Associate Infrastructure Engineer – Cloud

About this role

Required Qualifications

- Typically 0–2 years of experience in IT, cloud, or infrastructure; relevant internships, lab
work, or coursework will be considered.
- An interest in partnering across teams and acting as a liaison, with a willingness to help
internal teams onboard to cloud and understand their cost and usage.
- Foundational understanding of at least one major cloud provider (Microsoft Azure
preferred), with exposure to Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure a plus.
- Familiarity with cloud compute, virtual machines, storage, virtualization, and Linux and/or
Windows operating systems.
- Exposure to platform and host services, landing zones, configuration baselines, tagging,
and naming conventions.
- Basic understanding of cloud networking concepts (virtual networks, subnets, DNS, load
balancing, security groups) sufficient to collaborate with the Network team.
- Familiarity with at least one scripting language (PowerShell or Python) and basic version
control with Git, plus exposure to or interest in Terraform and CI/CD workflows.
- Basic understanding of cloud IAM, RBAC, and least-privilege access concepts.
- Awareness of monitoring and observability concepts, with comfort performing routine
maintenance and supervised change execution.
- Strong willingness to learn, attention to detail, and clear written, verbal, and technical
communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- Internship or project experience working with a major cloud provider.
- Exposure to or interest in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Helm.
- Exposure to backup, high availability, or disaster recovery concepts.
- Understanding of compute, virtualization, and OS-level factors that influence storage
design and performance.
- Interest in using AI tools for log analysis, anomaly detection, or operational automation.
- Awareness of cloud cost reporting, tagging compliance, and FinOps practices.
- Entry-level or associate Azure, GCP, ...