Staff Cloud Engineer (R5801)
On-site San Diego San Mateo Full-time Senior Cloud
At a glance
Senior Cloud role at Shield AI. San Diego · full-time · $150,000–$280,000 base.
SalaryStated by Shield AI
$150,000 – $280,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleCloud
SenioritySenior
LocationSan Diego
WorkplaceOn-site
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$150,000–$280,000
PostedSep 3, 2026 · 3w ago
Also hiring inSan Mateo
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Design and run AWS infrastructure plus shared environments for software development and integration
- Use Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools to build and maintain cloud infrastructure
- Automate environment setup, configuration, lifecycle changes, and recurring infrastructure work
- Operate infrastructure for containerized workloads and strengthen visibility into cloud services
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and improve shared environment reliability, security controls, and resource use
What you bring
- You have supported shared cloud infrastructure serving multiple products or engineering teams
- You have used Kubernetes or another platform for coordinating containers, plus infrastructure-as-code tooling
- You have designed automated or temporary environment lifecycles and operated systems under compliance requirements
- You have implemented cloud identity and access controls, infrastructure security, and AWS cost or capacity improvements
Who this fits
This is a hands-on staff-level engineering role for someone comfortable operating shared cloud environments and improving their reliability. The position is onsite in San Diego.
From the employer
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure and environments used to develop, test, integrate, and host Shield AI’s software products and platforms. You will work across AWS infrastructure, shared development environments, and supporting platform services to improve how these systems are provisioned, operated, and maintained.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on infrastructure automation, reliability, and operational stability. You will troubleshoot problems across infrastructure and services, improve existing systems, and work with engineering teams to build infrastructure that meets their development and integration needs.
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Job Description:
Cloud Engineering builds and operates the infrastructure and environments that support Shield AI’s software products and platforms.As a Staff Cloud Engineer, you will design, build, and operate the cloud infrastructure and environments used to develop, test, integrate, and host Shield AI’s software products and platforms. You will work across AWS infrastructure, shared development environments, and supporting platform services to improve how these systems are provisioned, operated, and maintained.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on infrastructure automation, reliability, and operational stability. You will troubleshoot problems across infrastructure and services, improve existing systems, and work with engineering teams to build infrastructure that meets their development and integration needs.
What You'll Do
- Design, build, and operate AWS infrastructure and shared development and integration environments
- Build and maintain infrastructure using Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools
- Automate environment provisioning, configuration, lifecycle management, and other recurring infrastructure tasks
- Build and operate infrastructure supporting containerized applications and workloads
- Establish and improve observability across cloud infrastructure and supporting services
- Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and environment issues across products and platform services.
- Improve the reliability and consistency of shared environments and platform services.
- Partner with Cybersecurity, Infosec, and Enterprise Ops to implement infrastructure and access controls that meet security and compliance requirements
- Monitor resource utilization and identify opportunities to improve infrastructure cost and capacity
Required Qualifications
- Experience supporting shared cloud infrastructure across multiple products or engineering teams
- Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
- Experience with infrastructure as code tooling
- Experience designing automated or ephemeral environment lifecycle management
- Experience operating infrastructure in regulated or compliance-driven environments
- Experience implementing cloud IAM, access controls, and infrastructure security requirements
- Experience with AWS cost management, capacity planning, or resource optimization
Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information. ### Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.