Senior Cloud Engineer

PHC Global was founded in 2020 by Dr. Charity Dean with the mission to build a commercial-grade global biosecurity intelligence platform operating across commercial, defense, and civilian enterprises. This effort was born from the recognition that technological advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence could generate this entirely new capability at speed and scale to detect major global biorisks such as new disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats.

PHC Global’s software platform provides anticipatory and predictive intelligence of global biorisks through its proprietary data, AI/ML tools, and unparalleled public health expertise, effectively replacing a significant amount of human vigilance and manual data gathering in order to give organizations easy-to-understand, actionable recommendations. 

PHC’s world-class team includes experts in technology, machine learning, epidemiology, and global security. We are a tight-knit team passionately committed to making the world safer from biological risks and face challenges with our core values of humility, optimism, and integrity.

Job Title: Cloud Engineer
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time

Summary statement

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer who loves solving complex problems and making a
difference. You will drive the architecture, optimization, and governance of our mission-critical
cloud infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable
and secure cloud infrastructure solutions across platforms such as AWS and Google Cloud.
This role is vital for the proper execution of cloud strategy, automation, and DevOps initiatives
while ensuring optimal system performance and cost-efficiency.

You'll join a diverse team of epidemiologists, engineers, data scientists, front-line disease controllers, and national security
practitioners.

Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Assessment and Optimization: Assess current infrastructure and identify
  opportunities for optimization and improvement
• Cloud Productionization Strategy Development: Develop strategies for productionizing
  cloud computing applications
• Standardization and Governance of Cloud Applications: Ensure standardization and
  governance of cloud-based applications within the organization
• Development and Maintenance of Cloud-Based Systems: Develop, oversee, and
  maintain cloud-based applications and systems (working closely with engineering and
  data science teams)
• Cloud Service Provider Management: Manage relationships with cloud service providers,
  such as GCP and AWS
• Implement the strategies for managing cloud infrastructure, storage, and software
• Implement the CI/CD strategies for the PHC Global software across deployment
  environments, along with cloud deployment, containerization strategy, reliability and
  performance, security and availability, monitoring and alerting, and disaster recovery.
• Deploy security controls, define access policies, and implement automation scripts using
  tools like Terraform to enforce compliance and support audits/investigations, as needed.
• Execute and troubleshoot SaaS application deployment procedures.
• Develop and improve automation and procedures in the cloud environment.
• Creating and maintaining technical documents for cloud infrastructure and related
  processes
• Implement government-specific frameworks for PHC Global’s cloud-hosted software,
  such as FedRAMP and the Department of Defense (DoD) Impact Levels (ILs) for cloud
  environments.
• Interact with customers to provide engineering solutions and support compliance activities (e.g., IATT, ATO) with potential travel to on-site interactions with the customer
• Lead internal IT and InfoSec activities

Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 5+ years professional experience in a Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Cloud Operations role
• Proficiency working with cloud service providers, particularly GCP
• Proven hands-on experience in implementing and managing Cloud/Engineering Operations, monitoring, and observability
• Experience in hands on programming (scripting with bash, python, etc.) and Terraform
• Strong understanding of DevOps and CloudOps principles and being capable of building
  highly available reproducible infrastructure
• Strong communication skills with a high emphasis on the ability to explain technology in
  business terms and to express opinions clearly
• Solutions oriented – ability to creatively solve problems on the fly
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation
• Ability to quickly ramp up on new technologies and best practices
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently across multiple
  projects
• Must be able to work well with a variety of colleagues possessing a range of technical
  abilities and knowledge
• Must be a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident
• Security clearance-eligible

WHO WE ARE

The team supports remote-first employment and candidates from anywhere in the US are
welcome to apply. PHC Global is an equal opportunity employer, drug-free workplace, and
complies with ADA regulations as applicable. All applicants are considered for all positions
without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national
origin, ancestry, physical/mental disability, medical condition, military/veteran status, genetic
information, marital status, ethnicity, alienage or any other protected classification, in
accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Total compensation includes salary and stock option grants. The salary range for this position is
between $150,000 to $200,000, and individual pay is determined by job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training. PHC offers a comprehensive benefits package
including medical, dental and vision insurance, wellbeing offerings, 401K, unlimited PTO, paid
holidays, and a work from home stipend. PHC covers 100% of medical premiums for employees
and 50% of medical premiums for dependents.

PHC Global is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.