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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

vertalents Remote (US)


No Relocation

Posted: June 9, 2026

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes and modern CI/CD practices. In this role, you will design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, and highly available cloud-native platforms that support multiple engineering teams.

You will help manage the full lifecycle of containerized applications—from image build and deployment through observability, performance validation, and reliability improvements—while contributing to a resilient, well-governed platform environment.

Why This Role Matters

• Help ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of critical platforms

• Influence how infrastructure is built and operated as the organization grows

• Work across teams to enable faster, safer software delivery

• Improve systems, processes, and tooling—not just maintain them

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters, including workload scheduling, resource quotas, network policies, ingress/egress controls, and RBAC

• Develop and maintain deployment patterns using Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes operators

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps principles

• Provision and manage infrastructure using tools such as Terraform or similar automation platforms

• Build secure container images and manage image versioning and promotion across environments

• Implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar technologies

• Conduct load testing, resilience validation, performance tuning, and capacity planning

• Perform Linux administration, troubleshooting, and system hardening

• Support stateful workloads including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and Kafka

• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives

• Document architecture, operational procedures, backup and recovery processes, and infrastructure lifecycle plans

What We're Looking For

• 2–5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles

• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform

• Strong containerization knowledge and security best practices

• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills

• Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language

• Understanding of networking, Kubernetes security, and deployment strategies

• Experience with load testing and performance analysis

• Ability to work effectively across technical teams in a collaborative environment

Additional Information

• Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

• Salary range: $85,000 – $100,000, based on experience

• Bonus eligibility available

• Remote (US) position with occasional travel as needed

Additional Content

The Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong expertise in Kubernetes and modern CI/CD practices. In this role, you will design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, and highly available cloud-native platforms that support multiple engineering teams.

You will help manage the full lifecycle of containerized applications—from image build and deployment through observability, performance validation, and reliability improvements—while contributing to a resilient, well-governed platform environment.

Why This Role Matters

• Help ensure the reliability, security, and scalability of critical platforms

• Influence how infrastructure is built and operated as the organization grows

• Work across teams to enable faster, safer software delivery

• Improve systems, processes, and tooling—not just maintain them

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and manage production Kubernetes clusters, including workload scheduling, resource quotas, network policies, ingress/egress controls, and RBAC

• Develop and maintain deployment patterns using Helm, Kustomize, and Kubernetes operators

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps principles

• Provision and manage infrastructure using tools such as Terraform or similar automation platforms

• Build secure container images and manage image versioning and promotion across environments

• Implement observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, or similar technologies

• Conduct load testing, resilience validation, performance tuning, and capacity planning

• Perform Linux administration, troubleshooting, and system hardening

• Support stateful workloads including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, and Kafka

• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives

• Document architecture, operational procedures, backup and recovery processes, and infrastructure lifecycle plans

What We're Looking For

• 2–5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, or SRE roles

• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes clusters in production environments

• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines

• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform

• Strong containerization knowledge and security best practices

• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills

• Proficiency in Python or a similar scripting language

• Understanding of networking, Kubernetes security, and deployment strategies

• Experience with load testing and performance analysis

• Ability to work effectively across technical teams in a collaborative environment

Additional Information

• Candidates must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

• Salary range: $85,000 – $100,000, based on experience

• Bonus eligibility available

• Remote (US) position with occasional travel as needed