**Introduction** Hiring manager and Recruiter should collaborate to create the relevant verbiage. **Your role and responsibilities** The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and services to support enterprise applications and operations. This role ensures the scalability, reliability, and security of cloud environments while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust technical solutions. This role will work with cross-functional teams to support cloud-based applications and services, automate deployments, and ensure system reliability and performance. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, strong scripting skills, and a solid understanding of DevOps practices and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes. **Required technical and professional expertise** · Cloud Platform Expertise (AWS, Azure, GCP) - 3+ years Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing services on at least one major cloud platform. · Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.) - 2+ years Proven ability to automate infrastructure provisioning and management using IaC tools. · Networking & Security in the Cloud - 3+ years Solid knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, encryption, and compliance best practices. Monitoring & Troubleshooting Tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.) - 2+ years Ability to proactively monitor performance and quickly resolve issues in cloud environments. Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal security clearance with the US government. (USCIS) **Preferred technical and professional experience** · Scripting & Automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell) - 3+ years Strong scripting skills for automating deployment, monitoring, and administrative tasks. CI/CD & DevOps Tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) - 2+ years IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.