Senior Cloud Engineer

**The** **Senior Cloud Engineer** **will report to the** **Engineering Manager, Infrastructure.** **As the** **Senior Cloud Engineer,** **you will:** - Architect, own, and evolve critical AWS infrastructure and multi-account cloud foundations that power Earnest’s high-availability, regulated lending platform. - Define and drive service reliability standards (SLOs, observability maturity, and incident response frameworks) across engineering teams to systematically reduce MTTR and prevent repeat incidents. - Lead the design and adoption of scalable Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and CI/CD tooling, treating internal infrastructure as a product that accelerates developer velocity. - Partner with Security to embed automated security-first patterns and regulatory controls directly into the cloud lifecycle. - Drive cloud cost efficiency across the platform by identifying architectural optimizations and establishing resource utilization standards. - Mentor Cloud Engineers and software teams through technical design reviews, operational runbooks, and blameless post-incident analyses to raise the bar on engineering excellence. **About You:** - 5+ years of hands-on experience building and managing reliable, scale-ready cloud systems (preferably in fintech or regulated spaces). - Deep working knowledge of AWS core services, Linux environments, and core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, VPCs). - Proven track record scaling Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) and container ecosystems (Kubernetes/Docker) in production. - Solid experience with relational databases, modern observability toolstacks, and a passion for automating away repetitive tasks. - A strong sense of ownership and curiosity—you comfortably navigate ambiguity and focus on long-term, durable solutions. - Clear, approachable communication skills that make technical alignment across engineering, security, and product teams feel seamless. **Even Better:** - Experience running cloud infrastructure in fintech or similar financial environments (SOC2, PCI compliance). - Hands-on involvement in FinOps practices or driving smart cloud cost optimizations. - Background building developer self-service platforms or internal developer tools. - Familiarity with AI/ML workloads or using AI tools to streamline operational workflows and incident triage. **Where:** - This role will be based in the US. **Compensation:** A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary based on the roles location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, candidate location and budget. This range may be modified in the future. Salary Range: **$184,000 - $230,000** USD. Employees are also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and equity. #LI-JP