Cloud Engineer
Posted 23 Sep 2026
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- Level
- III
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyTechnical Field
Study levelBachelor's
Join us at Sparksoft, where we're not just another tech company—we're a catalyst for change. Our mission isn't just to offer IT solutions; it's to revolutionize the way you work. Here, passion isn't just a buzzword; it's the fuel behind groundbreaking ideas and transformative technologies. We serve a wide range of government clients, delivering impact that's felt across the nation.
Our true strength lies in our people. They're the problem-solvers and innovators consistently delivering extraordinary outcomes. With Sparksoft, you're not stepping into a routine job; you're joining a team committed to innovation and excellence. Our innovation extends beyond just delivering projects. Through our specialized Innovation Centers, we continuously refine our methods, ensuring we remain industry leaders.
We are Sparksoft!
The primary responsibility of this role is to ensure stability and reliability of operations in cloud by monitoring and automating the AWS infrastructure for the application. Cloud Engineer III will design and maintain AWS infrastructure, networking, security controls, API hosting environments, monitoring tools, scalability configurations, and production deployment support.
Role and Responsibilities
- Experience with core AWS platform architecture including Organizations, Account Design, VPC, Subnet, segmentation strategies
- Experience monitoring operations and security of EC2, container, and AWS services
- Familiarity with executing Stacks, CloudFormation, Terraform scripts
- Familiarity with network connectivity including AWS Direct Connect and AWS Site‑to‑Site VPNs
- Familiarity with encryption using AWS KMS
- Familiarity with logging using CloudWatch and CloudTrail
- Ability to execute implementation plans in AWS for initiatives ranging from load‑balanced EC2 scaling groups to Lambda functions
- Ability to manage AWS resources and native cloud services
- Maintain continuity of operations with 100% uptime
- Experience working within a Continuous Integration environment using Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with Git, GitHub, Bitbucket versioning systems
- Ability to monitor and manage system resources and application performance
- Experience with monitoring tools such as DataDog, Kibana, Elasticsearch
- Experience with build tools such as Maven, Gradle, ANT, Grunt
- Expertise in Amazon S3 for object storage, lifecycle management, versioning, replication, and data security
- Experience with AWS Fargate for containerized application deployment and management
- Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins