Senior Cloud Engineer

Bixal

. Design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting data, analytics, and AI/ML workloads .

Posted 9/29/2026contractRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing AWS cloud infrastructure, Terraform Infrastructure as Code, and Databricks environments while ensuring secure and scalable architecture for data and AI/ML workloads. Proficient in CI/CD pipeline development, automation scripting, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance platform performance and compliance.

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AWS Cloud Infrastructure ManagementTerraform Infrastructure as CodeDatabricks AdministrationCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentPython and Bash Scripting

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Hard Skills

AWS ServicesTerraformDatabricksCI/CD PipelinesPythonBashData Platform ConceptsCloud SecurityNetworking FundamentalsAutomation Tooling

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsSplunkDelta LakeUnity CatalogAI/ML Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

Databricks CertificationAWS CertificationTerraform CertificationCloud Security Certification

Industry Keywords

FedRAMPFISMAHealthcareFederal GovernmentData Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsPythonSplunkTerraformUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, deploy, and manage secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting data, analytics, and AI/ML workloads
Own cloud infrastructure across development, validation, and production environments
Build and maintain Terraform Infrastructure as Code and reusable automation modules for AWS and Databricks resources
Administer Databricks workspaces, Unity Catalog, metastores, external locations, credentials, clusters, jobs, secrets, and access controls
Manage Databricks migrations, upgrades, and architectural changes with minimal disruption
Design and implement secure AWS architectures covering VPC networking, private connectivity, VPC endpoints, IAM, cross-account access, S3, and KMS encryption
Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments, validation, security checks, and operational workflows
Develop Python, Bash, and cloud API automation tooling
Support identity and access management, including provisioning, groups, service principals, OAuth/PAT authentication, workload identities, and automated permissions
Implement observability and audit logging, including Splunk integrations
Design and support secure data platform integrations including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Delta Sharing, external locations, and data access controls
Enable AI/ML capabilities including MLflow, Databricks AI tooling, AWS Bedrock, foundation model integrations, and GenAI workloads
Partner with data engineering, analytics, security, and application teams to troubleshoot platform issues and establish engineering standards
Lead technical investigations, proofs of concept, and platform improvements
Create technical documentation, onboarding guides, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and self-service tooling
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement for production data platform services
Perform other relevant duties as assigned and qualified/trained to perform

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical field plus 4+ years of experience, or equivalent professional experience
Strong hands-on experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure in enterprise environments
Experience with Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code tooling, including developing reusable modules and managing large infrastructure deployments
Experience administering Databricks environments, including Unity Catalog, workspace management, account-level resources, permissions, service principals, and integrations
Strong understanding of AWS services including IAM, S3, VPC, Route 53, KMS, Lambda, VPC endpoints, and networking fundamentals
Experience designing secure cloud architectures using least privilege IAM, encryption, private networking, and compliance-focused controls
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or similar automation platforms
Strong Python and Bash scripting skills with experience automating cloud, infrastructure, or platform operations
Experience supporting production data platforms, distributed systems, analytics environments, or AI/ML infrastructure
Understanding of data platform concepts including Delta Lake, medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold), data governance, and access control models
Experience troubleshooting complex issues across cloud infrastructure, networking, identity, automation, and data platforms
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with engineers, architects, security teams, and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
Experience working in FedRAMP, FISMA, or other regulated cloud environments
Experience with Databricks E2 architecture, workspace provisioning, and account-level platform administration
Experience leading Databricks migrations, networking redesigns, or cloud modernization initiatives
Experience supporting AI/ML platforms, AWS Bedrock, LLM integrations, RAG architectures, or GenAI workloads
Experience with enterprise logging and monitoring solutions such as Splunk
Experience managing GitHub organization settings, repository automation, and developer tooling
Databricks, AWS, Terraform, or cloud security certifications
Experience supporting healthcare or federal government environments
Must be legally authorized to work in the US
Bixal does not provide visa sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flex hours
401K with matching incentive
Parental Leave
Medical/dental/vision benefits
Flex Spending Account
Company provided short-term disability and life insurance
Commuter benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
11 Paid holidays
Reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities
Professional journey support and future opportunity preparation