Senior Cloud Engineer
Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (Kubernetes / Helm / AWS) Location: Remote (U.S.; Austin, TX time zone preferred) Employment Type: Contract (W2 through ZipStaff — No C2C or 1099) About the Opportunity: ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and run cloud-hosted platforms for a digital health SaaS organization. You will own Helm charts, containers, IaC, and CI/CD for multi-cloud SaaS—not a ticket-only ops seat. Python/Go/TypeScript APIs, Kubernetes/OpenShift, AWS CDK/Lambda/ECS, and Terraform are in scope. What You’ll Do: - Develop and maintain cloud-native REST APIs in Python, Go, and JavaScript/TypeScript. - Build and harden Docker images (security, cost, deployability). - Author and version Helm charts for Kubernetes / OpenShift (values, upgrades, rollback). - Build and improve CI/CD (deploy, test, monitor, roll back). - Monitor performance and scale; fix bottlenecks (caching, concurrency, HPA, resource limits). - Build serverless SaaS pieces with AWS CDK, Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/Fargate. - Use readiness/liveness probes, resource requests/limits, and namespace isolation. - Manage in-cluster PostgreSQL, Kafka, Grafana, and Elasticsearch via Helm or Operators. - Partner with security and infrastructure on logging, monitoring, and audit. - Troubleshoot prod/staging; document architecture and deploy procedures. Required Qualifications: - 7+ years cloud development or infrastructure engineering. - SaaS and multi-cloud delivery. - Docker plus Kubernetes and/or OpenShift. - Helm charts you have written and maintained. - APIs (REST or GraphQL) in Python and/or TypeScript. - CI/CD: GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps. - Terraform for non-trivial environments. - AWS and/or Azure (Boto3 and AWS CDK preferred). - Monitoring/logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch/Loki. - Bachelor’s in CS/SWE or equivalent. - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. Preferred Qualifications: - GitOps. - OpenShift. - Healthcare / digital health SaaS. - HashiCorp stack beyond Terraform. Benefits: - Healthcare insurance (employee-only). - Dental insurance. - Vision insurance. - 401(k). - Paid time off. About ZipStaff: ZipStaff partners with leading organizations to connect skilled technology professionals with high-impact contract opportunities. We focus on quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success for candidates and clients. To apply, submit your resume highlighting Helm, Kubernetes/OpenShift, AWS CDK or Terraform, and SaaS CI/CD you owned.