Cloud Operations Engineer (Mid-Level)

Swoon
Irvine, CA

Job Title: Cloud Operations Engineer (Mid-Level)

Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid)

Experience: 3–5 Years

Industry: Food & Beverage

About the Role

We are looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer to ensure the reliability and performance of critical systems. This role focuses on production support, incident management, and system uptime in a fast-paced, high-availability environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor and manage cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP) to meet SLA and uptime targets
  • Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents and system outages in real time
  • Participate in on-call rotation and handle escalations as needed
  • Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
  • Build and enhance monitoring, alerting, and logging systems
  • Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual effort
  • Develop and maintain runbooks, SOPs, and technical documentation
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to improve system reliability and performance

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of experience in Cloud Operations / Production Support / SRE
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Strong experience with monitoring & alerting tools (CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, etc.)
  • Proven experience handling production incidents and on-call support
  • Solid understanding of Linux/Unix systems
  • Basic scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • Familiarity with logging tools (Splunk, ELK stack)
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

What We’re Looking For

  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, production environment
  • Ownership mindset with focus on reliability and uptime
  • Good communication and collaboration skills

Why Join

  • Work on large-scale, global cloud infrastructure
  • Be part of a high-impact operations team supporting mission-critical systems
  • Opportunity to grow into Senior Cloud / SRE / DevOps roles

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