Cloud Platform Engineer I

This role will be responsible for cloud infrastructure management, CI/CD automation, platform reliability, security compliance, and production operations within AWS environments. Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, IAM, S3, and RDS.

Job Title: Cloud Platform Engineer I

Location: Oakland, CA

Pay Range: $60 - $80 per hour, W 2 ONLY 

Duration: 6+ Month Contract

Work Mode: Hybrid

This will be a Hybrid role requiring one day onsite at OGO. This will be discussed further during the interview process. 

This role will be responsible for cloud infrastructure management, CI/CD automation, platform reliability, security compliance, and production operations within AWS environments.
 

Summary:

• This role will be responsible for cloud infrastructure management, CI/CD automation, platform reliability, security compliance, and production operations within AWS environments.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines.
• Manage and optimize EKS, ECS, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, and related AWS services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and Terraform.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automate operational processes.
• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues, and provide production support.
• Drive vulnerability remediation, security compliance, and platform upgrades.
• Improve observability, disaster recovery readiness, and operational resilience.
• Partner with development teams to streamline deployments and improve engineering productivity.
• Support AWS cost optimization and cloud governance initiatives.

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS services, including EKS, ECS, Lambda, IAM, S3, and RDS.
• Experience with Terraform, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of cloud security, vulnerability management, and DevSecOps practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise AWS platforms.
• Familiarity with Couchbase and cloud-native microservices architectures.
• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional or related certifications.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.

Benefits:

• Reliable and secure platform operations.
• Faster and more automated deployments.
• Timely vulnerability remediation.
• Reduced operational overhead through automation.
• Improved cloud cost efficiency and platform stability.
• Good communication skills.
• Motivated to work cross collaboration with teams and flexible on priority changes.