Cloud Platform Engineer

The Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, operating, and continuously improving Sunwest Bank's cloud platforms, with Azure as the primary enterprise cloud and AWS supporting select initiatives. This role enables Product and Engineering teams to deliver quickly and securely by providing reliable cloud infrastructure, automation, and self-service capabilities while maintaining compliance with banking regulatory requirements., * Design, deploy, and operate secure Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise workloads, including networking, identity, security, monitoring, and disaster recovery

• Implement and maintain cloud governance frameworks such as landing zones, policy, RBAC/PIM, cost controls, and management groups
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting tools
• Build and support AWS environments for targeted initiatives, ensuring secure connectivity, monitoring, and cost management
• Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to remove infrastructure bottlenecks and accelerate delivery
• Develop CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and standardized "golden path" environments for development teams
• Enable self-service cloud capabilities that reduce manual tickets while preserving access controls and auditability
• Maintain cloud security posture and support data governance, backup, and disaster recovery capabilities
• Support IT governance, access reviews, audits, and evidence collection related to cloud controls and compliance
• Participate in engineering planning and execute changes through established IT Operations controls

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience in cloud or infrastructure engineering with deep hands-on Azure expertise
• Working experience supporting AWS production environments
• Strong Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform preferred)
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads (AKS and/or EKS)
• CI/CD and automation experience using modern tooling
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security architecture, and identity management
• Experience supporting regulated environments subject to FFIEC, GLBA, or similar standards, * Azure Administrator or Solutions Architect certification
• AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps certification
• Experience implementing landing zones, Azure Policy, or governance frameworks
• Experience building internal platform engineering or developer self-service capabilities
• Demonstrated success reducing infrastructure request turnaround times

• High-impact role enabling product and engineering velocity
• Opportunity to shape cloud standards and platform strategy
• Collaborative environment balancing innovation with security and compliance
• Competitive compensation and benefits within a growing financial institution, Competitive compensation commensurate with experience + bonus + benefits, In general, the following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow differently abled individuals to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Sedentary: Limited activity, no lifting, limited walking
• Moderate: Mostly standing, walking, bending, frequent lifting
• Light: Office work, some lifting, bending, stooping or kneeling, walking
• Arduous: Heavy lifting, bending, crawling, climbing