AWS Cloud Engineer II

Cleveland Clinic is a healthcare organization seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer II to support its cloud infrastructure and hybrid-cloud environment. The role focuses on designing, implementing, automating, securing, monitoring, and optimizing AWS-based solutions while collaborating with architects, engineers, and stakeholders on cloud adoption and modernization initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Cloud Center of Excellence to develop and implement cloud solutions aligned with organizational and divisional goals
• Architect, implement, and manage AWS-based infrastructure and cloud solutions consistent with enterprise architecture standards
• Design, implement, and manage cloud systems to ensure optimal performance, scalability, security, availability, and reliability
• Manage AWS services, including EC2, VPC, storage, networking, and other cloud infrastructure services
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation scripts, templates, and frameworks to streamline infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and operations
• Apply IaC and platform automation tools, including Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Salt, and Terraform
• Deploy and maintain secure cloud networking, identity management, and access control solutions
• Support containerized workloads and OpenShift integration within the enterprise cloud environment
• Monitor cloud environments, analyze cost and performance metrics, resolve operational issues, and implement enhancements to improve efficiency and reliability
• Optimize cloud resource utilization and costs while maintaining performance, availability, and security requirements
• Support cloud monitoring, logging, backup, disaster recovery, and resiliency solutions
• Apply design principles centered on simplicity, consistency, reusability, and standardization across the division
• Implement the division’s cloud vision and strategy in collaboration with the ITD Architecture team, ensuring progressive and integrated solutions
• Provide subject matter expertise within assigned areas of responsibility and develop tailored solutions to address evolving technical challenges
• Collaborate with engineers and IT architects across the division to ensure a cohesive and consistent approach to cloud architecture
• Support frameworks and processes that facilitate the transition of products from development through sustainable production deployment
• Engage proactively with key stakeholders, including division leaders and external partners, to develop and implement sustainable architectural solutions
• Evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and methodologies and support the adoption of innovative solutions when appropriate
• Perform hands-on implementation and development activities, including prototyping and coding, as required
• Support application modernization initiatives through cloud-based architecture, infrastructure, and automation
• Implement and maintain enterprise security and governance standards across AWS environments
• Support cloud governance, security, compliance, and operational controls
• Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for cloud infrastructure issues
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and procedures to support cloud operations and service continuity
• Understand multi-cloud offerings and contribute to the development and maintenance of a cloud services catalog optimized for internal enterprise use
• Remain current on emerging IT advancements and cloud technologies to position the organization to effectively leverage innovative tools, methodologies, and practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline
• Additional experience or relevant certifications may offset some or all of education requirements
• Five years of experience working in areas of computer systems and Infrastructure
• Two years of experience specializing in cloud engineering
• Demonstrated skills in technical judgement with ability to guide decisions across systems, scale, performance, security, fault tolerance, etc
• Experience with and significant knowledge of at least one cloud platform
• Experience working within small to medium sized cloud engineering teams
• Ability to work across organizations and multiple stakeholders
• Interested and curious about the domain
• To be considered for this role, caregivers must reside in Ohio or Florida
• For Information Technology Division caregivers, ITIL Foundations certification
• Preferred Certifications for AWS are AWS Solutions Architect Associate/Professional, AWS SysOps Administrator, AWS Security Specialty or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Experience with IBM Cloud infrastructure, including IBM Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Experience with IBM Kubernetes Service (IKS) and Red Hat OpenShift
• Proficiency with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation and configuration management
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking and security principles
• Experience with disaster recovery, high availability, and cloud resiliency planning
• Preferred Certifications for IBM are IBM Certified Professional Architect, IBM Cloud Professional Architect, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) or Red Hat OpenShift Administration
• One+ years of IBM Cloud or hybrid cloud experience