Principal Cloud Engineer

At CLEAResult, we lead the transition to a sustainable, equitable, and carbon-neutral energy-efficient future for our communities and our planet. We do that by creating a people-first culture built on trust, accountability, and transparency; where every employee – regardless of position, role, or identity is treated with respect and given an equal chance to thrive.
Additionally, you will enjoy:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance; we also offer a company-paid health care concierge service to help navigate our health plan to make the best decisions for you and yours
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid vacation, sick, personal and parental leave time
• Paid Volunteer Time: giving back to our communities is important to us
• Employee Recognition Program – convert your recognition points into gift cards
• Employee Assistance Program – offers benefits to help you manage daily responsibilities
• Access to on-demand training courses to advance further in your career
Job Description
The Cloud Engineering Principal provides enterprise leadership for cloud platforms, infrastructure services, automation, and operational excellence. This role establishes technical strategy, architecture standards, governance practices, and engineering best practices that enable secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective technology services. Success is achieved through deep technical expertise, strategic influence, operational leadership, and the ability to drive modernization across cloud, infrastructure, identity, and platform engineering disciplines.
Key Responsibilities
Troubleshooting & Support
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation up to 50% of the year and act as a first responder to operational and security incidents affecting business-critical systems and cloud platforms.
Apply critical thinking, analysis, and technical troubleshooting skills to assess and rapidly resolve complex infrastructure, security, networking, identity, and cloud platform issues.
Serve as an escalation point for Tier 2 and Tier 3 cloud and infrastructure support.
Lead resolution of major incidents involving cloud services, identity platforms, virtualization, networking, business continuity, and enterprise applications.
Perform root cause analysis and drive implementation of long-term corrective and preventive actions.
Act as technical lead and mentor for Cloud Engineers, Systems Engineers, and Infrastructure Engineers.
Cloud Platform Engineering
Design, implement, and govern enterprise cloud platforms, services, and operational standards.
Establish cloud architecture patterns, security controls, automation standards, and governance processes.
Lead cloud migration, modernization, and infrastructure transformation initiatives.
Partner with application, security, and data teams to enable scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutions.
Influence strategic direction for cloud services, platform engineering, observability, automation, resilience, and infrastructure operations.
Infrastructure Operations & Security
Establish and maintain operational processes, procedures, standards, and technical documentation.
Advise stakeholders on cloud architecture, security, compliance, platform capabilities, and operational risk.
Lead implementation of infrastructure resiliency, disaster recovery, backup, and recovery strategies.
Influence enterprise standards for identity management, endpoint management, networking, cloud governance, and infrastructure security.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to enterprise platforms and operational efficiency.
Impact
This role carries highly privileged administrative access across cloud, infrastructure, and identity platforms. Errors in judgment or inadvertent mistakes could result in:
Major business and operational disruption
Widespread customer-facing and revenue-impacting service outages
Significant cloud security incidents and data breaches
Enterprise identity compromise
Loss of critical business systems or data
Regulatory, legal, financial, or reputational impact to the organization
Experience Requirements
7-9 years of relevant infrastructure, cloud engineering, systems engineering, or platform administration experience.
Advanced to Expert Technical Knowledge
Microsoft Azure and AWS infrastructure and platform engineering
Cloud architecture, governance, and operational best practices
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Windows and Linux Server administration and configuration
Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity governance
Cloud storage, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
Monitoring, logging, observability, and alerting platforms
PowerShell and infrastructure automation
CI/CD pipeline support and DevOps practices
Security hardening, vulnerability management, and cloud security controls
Container and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Microsoft 365 platform administration
Moderate Technical Knowledge
Application architecture and cloud-native development patterns
Data platforms and analytics services
FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices
Zero Trust security principles and regulatory compliance requirements
Education & Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Target Compensation
$135,000-$140,000
DOT Requirements
If applicable, meet all DOT qualification requirements and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local transportation regulations.
Compensation Range
$110,200.00 - $165,200.00
Currency
USD
Type
Salary
Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data/ranges, applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications (e.g. JD/technology), for example.
CLEAResult will not provide sponsorship or support for immigration status or work authorization including for international students. Applicants must be authorized to work in the country where the position is located without the need for employer sponsorship or support. Successful hires must pass pre-employment checks.
Equal Opportunity Employer
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant’s race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, status as a qualified individual with a disability or protected veteran, or any other protected status.
The above job description and job requirements are not intended to be all inclusive. CLEAResult retains the right to make changes or adjustments to job descriptions and/or requirements at any time without notice.