Job Description
Join our innovative cloud-first team at NexusCloud Solutions, where we empower engineers with flexible schedules while tackling cutting-edge cloud infrastructure challenges. As a Cloud Engineer in our Houston hub, you'll architect resilient systems using AWS/Azure/GCP while maintaining work-life balance through our flexible hour policy. We offer remote-first collaboration with optional in-office days, comprehensive benefits, and career growth in one of America's fastest-growing tech markets.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms
- Automate deployment pipelines using Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools
- Optimize cloud costs while ensuring 99.9% system availability
- Implement security best practices including IAM policies and network segmentation
- Collaborate with DevOps teams on container orchestration with Kubernetes
- Monitor and troubleshoot cloud performance using tools like Datadog/New Relic
- Document architecture decisions and create runbooks for operational excellence
Qualifications
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- Strong scripting skills in Python/Bash/PowerShell
- Certification in AWS/Azure/GCP or equivalent experience
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins/GitLab/GitHub Actions)
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and serverless
- Proven problem-solving with cloud-native monitoring tools
- Ability to work independently during flexible core hours (9 AM - 3 PM CT)