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Cloud Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
  • 3–5 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, systems administration, or a related infrastructure role.
  • Professional experience supporting AWS environments in development, test, or production.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools and systems.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design, implementation, and operation of AWS infrastructure and shared platform services.
  • Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure infrastructure-as-code tools and best practices.
  • Configure and troubleshoot AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, DNS, and connectivity.
  • Automate routine operational tasks and reduce manual effort through scripting, reusable modules, and standard workflows.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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First Advantage

Human Resources Services

First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA) delivers comprehensive background check solutions and insights that enable employers and housing providers to make confident choices, reduce risk, and maintain compliance. With offices in 29 locations and a staff of 6,400+ employees, First Advantage leverages leading technology and the industry’s largest global capabilities to complete background checks in 200+ countries and territories. If you’re looking for employee or tenant background check solutions that enable fast and reliable decision making, we’re your First Advantage. For more detailed information on First Advantage products and services, visit fadv.com. Join Our Team! At First Advantage, people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest asset — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. Explore career opportunities at fadv.com/careers/

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryHuman Resources Services
Company size1001 - 5000

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What You'll Do


A successful Cloud Engineer will support the design, implementation, and operation of secure, reliable, and scalable cloud infrastructure. This role works primarily with AWS services, cloud networking, infrastructure as code, automation, and CI/CD tooling. The Cloud Engineer partners with application, security, networking, and operations teams to improve platform reliability, standardize delivery, resolve complex issues, and enable repeatable self-service solutions.


Responsibilities:

  • Support the design, implementation, and operation of AWS infrastructure and shared platform services.
  • Build, maintain, and improve infrastructure infrastructure-as-code tools and best practices.
  • Configure and troubleshoot AWS networking, including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups, load balancers, DNS, and connectivity.
  • Automate routine operational tasks and reduce manual effort through scripting, reusable modules, and standard workflows.
  • Monitor platform health, investigate incidents, and participate in on-call or escalation support as part of a shared team rotation.
  • Apply security, reliability, availability, cost, and compliance practices to cloud infrastructure and operational processes.
  • Collaborate with application engineering, security, networking, SRE, and service management teams to resolve issues and deliver platform improvements.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, infrastructure standards, and operational procedures.
  • Participate in code reviews, infrastructure reviews, technical planning, and continuous improvement of team processes.
  • Contribute to the development of reusable, self-service platform capabilities for application teams.

What You Will Need to be Successful:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
  • 3–5 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, site reliability engineering, systems administration, or a related infrastructure role.
  • Professional experience supporting AWS environments in development, test, or production.
  • Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code tools and systems.
  • Experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure, networking, deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.

We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us!
 

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First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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