Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Contingent Worker Information
Position Title: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
NYPA Business Unit: Information Technology & Cyber Security
Experience: Level 2 (5-10 years)
Work Location: White Plains Office
Anticipated Start Date: Immediate
Duration of Assignment: 12 month(s)
Project/Assignment: BAU
Date of Posting: 06/26/2026
Due Date: 07/11/2026

Work Schedule
Monday through Friday. 7.5-hour workday with .5-hour unpaid lunch. Paid for actual time worked; there are no paid vacation or sick days. During NYPA and Canals holidays, the business is closed, and no work is permitted. NYPA requires a hybrid schedule of a minimum of 3 days on-site, up to including fully on-site depending on department requirements.

CWPO Engagement Requirements
Candidates are REQUIRED to be local to Tri-State area and in W2 tax status as employee of Service Provider.
Fully remote positions are prohibited. Hybrid schedules are permissible with a minimum of 3 days on-site depending on assignment and can be fully on-site depending on business needs. Remote work privileges can be revoked at any time.
NYPA does not provide laptops. Instead, NYPA provides desktops and dedicated workstations which candidates will remote into from their personal equipment on virtual days.
If candidate does not have proper equipment, internet connection, or he/she is deemed to not work effectively from home, the hybrid privilege will be revoked.
Vendors must disclose foreign national status and all Visas at the time of candidate submission. Additionally, a Benefits Waiver and Ethics Disclosure will be required by all candidates during onboarding.

Submission Instructions
Your email submissions must contain:
The LEGAL name of candidate (no aliases, monikers, or nicknames)
Job Broadcast number in your email subject header
Visa work authorization, if applicable
For job broadcasts outside your contractual compensation schedules, use competitive rates based on local and state compensation.
NYPA CWP staff will contact you if your candidate is selected to be interviewed, which is usually via MS Teams. Please inform your candidates that an interview does not indicate acceptance of the proposed labor rates.
NYPA prohibits the use of any AI tool during interviews.
For all questions or concerns, please contact Christine Prendergast at Christine.Prendergast@nypa.gov.

Project Overview
This Cloud Infrastructure Engineer role will participate in designs, builds, and maintenance of scalable foundations for cloud applications and infrastructure. They will collaborate across NYPA IT daily to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC), manage and provision systems and services, and optimize costs and security across major platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Job Functions & Responsibilities
Write and maintain automated scripts (using tools like Terraform or Ansible) to deploy cloud resources
Assist DevOps teams by supporting developers that build pipelines that enable rapid, reliable, and automated application delivery
Maintain consistency across environments by using immutable infrastructure principles, reducing deployment drift
Monitor cloud environments for performance bottlenecks and execute capacity planning
Diagnose and resolve complex, cloud-related issues during outages with minimal disruption to services
Set up proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting using tools like Datadog, CloudWatch, or Prometheus
Participate in on-call rotations to support production services, perform root cause analysis, and handle routine maintenance

Skills
Cloud Platform Mastery (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift)
Strong foundational knowledge of networking, Windows, and Linux systems.

Education & Certifications
College Degree
Cloud and systems related certifications