Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Contract Length:  6+ months
Location: Remote USA ****The Consultant may work remotely but must physically reside in the US and be a US citizen****

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer. Candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Sponsorship is not available for this position. Third-party candidates will not be considered.

We are seeking a highly skilled Cloud Infrastructure Engineer specializing in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). In this role, you will architect and automate secure cloud foundations, Landing Zones, and application-migration environments across Azure (preferred) or AWS. Government cloud experience (Azure Gov or AWS GovCloud) is a plus but not required for strong Terraform/IaC engineers.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure automation.
• Expert-level Terraform skills: module development, testing, state management, CI/CD integration, Git workflows.
• Strong grounding in IaC principles, automation, and environment lifecycle management.
• Solid understanding of cloud architectures: compute, networking, identity, security, monitoring.
• Experience with at least one enterprise cloud (Azure preferred, AWS also valuable).
• Experience with Azure Government Cloud or AWS GovCloud preferred
• Experience building Azure Landing Zones or AWS Control Tower–style foundations
• Relevant certifications:
  • Azure: AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-700, AZ-500
  • AWS: Solutions Architect, SysOps, Security
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
• Experience supporting regulated or government environments a plus
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, DoD IL) a plus
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Terraform SME, building reusable modules, enforcing IaC best practices, and automating provisioning at scale.
• Design and deploy Landing Zones / cloud foundations in Azure and/or AWS.
• Support application migrations by delivering scalable, secure infrastructure architectures through IaC.
• Build secure cloud environments including VNET/VPC design, identity & access controls, segmentation, policies, and monitoring.
• Partner with DevOps, Security, and Application teams to define standards, guardrails, and automation patterns.
• Optimize cloud performance, reliability, and cost management.
• Maintain documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.

Genius Road, LLC is proud to be a Certified Women’s Business Enterprise, an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.