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Posted Mar 19, 2026

Cloud Platform Engineer - Virtual

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Cloud Platform Engineer role at Alight involves designing, building, and operating secure, scalable, and highly automated cloud platforms on AWS. Ideal for engineers who enjoy hands-on delivery and contributing to technical direction. Requirements • Strong software engineering skills in Python (preferred) and Bash. • 3+ years of experience in software development, cloud engineering, or DevOps roles. • Hands-on experience building and operating AWS-based systems using services such as EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, S3, and Lambda. • Experience using Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible). • Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in production environments. • Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes. • Working knowledge of AWS networking and security, including troubleshooting connectivity issues, defining security group rules, applying least-privilege IAM policies, and partnering with network and security engineers. Benefits • Flexible Working • Comprehensive benefits package, including health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training, and voluntary benefit options. • Paid time off • Retirement plan • 401(k) matching