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Foster City , California

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Hybrid

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Contract

Foster City, California

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Hybrid

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Contract

Job ID 75458|Posted Jul 27, 2026
JOB DESCRIPTION

Join a dynamic IT platform team supporting a mission-driven autonomous mobility organization by helping operate and secure a modern AWS environment. This Cloud Engineer role is a great fit for someone who enjoys hands-on infrastructure work, collaborating across technical teams, and keeping cloud systems running smoothly through strong process, automation, and support.

Responsibilities

  • Provision and manage AWS accounts, tenant structures, IAM roles and users, cross-account access, and SSO group setup using established processes
  • Build, update, and maintain Terraform modules for account setup, networking, identity access, and resource provisioning
  • Create and support AWS networking components such as VPCs, subnets, routing, and peering based on team requirements
  • Support secrets management workflows using tools such as AWS Secrets Manager and Vault for third-party integrations
  • Apply security and governance standards to cloud resources, including least-privilege access, encryption, and compliance checks
  • Troubleshoot and resolve day-to-day AWS support requests across compute, storage, and networking
  • Follow runbooks and playbooks for repeatable operational and provisioning tasks
  • Escalate complex or unclear issues appropriately while independently owning well-defined work

Skills

  • 5+ years of professional experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering
  • Hands-on experience with AWS in a production environment
  • Strong working knowledge of compute, storage, networking, and IAM concepts in AWS
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, ideally Terraform, including editing or creating modules
  • Solid understanding of AWS networking fundamentals such as VPCs, subnets, routing, and security groups
  • Knowledge of cloud security principles, including least privilege, encryption, and secrets management
  • Comfortable working from tickets, playbooks, and documented procedures
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across teams
  • Ability to work independently on well-scoped tasks and know when to ask for guidance

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with Terraform Cloud, Spacelift, or similar centralized IaC platforms
  • Exposure to multi-account AWS environments such as Landing Zones or Control Tower
  • Familiarity with containerized workloads, including Kubernetes or EKS
  • Experience with monitoring and alerting tools such as Grafana or CloudWatch
  • Exposure to AI/ML or HPC cloud workloads

Horizontal Talent is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage candidates who share a passion for collaboration, integrity, and continuous improvement to apply.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.

Horizontal is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Horizontal is committed to taking affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or participate in the interview process, click here to request accommodation assistance.

All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

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