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The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
 

Grade: Technical 407

Job Description

Job Summary

Cloud Engineers bridge software development and infrastructure, working closely with development teams and architects to build reliable, efficient, and scalable cloud environments that serve WGU's student and employee populations.

Job Duties

• Perform and automate software deployments using CI/CD pipelines
• Implement and maintain monitoring, observability, and alerting solutions
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Improve application and system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Proactively identify and resolve operational issues before they impact users
• Provide technical guidance and support to development teams
• Participate in and occasionally lead maintenance and innovation projects
• Support the team's on-call rotation
• Document progress and communicate delays or roadblocks to leadership

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Technical Skills

• Broad experience with AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, and databases
• Strong Linux systems administration skills
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Bash, Python)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly Terraform and CloudFormation
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (ECS Fargate, EKS)
• Understanding of Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar)
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (CloudWatch, Datadog, or similar)

Professional Skills

• Strong communication and documentation abilities
• Self-directed with ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively
• Service-oriented mindset with focus on enabling development teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience
• 5+ years as a Linux Systems Administrator or Engineer
• 5+ years interfacing with development and/or operational teams
• Experience with AI-assisted development practices

Equivalent experience: 1 year of relevant experience may substitute for 1 year of education at hiring manager's discretion.

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.