Cloud DevOps Engineer

Candescent

Cloud DevOps Engineer operating and automating cloud infrastructure for a fintech company. Ensuring reliability, security, and cost efficiency while collaborating across teams.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeAtlanta • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Operate and maintain cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability, performance, and security of production environments
Perform hands‑on troubleshooting and root cause analysis for cloud and application‑level issues
Continuously optimize cloud environments for performance, resilience, and cost efficiency
Implement and maintain infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) to enable consistent, repeatable, and secure cloud deployments
Build, enhance, and support CI/CD pipelines that accelerate development while maintaining quality and control
Develop internal tools and automation to reduce manual effort and improve operational reliability
Ensure cloud environments adhere to security best practices and internal policies
Partner with security and engineering teams to support secure deployments and access controls
Monitor and optimize cloud spend, providing visibility and recommendations to balance cost and performance
Bridge development and operations teams to support smooth application delivery and production readiness
Direct and collaborate with managed services providers to ensure operational execution aligns with Candescent business objectives
Contribute to platform standards, documentation, and operational runbooks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant
Demonstrated experience operating and automating cloud platforms in production environments
Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure‑as‑code concepts
Hands‑on experience troubleshooting cloud infrastructure and application performance issues
Ability to translate operational needs into scalable, automated solutions
Strong collaboration and communication skills across engineering, operations, and external partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud infrastructuretroubleshootingroot cause analysisinfrastructure-as-codeCI/CD pipelinesautomationperformance optimizationcost efficiencysecurity best practicesoperational reliability

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingoperational needs translationteamwork

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science