
Principal Cloud Engineer
Enlyte · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $159,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Lead AWS cloud architecture design and implementation.
- Ensure scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions.
- Mentor senior engineers and influence best practices.
- Drive operational excellence and cost optimization.
- Collaborate to align cloud solutions with business goals.
About the role
About Enlyte
At Enlyte, we combine innovative technology, clinical expertise, and human compassion to help people recover after workplace injuries or auto accidents. We support their journey back to health and wellness through our industry-leading solutions and services. Whether you're supporting a Fortune 500 client or a local business, developing cutting-edge technology, or providing clinical services you'll work alongside dedicated professionals who share your commitment to excellence and make a meaningful impact. Join us in fueling our mission to protect dreams and restore lives, while building your career in an environment that values collaboration, innovation, and personal growth.
Be part of a team that makes a real difference.
Job Description
This is a full-time remote position that can be located anywhere in the U.S.
The Principal Cloud Engineer (AWS) is a senior technical leader responsible for the design, implementation, and evolution of the company’s AWS cloud platform. This role serves as a subject matter expert in AWS infrastructure, security, networking, automation, and reliability, and plays a key role in defining cloud engineering standards and best practices.
At the Principal level, this role leads complex, high‑impact cloud initiatives, influences architecture decisions across teams, mentors’ senior engineers, and partners closely with application, security, and platform teams to deliver scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions that support enterprise systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and evolve AWS cloud architectures supporting enterprise and mission‑critical workloads.
- Define and contribute to AWS reference architectures, design patterns, and engineering standards.
- Lead architectural design for complex cloud initiatives and major platform changes.
- Evaluate and recommend AWS services and capabilities aligned to business and technical requirements.
- Architect and implement highly available, scalable, and secure AWS infrastructure.
- Lead cloud migrations, modernization efforts, and cloud‑native solution design.
- Provide technical leadership on complex engineering problems requiring advanced judgment and experience.
- Review designs and implementations across teams to ensure architectural consistency and quality.
- Design AWS environments that meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Security and Risk teams to implement strong identity, access, encryption, and network controls.
- Establish standards for monitoring, logging, incident response, disaster recovery, and cost optimization.
- Drive operational excellence across AWS platforms.
- Act as a technical leader and trusted advisor to engineering teams and stakeholders.
- Mentor senior engineers and help raise the overall technical bar.
- Influence cloud engineering practices and platform direction through hands‑on leadership.
- Collaborate across teams to align cloud solutions with business objectives.
Qualifications:
- 12+ years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; or equivalent professional experience.
- Extensive hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating AWS environments at scale.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cloud engineering initiatives.
- AWS Professional or Specialty certifications preferred.
- Deep expertise in AWS cloud engineering and distributed systems.
- Strong knowledge of AWS services across compute, storage, networking, security, and platform services.
- Advanced understanding of cloud networking, identity and access management, and security best practices.
- Solid grasp of enterprise architecture concepts and system integration.
- Ability to translate complex business needs into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
Key Skills/Competency:
- AWS Cloud Engineering
- Cloud Architecture
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- DevOps
- Security Best Practices
- Networking
- Scalability
- Reliability
- Disaster Recovery
- Cost Optimization
Skills & topics
- Principal Cloud Engineer
- AWS
- Cloud Engineering
- Cloud Architecture
- Infrastructure
- DevOps
- Remote
- Senior Engineer
- Technical Lead
- Security
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight AWS expertise, years of experience, and certifications.
- Showcase leadership: Emphasize experience leading complex cloud initiatives.
- Prepare for technical questions: Review AWS services, security, and networking.
- Demonstrate collaboration: Be ready to discuss cross-functional teamwork.
- Research Enlyte: Understand their mission and values for cultural fit.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities for a Principal Cloud Engineer at Enlyte?
- The Principal Cloud Engineer at Enlyte is responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving the company's AWS cloud platform. This includes defining standards, leading complex initiatives, mentoring engineers, and ensuring scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions. Key tasks involve architectural design, cloud migrations, security implementation, and driving operational excellence.
- What qualifications are essential for the Principal Cloud Engineer AWS role at Enlyte?
- Essential qualifications include 12+ years of related experience (or equivalent), extensive hands-on experience with AWS environments at scale, and a proven track record of leading complex cloud engineering initiatives. Deep expertise in AWS services, cloud networking, security, and enterprise architecture concepts is also crucial. AWS Professional or Specialty certifications are preferred.
- Is this Principal Cloud Engineer AWS position remote?
- Yes, this Principal Cloud Engineer AWS position is a full-time remote role that can be located anywhere within the U.S.
- What is the salary range for the Principal Cloud Engineer AWS position at Enlyte?
- The expected base pay for this position ranges from $133,000 to $185,000 annually. The final compensation will depend on factors such as skills, experience, and education, and may vary based on the applicable U.S. geographic market.
- What benefits does Enlyte offer to its employees?
- Enlyte offers a comprehensive total compensation package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Accounts / Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and AD&D Insurance, 401(k), and Tuition Reimbursement. They also provide resources to encourage a lifetime of healthier living.
- How does Enlyte approach diversity and inclusion for the Principal Cloud Engineer AWS role?
- Enlyte is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. They encourage candidates to apply even if they don't meet every single qualification, recognizing that diverse experiences can be valuable for this Principal Cloud Engineer AWS role and others.
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