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