloud, DevOps or SRE focused operational environmentComfortable supporting live production systems and troubleshooting infrastructure issuesExperience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally TerraformA good understanding of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus or similarExposure to CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins or GitHubExperience working with SQL, Oracle or PostgreSQL environments would be beneficialSomeone who enjoys automating manual processes and continually improving how things are done Technical ability is important, but attitude matters just as much. They're looking for someone who takes ownership, stays calm under pressure and enjoys solving problems. Someone who investigates issues rather than waiting for answers, works collaboratively with their teammates and isn't afraid to suggest better ways of doing things. You'll fit in well if you're naturally curious, pragmatic and happy working in an operations environment where priorities can change quickly. The package $110,000 - $135,000 salaryHybrid working with around 1-2 days per week in the Houston officeMedical insurance with 80% of premiums paid by the employer401(k) with a 50% company match on the first 6%, fully vested from day oneOpen PTO policy, with most employees taking 4-6 weeks each yearCompany-paid life insurance and disability coverOpportunity to influence automation, cloud optimisation and platform improvementsFast interview process with decisions made quickly If you're an experienced Cloud Engineer who enjoys keeping critical platforms running whilst making continuous improvements behind the scenes, we'd love to tell you more. As always, you know where we are.... sam@dextertalent.com