Senior Cloud Engineer

General Info: US Citizens or GC Holders only Must be on our W2- no C2C Local to St. Louis preferred, but we'll consider candidates open to relocating upon offer. Hybrid: onsite 2-3 days a week About the Role: We're seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to design, deploy, secure, and maintain cloud-based solutions supporting critical operations. This is a long-term engagement (4-5 years) supporting a major cloud modernization initiative, including a planned migration to Oracle Cloud. You'll work as part of an agile cloud engineering team, collaborating closely with architecture and other technical teams to design and implement solutions across a hybrid AWS/OCI environment. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)7+ years of progressive cloud engineering experience in enterprise environmentsHands-on expertise with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, IAM, CloudFormation, EKS, etc.)Hands-on experience with OCI (Compute, Networking, Object Storage, IAM, OKE, etc.)Proven experience supporting mission-critical, high-availability production systemsStrong background in Linux and Windows server administrationSolid understanding of cloud networking, security architecture, and hybrid connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect, FastConnect)Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform strongly preferred)Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practicesFamiliarity with regulatory compliance frameworks (NERC CIP, SOX, or similar) Responsibilities: Cloud Infrastructure Engineering: Architect, deploy, and manage scalable, fault-tolerant, highly available infrastructure across AWS and OCIDesign hybrid cloud connectivity integrating cloud environments with on-premises data centersBuild and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, or OCI Resource ManagerConfigure cloud networking components including VPCs, subnets, route tables, VPNs, Transit Gateways, load balancers, and DNSEvaluate and recommend cloud services and architectures aligned with the broader technology roadmapLead cloud capacity planning, cost optimization, and resource governanceCloud Operations & Support Monitor cloud environments for performance, availability, cost, and security (CloudWatch, OCI Monitoring, Datadog, Splunk)Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, network, and application issues in productionManage patching, upgrades, and lifecycle maintenance for cloud-hosted systemsDesign and implement backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions meeting RTO/RPO objectivesParticipate in on-call rotations for production supportConduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actionsSecurity & Compliance Implement cloud security best practices and enforce IAM frameworks, RBAC, and least-privilege access across AWS and OCISupport compliance with regulatory requirements including NERC CIP, SOX, and PCI-DSS where applicableConduct cloud security assessments, vulnerability remediation, and risk mitigationCollaborate on cloud governance frameworks, security architecture reviews, and audit readinessImplement data encryption, secrets management, and network security controlsAutomation & DevOps Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deploymentsAutomate provisioning and configuration management using Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or Azure DevOpsImplement monitoring, observability, and alerting to proactively detect anomaliesChampion DevSecOps practices, embedding security into automated pipelinesDevelop reusable automation frameworks and cloud modulesDocumentation & Governance Maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPsSupport internal and external audits with documentation and evidence as neededParticipate in cloud architecture review boards and long-term roadmap planningMentor junior cloud engineers and contribute to team knowledge sharing Preferred Qualifications: Recent hands-on experience with an Oracle Cloud implementation or migration