Senior Cloud Engineer

ACI Worldwide

Senior Cloud Engineer designing and implementing complex cloud infrastructure solutions for ACI Worldwide. Leading multi-cloud initiatives and driving cloud optimization efforts while mentoring engineers.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeNorcross • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudLinuxUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement complex cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise-scale workloads
Lead multi-cloud or hybrid cloud implementations across multiple environments
Architect CI/CD pipelines for large-scale infrastructure provisioning and deployment
Define infrastructure as code patterns and standards for the team
Drive platform and tooling decisions that improve engineering efficiency
Administer and support AWS resources along with identity management to cloud resources
Develop proof of concepts to demonstrate the viability of new ideas and technologies
Own cloud security posture and lead compliance implementation across environments
Drive cloud cost optimization initiatives
Design and implement networking solutions for complex connectivity requirements
Lead capacity planning and performance optimization for cloud infrastructure
Establish monitoring and observability practices for cloud environments
Develop/refine methods to monitor and report performance and security metrics for resources
Mentor fellow team members and collaborate with Cloud Architects
Lead technical reviews and drive adoption of cloud engineering best practices
Create comprehensive technical documentation and knowledge base content
Provide guidance to the application/development teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field
Equivalent experience (7+ years) may substitute for degree
5-8 years of professional experience in cloud engineering
Experience in production 24x7 environment
Proven track record of designing and delivering complex cloud infrastructure
Experience leading multi-cloud or hybrid cloud implementations
Proficiency with mentoring engineers
Payments, financial services, or regulated industry experience preferred
Advanced infrastructure as code skills across multiple tools and practices
Strong CI/CD pipeline design
Familiarity within monitoring solutions
Deep expertise in cloud platform services and infrastructure at scale
Expert level proficiency with complex containerization solutions
Extensive proficiency with Linux/Unix administration and troubleshooting
Heavy familiarity with Windows server operating systems administration
Expert networking knowledge including multi-cloud connectivity
Strong security and compliance implementation experience
Experience with cloud cost management and optimization
Familiarity with container orchestration and cloud-native technologies
Excellent technical communication and presentation skills
Strong leadership and mentorship abilities
Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible hours with occasional extended availability for critical deployments
5-10% travel for conferences or cross-team collaboration
opportunities for growth
career development
competitive compensation and benefits package

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud infrastructure designCI/CD pipeline architectureinfrastructure as codecloud security posture managementcloud cost optimizationnetworking solutionsLinux administrationWindows server administrationcontainerization solutionsmonitoring solutions

Soft Skills

mentoringleadershiptechnical communicationpresentation skillsstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical reviewdocumentationguidance