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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud Infrastructure & AI Operations Engineer (On-Site Only) - **Company:** Pioneer Circuits Inc. - **Location:** Santa Ana, CA, United States - **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $115,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Apple Mac Systems, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Configuration Management, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Github, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Azure Machine Learning, Next.js, Single Sign-On, Software Deployment, TypeScript, Datadog, Data Logging, Scripting, Cloud Platform System, Sysadmin, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Grafana, State Machines, Technical Debt, HybridCloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Gitlab, Cloudformation, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations, Front End Software Development, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Terraform, Splunk, Data Pipelines, Dynatrace, Serverless Computing, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3342003485&tx=KJ2929FFP&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role We are deliberately open on years of experience, with one exception: you need to have worked in AWS. Everything we are building runs there, and we are not in a position to teach the platform from scratch. Beyond that, we would rather hire a sharp engineer with strong fundamentals, real automation instincts, and obvious momentum than someone with a longer resume and less curiosity. If you have provisioned AWS with Terraform, shipped through CI/CD, containerized an application, and wired up an AI-powered tool because you wanted to see if it would work - you are the profile we are looking for. Defense and compliance experience is something we will teach you., Demonstrable, hands-on experience building and operating on AWS - not classroom or certification-only exposure. You should be able to walk us through services you have personally deployed and what went wrong the first time. We expect working familiarity with the core set: IAM, S3, EC2, VPC and networking, CloudWatch, and Lambda, plus at least one managed service you have used in anger * AWS through infrastructure as code. You have provisioned AWS resources through code rather than the console - Terraform preferred, CloudFormation or CDK accepted * Certification. AWS certification at any level - Cloud Practitioner, any Associate, or higher. If your hands-on depth outruns your credentials, say so in your application; we will consider it, and you would be expected to certify within your first 90 days Core Competencies * Infrastructure as code. Hands-on experience writing infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform * CI/CD. You have built or meaningfully contributed to a deployment pipeline in Azure DevOps, GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar * Scripting and development. Practical proficiency in Python and Bash. * Containers. You have built and run containerized applications with Docker or Podman * Observability. Experience with a monitoring or observability platform such as Datadog, CloudWatch, Grafana, or Splunk, * Advanced AWS certification - Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, or Security Specialty * Any exposure to AWS GovCloud, or to AWS under a compliance regime or exposure to a regulated or compliance-driven environment - CMMC, FedRAMP, ITAR, SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar * Container orchestration on ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes * Experience with cloud cost management or FinOps practices * Familiarity with AI/ML platforms such as SageMaker, MLflow, Bedrock, or Kubeflow * Front-end or full-stack ability (React, Next.js, TypeScript) for building internal tools and dashboards * Exposure to manufacturing systems, SCADA, MES, industrial IoT, or edge computing * Certifications such as Terraform Associate, CKA, Security+, or CISSP ## Description * Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform (or CloudFormation/CDK) so environments are repeatable, reviewable, and version-controlled * Write automation in Python, Bash, or PowerShell to remove manual steps and speed up recurring work * Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployment using GitLab CI. * Apply configuration management at scale using Ansible, AWS Systems Manager, or similar tooling Cloud environments and containerized workloads * Design, deploy, and operate secure cloud environments across AWS GovCloud and Microsoft 365 GCC High, supporting containerized applications and serverless architectures * Package and run containerized services using Docker, growing into orchestration on ECS or EKS * Build with managed and serverless services - Lambda, S3, API Gateway, Step Functions - rather than standing up servers by default * Partner with our AI engineers to deploy and operate AI/ML and LLM-backed workloads, including inference endpoints, data pipelines, and retrieval systems Observability, reliability, and cloud cost * Deploy centralized logging, distributed tracing, and real-time monitoring across hybrid cloud and on-premise environments using CloudWatch, or similar platforms * Automate monitoring configuration and alerting as code so observability ships with the infrastructure rather than after it * Track and alert on cloud cost and usage changes, and surface optimization opportunities to engineering leadership * Use AI-assisted anomaly detection and log analysis to find problems before they reach the floor, and grow into defining SLIs, SLOs, and error budgets for critical systems Security and compliance in a regulated environment * Support continuous compliance with CMMC, NIST SP 800-171, ITAR, and DFARS requirements as we prepare for third-party assessment * Implement identity and access management, single sign-on, least-privilege policy, and encryption in transit and at rest * Document systems, configurations, and control evidence to a standard that holds up under audit * Contribute to endpoint management and EDR/XDR operations across Windows, Linux, and macOS, You have built something real with modern AI tooling - an LLM-backed application, a RAG pipeline, a chatbot, or an ML workflow. Personal and academic projects count * Communication. You write documentation people can actually follow, and you can explain a technical decision to someone in operations or quality, * Building AI-first infrastructure from a clean sheet rather than inheriting a decade of technical debt * Working with AWS GovCloud in a secure, mission-critical environment * Automating everything, from deployment through incident response * Seeing your work land on a physical factory floor within weeks, not quarters * Collaborating across AI, manufacturing, and defense technology teams * Operating at the intersection of cloud, AI, and national security If you're ready to move beyond traditional sysadmin work and build the intelligent infrastructure of tomorrow, we want to hear from you. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)