Cloud Engineer II

The Pearson Virtual Schools Cloud Engineering & Operations team is seeking a Cloud Engineer II to support the development and operation of our cloud native platforms following the migration from legacy data centers. This role is ideal for an early--career engineer who is eager to grow cloud, DevOps, and reliability engineering skills while working alongside experienced engineers in a supportive learning environment.

In this role, the Cloud Engineer will contribute to building, operating, and improving scalable and reliable systems across AWS and Azure. The position emphasizes hands-on- learning, mentorship, and progressive responsibility.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the design, implementation, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure and services in AWS and Azure under guidance from senior engineers

• Assist with Infrastructure as Code development using tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automation efforts to improve deployment reliability

• Assist in monitoring cloud environments and troubleshooting operational issues

• Participate in incident response activities and post--incident reviews as a learning opportunity

• Collaborate with software engineering and operations teams to support application deployments

• Follow established security, reliability, and cost -management best practices

• Document systems and operational procedures

• 2-5 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, systems engineering, or related roles (including internships or co-ops)

• Foundational knowledge of AWS and/or Azure

• Basic experience with Infrastructure as Code concepts

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git--based workflows

• Exposure to containers such as Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

• Experience with at least one scripting or programming language (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.)

• Basic understanding of Linux or Windows systems and networking fundamentals

• Strong desire to learn and grow in a collaborative team environment

Preferred Skills

• AWS or Azure foundational certifications (or actively working toward one)

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools

• Interest in DevOps, SRE, and automation best practices

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