Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

NEWITY

. Support implementation and ongoing management of scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure supporting business-critical applications and services .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $110,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring security and compliance while optimizing performance and cost. Proficient in Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipeline management, and cloud security fundamentals within regulated environments.

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AWS Cloud Infrastructure ManagementInfrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)CI/CD Pipeline Development (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)Cloud Security FundamentalsSite Reliability Engineering (SRE) Principles

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Hard Skills

AWS Services (Compute, Serverless, Storage)Infrastructure as Code ToolsCI/CD Pipeline ToolsScripting and AutomationMonitoring and Logging Tools

Soft Skills

Collaboration with Product EngineeringIncident Response ParticipationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AWS Client VPNCloudWatchGuardDutyAzure ServicesContainerization Technologies

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS SysOps Administrator AssociateAWS Security Specialty

Industry Keywords

SOC 2 Type II ComplianceRegulated IndustriesOperational Best PracticesChange-Controlled EnvironmentSecrets Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSJenkinsTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support implementation and ongoing management of scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure supporting business-critical applications and services
Own the security posture of the infrastructure by identifying, prioritizing, and remediating infrastructure security findings
Maintain access, network, and data-protection controls
Administer and harden AWS identity and access, including least-privilege policy design, role and permission-set hygiene, and credential lifecycle management
Own secrets management, including secure storage, rotation, and safe runtime access patterns
Design, implement, and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions
Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines for automated, reliable, and secure software deployments
Contribute to cloud architecture, infrastructure standards, and operational best practices
Manage containerized and cloud-native environments
Own and expand remote-access infrastructure using AWS Client VPN
Administer supporting Azure services, including secrets/key management and role assignments
Maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability solutions such as CloudWatch and GuardDuty
Own service reliability and availability, including service health objectives, capacity and performance management, and operational toil reduction
Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and recovery planning
Support infrastructure for external partner integrations across banking, credit, identity verification, tax, and lending-marketplace data providers
Partner with Product Engineering on application performance, scalability, and regulatory requirements while remaining organizationally independent
Support NEWITY's SOC 2 Type II compliance program through infrastructure evidence and control maintenance
Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives and recommend improvements
Promote DevOps best practices, automation, and continuous improvement
Research and recommend emerging technologies for infrastructure strategy

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
4 - 7 years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
Experience designing, deploying, and supporting AWS cloud environments in production
Strong expertise across AWS, including compute and serverless, storage, managed databases, networking, edge/CDN and DNS, API management, and event-driven messaging
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
Proven experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar platforms
Strong cloud security fundamentals, including least-privilege access design, secrets management, and network and public-exposure hardening
Proficiency implementing and maintaining secure cloud environments, preferably within regulated industries
Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and threat-detection tooling
Site reliability fundamentals, including service health and availability monitoring, capacity and performance management, and reducing operational toil through automation
Scripting and automation ability in at least one general-purpose language
Solid understanding of networking, security, identity management, and cloud architecture best practices
Experience operating within a change-controlled, audited environment (SOC 2 or comparable)
Comfortable partnering daily with a separate product engineering organization while remaining independent of it, including raising and holding security or reliability objections
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies a plus
Azure experience (secrets/key management, RBAC, security posture tooling) a plus
Exposure to Jack Henry or IBM i / AS400 environments a plus
AWS certification (e.g., Solutions Architect Associate, SysOps Administrator Associate, or Security Specialty) a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance Bonus
Comprehensive Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Retirement Plan with a Company Contribution of 3% of Total Salary
Paid Time Off and Holidays
Professional Development Opportunities