Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

About the Client

Our client is seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer to support and maintain a production healthcare technology environment. The role requires strong cloud infrastructure expertise, hands-on development capabilities, and a solid understanding of security and regulatory compliance.

Position Overview

We are looking for a highly experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer who can take ownership of production cloud infrastructure, maintain system reliability, and ensure secure and compliant application deployments.

The ideal candidate has 6–10 years of professional engineering experience , including at least 3 years serving in a senior or lead capacity with direct responsibility for a live production system.

This is a hands-on technical role requiring proven AWS production experience, strong programming skills in TypeScript or Python, and direct involvement in HIPAA or SOC 2 compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable, and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Take technical ownership of production systems and ensure availability, reliability, and performance.
• Manage AWS services, including IAM, Lambda, ECS, RDS, CloudWatch, and AWS WAF.
• Configure monitoring, logging, alerting, and CloudWatch alarms.
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls, access management, and infrastructure best practices.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and backend services using TypeScript or Python.
• Support application deployments, infrastructure updates, and production troubleshooting.
• Identify infrastructure risks and implement preventive measures.
• Support HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance requirements, including security documentation and technical controls.
• Participate in security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing.
• Work closely with engineering, security, and operations teams to maintain production readiness.
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to other engineers.
• Oversee incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous infrastructure improvements.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

- 6–10 years of professional experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, or DevOps.

• At least 3 years in a senior or lead engineering capacity , with direct responsibility for a live production system.
• Hands-on experience managing AWS infrastructure in a production environment.
• Strong working knowledge of the following AWS services:
• AWS IAM
• AWS Lambda or ECS
• Amazon RDS
• Amazon CloudWatch and CloudWatch Alarms
• AWS WAF
• Strong programming experience in TypeScript or Python .
• Proven experience shipping and maintaining applications under HIPAA or SOC 2 requirements .
• Must have participated in at least one formal compliance audit, security audit, or penetration test.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, access controls, monitoring, and infrastructure reliability.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical issues and solutions effectively.
• Willingness to provide working-hour overlap with U.S. Eastern Time mornings .

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting healthcare technology platforms or applications handling Protected Health Information (PHI).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• AWS certifications such as Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty.
• Experience leading technical teams and managing production incidents.

What Success Looks Like

• AWS infrastructure remains secure, stable, and highly available.
• Production deployments are reliable and properly monitored.
• Security controls and compliance requirements are consistently maintained.
• Audit and penetration testing findings are addressed effectively.
• Infrastructure issues are identified and resolved proactively.
• Engineering teams receive strong technical guidance and support.

Work Arrangement

- Employment Type: Full-Time

- Work Setup: Remote

- Location: Philippines-based

- Schedule: Must overlap with U.S. Eastern Time morning hours.

- Requirements: Reliable high-speed internet and a dedicated workspace.

- Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience and technical expertise.

Originally posted on Himalayas