Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Waste Connections

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Cloud Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for building, supporting, and maintaining cloud infrastructure across Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. This role focuses on hands‑on delivery, automation, and operational support of cloud platforms, including identity and Single Sign‑On (SSO) integrations. The engineer works under established architectural standards while collaborating with senior engineers, application teams, and security to ensure cloud environments are secure, reliable, and scalable.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in infrastructure or cloud engineering roles
Hands‑on experience with AWS and/or Azure in production environments
Practical experience supporting SSO and identity federation for applications
Working knowledge of authentication and authorization concepts (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, MFA)
Experience with Azure Entra ID (Azure AD) and AWS IAM fundamentals
Experience with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Azure CLI, AWS CLI)
Solid understanding of cloud networking and security basics
Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to work within established standards

Nice To Haves

Associate-level cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect – Associate, Azure Administrator)
Experience integrating third‑party SaaS applications with SSO
Exposure to containers or Kubernetes (AKS, EKS)
Experience supporting enterprise or hybrid environments

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and maintain cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure, including compute, storage, networking, and platform services
Implement and support Single Sign‑On (SSO) integrations for cloud and SaaS applications using SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Integrate applications with Azure Entra ID (Azure AD) and AWS IAM following documented standards and best practices
Support identity and access management (IAM) tasks such as role assignments, RBAC, MFA, and conditional access policies
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM/Bicep, or similar tools
Assist with hybrid connectivity (VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect) between on‑premises and cloud environments
Build and maintain automation scripts and CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure provisioning and updates
Monitor cloud environments for availability, performance, security, and cost, escalating issues as needed
Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis for infrastructure and authentication issues
Maintain documentation, runbooks, and configuration standards
Collaborate with senior engineers and architects on cloud improvements and migrations