Principal Cloud Engineer

MESO SCALE DIAGNOSTICS, LLC.

Principal Cloud Engineer leading design, build, and improvement of AWS cloud platform across MSD operations. Mentoring teams, ensuring security compliance, and optimizing infrastructure.

Posted 7/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $116,600 - $177,800 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Cloud Engineering and DevOps, with a strong focus on AWS services, Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, and leadership in managing engineering teams. Proven ability to architect and operate complex cloud environments while ensuring compliance in regulated industries.

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AWS Engineering ExperienceInfrastructure-as-Code (Terraform)People Leadership ExperienceContainerized Workloads (ECS/EKS)Regulated Environment Experience

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Hard Skills

Cloud EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringPlatform EngineeringDevOpsAWS Services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, VPC, IAM, KMS, CloudFront, API Gateway, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail)Infrastructure-as-CodeTerraformCloudFormationAWS CDKSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)

Soft Skills

MentoringPerformance ManagementTeam DevelopmentCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AWS OrganizationsControl TowerCI/CD PipelinesAmazon ECSAmazon EKSEC2LambdaVPCTransit GatewayRoute 53

Certifications & Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalAWS Certified DevOps Engineer – ProfessionalCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Industry Keywords

Regulated EnvironmentFDA 21 CFR Part 11GxPISO 13485ISO 27001SOC 2HIPAALife SciencesMedical DevicePharmaceutical

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudCyber SecurityDynamoDBEC2KubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and develop the Cloud Engineering and DevOps teams: set technical direction, establish engineering standards and runbooks, conduct performance management and career development conversations, and recruit and onboard new talent
Architect, build, and operate MSD’s AWS environment across multiple accounts using AWS Organizations, Control Tower, and a landing-zone reference architecture
Stay deeply hands-on: write and review production Terraform, author CI/CD pipelines, debug production incidents, optimize cluster and database performance, and contribute code that the team will live with years
Own and evolve MSD’s Infrastructure-as-Code standard (Terraform preferred; CloudFormation and CDK as needed)
Operate and extend MSD’s container and compute platforms (Amazon ECS, EKS/Kubernetes, EC2, Lambda, and serverless services) and the tooling around them
Design and operate MSD’s cloud networking foundation — VPC, Transit Gateway, Direct Connect, hybrid connectivity to on-prem and partner environments, Route 53, and edge services
Own the CI/CD platform and developer-platform tooling that accelerates delivery while enforcing required quality, security, and validation controls
Partner with Cybersecurity on cloud security engineering
Lead Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
Partner on cloud-native solution design, application onboarding, and migration patterns
Support MSD’s regulated environment
Manage strategic vendor relationships and serve as the senior technical voice in vendor architecture and capacity discussions
Develop and own the cloud platform roadmap; partner with IS/IT leadership on planning, budgeting, and capability investment decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
equivalent combination of education and experience considered
Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps roles
Minimum 7 years of hands-on AWS engineering experience across core services (EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, VPC, IAM, KMS, CloudFront, API Gateway, Route 53, CloudWatch, CloudTrail)
Minimum 3 years of demonstrated people-leadership experience: managing engineers (direct reports or formal tech leads), setting goals, conducting performance reviews, and developing team capability
Strong, demonstrable Infrastructure-as-Code experience with Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, and/or AWS CDK at scale
Deep experience operating containerized workloads on Amazon ECS and/or Amazon EKS (Kubernetes)
Experience operating in regulated environments (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, GxP, ISO 13485, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, or comparable)
Experience in life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, healthcare, or other regulated industries strongly preferred
AWS certifications strongly preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and/or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional; Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, and vision coverage
prescription benefits
401(k) plan with company matching
flexible spending accounts
company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
paid vacation
paid sick leave
paid holidays
paid parental leave
employee assistance program
fitness club membership contribution
pet insurance
identity theft protection
home and auto insurance discounts
optional supplemental life insurance