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Staff Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Skylo · United States

External listingfull-time10 days ago

About The Role

Join Skylo as a Staff Cloud Engineer (AWS) and lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our AWS-based cloud infrastructure. As a senior technical expert, you will shape our cloud architecture, drive automation, and ensure scalability, reliability, and security across our environments. This role requires deep AWS expertise, a passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges, and the ability to influence engineering direction while remaining hands-on.

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS architectures, defining best practices for compute, storage, and networking.
  • Drive Infrastructure as Code initiatives, automating provisioning, scaling, and configuration management, and improving observability and operational efficiency.
  • Act as a technical leader and mentor for cloud and DevOps engineers, influencing long-term cloud strategy, tooling, and architecture decisions.
  • AWS Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
  • Proficiency in scripting/automation (Python, Go, Bash)
  • Strong knowledge of observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, ELK, etc.)
  • 8+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 5+ focused on AWS
  • Strong proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
  • Deep understanding of cloud networking, security, and identity management
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and service mesh architectures
  • Proven expertise with AWS core services (EC2, EKS/ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, Route 53)
  • Excellent communication, mentorship, and cross-functional leadership skills
  • Background in FinOps / cloud cost optimization
  • Experience with multi-account strategy and AWS Organizations
  • Prior experience in regulated industries (fintech, telecom, healthcare)

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