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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Engineer - **Company:** Security Benefit - **Location:** Overland Park, KS, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Access Network, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Continuous Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Manipulation Languages, DevOps, Electronic Design Automation, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Windows PowerShell, SQL Server Integration Services, Management of Software Versions, YAML, Scripting, Snowflake, Gitlab, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Gitlab-ci, AWS Fargate, Functional Programming, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Vulnerability Analysis, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** June 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8eea638d0883296e ## About the Role Do you have experience in YAML?, * 5-8+ years hands-on in DevOps, DevSecOps, platform, or release engineering, including a track record of building reusable CI/CD adopted by more than one team * Deep GitLab CI/CD expertise: pipeline templates and components, Compliance Module, runner fleet management, group and repository administration, access controls, branch protection, and merge request policies * Strong Terraform/IaC skills and solid AWS experience across ECS, EC2, Lambda, RDS/Aurora, S3, IAM, and Secrets Manager * Scripting proficiency across stacks: PowerShell (critical for Windows runners and SQL Server automation), Python, Bash, and YAML * Experience implementing security scanning (SAST, DAST, SCA, secret detection) inside CI/CD pipelines * Demonstrated ability to design automation that satisfies audit and compliance requirements - approval gates, evidence generation, and change traceability - ideally in a regulated industry * Working knowledge of containerization (Docker) * Builds for reuse, not for the moment: leaves every team more capable and self-sufficient, thrives going deep single-threaded, and treats documentation as part of the job * Database and data-engineering CI/CD: migration-based deployment (Flyway-style/schemachange), SSIS, dbt; pragmatic problem-solving when vendor tooling is unreliable (preferred) * Exposure to the modern data stack: Snowflake, Fivetran (Terraform provider), and Coalesce (preferred) * GitLab, AWS, and/or Terraform certifications (preferred) ## Description As a Senior Cloud Engineer you will build the reusable, team-agnostic GitLab CI/CD platform that the rest of the organization adopts. You are the engineering engine that turns Security Benefit's DevSecOps maturity roadmap into working, audit-compliant pipelines - then partner directly with each team's tech leads to onboard their workloads and hand day-to-day release ownership back to those teams. This role is best suited for a builder who takes pride in engineering excellence within a clear strategic direction, going deep on one team at a time and leaving every engagement with a reusable contribution to the shared platform. This role reports to the Manager, AWS Platform Engineering, and is based out of our Overland Park, Kansas office with a hybrid work schedule offering flexibility between on-site and remote work. * Design, build, and maintain enterprise-standard GitLab CI/CD templates, shared libraries, and include components that teams adopt with minimal friction - ensuring every engagement leaves a reusable artifact back in the shared platform * Own GitLab runner fleet management and performance, including Windows runners required for private-network access to SQL Server environments across DEV, QA, and PROD * Implement Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code for AWS workloads (ECS Fargate, EC2, Lambda, RDS/Aurora) across environment-segregated accounts * Build database and data-engineering CI/CD: migration-based deployment for SQL Server and Snowflake, SSIS/.ispac packaging, and ETL/DML/DDL pipelines * Build SAST, DAST, SCA, and secret-detection as reusable shared CI components, and embed segregation of duties, dual approval, JSM/CAB integration, and automated audit-evidence generation into the pipeline standard * Partner with each team's tech lead to onboard their workload onto the standard pipeline, define a clear handoff-readiness bar, and ensure tech leads can independently own releases end to end * Produce documentation, runbooks, and quick-reference guides as first-class deliverables alongside the code; provide ongoing consulting and escalation support to teams operating autonomously * Manage versioned, immutable artifacts via GitLab Package Registry with semantic versioning, SHA256 verification, and audit-compliant retention; implement environment promotion (DEV * QA * PROD) and rollback procedures * Enforce secrets-management best practices across all pipelines using GitLab CI variables and AWS Secrets Manager * Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers on the team, building internal capability alongside the platform itself ## Related Videos - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) - [CI/CD with Github Actions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/856-ci-cd-with-github-actions) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)