Cloud Engineer

Are you a skilled and motivated AWS Administrator with a passion for building reliable, secure, and scalable cloud environments? Do you enjoy optimizing systems, automating workflows, and ensuring mission-critical applications run seamlessly? If you thrive on tackling new challenges, collaborating across teams, and driving innovation in cloud infrastructure, this is the role for you! This role is based in Granada, Spain. To be considered, applicants must already reside in Spain and have legal authorization to work in the country.

• Manage and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring availability, scalability, and security of all environments.
• Implement and monitor backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes to protect critical systems and data.
• Configure, monitor, and optimize AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch) to improve performance and cost efficiency.
• Automate routine tasks and deployments using tools such as AWS CLI, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Monitor system health, troubleshoot incidents, and resolve issues to minimize downtime and service disruptions.
• Enforce best practices in cloud security, including IAM role management, data encryption, and compliance standards.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and IT teams to support application deployments and infrastructure needs.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of cloud environments, configurations, and procedures.

• 5+ years of experience administering and supporting AWS cloud environments.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services including EC2, S3, ECS, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with automation tools and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) such as Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Python, Bash, or PowerShell) for automation and system administration tasks.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, load balancing, firewalls, routing).
• Hands-on experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows in collaboration with development teams.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and making recommendations or changes to optimize the cloud environment.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a focus on minimizing downtime.
• AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) strongly preferred.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in English, with the ability to work cross-functionally with IT, DevOps, and development teams and with a focus on clarity, collaboration, and customer service.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At RTI, we are dedicated to building a fair and inclusive workplace so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with all qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway! You may be just the right candidate for this or another one of our open roles. Learn more about our commitment to our workforce, here!

• Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business related discipline
• Strong understanding of cloud cost management, including budget allocation and usage tracking across departments, to ensure transparency and financial accountability.
• Experience managing hybrid or multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS with Azure or GCP).
• Advanced AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Advanced Networking Specialty, AWS Certified Security Specialty).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, or other containerization/orchestration platforms.
• Experience with security best practices for cloud environments, including identity management, encryption, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001).
• Exposure to serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway).
• Practical knowledge of working with APIs, including integration into enterprise applications such as chat or collaboration platforms.

• Flexible working schedule. 
• Remote working + Home Office Stipend to cover the costs of working from home.
• Flexible Paid Time Off + “Real Vacation Bonus,” an additional bonus for taking more than 1-week of uninterrupted vacation.
• Annual bonus based on individual and company performance + other prizes and awards. 
• Click here to view our Spain benefits
• We recognize employees for their achievements, offer great opportunities for career growth and development, and provide the tools they need to succeed.

• We have been certified as a Great Place to Work for seven consecutive years both in Spain and the US. In addition, we were listed as one of the Best Companies for Women to Advance. 
• We live and work by our core values, which emphasize excellence, teamwork, and reaching your potential. Our motto is “Enjoy the journey,” above all we must enjoy what we do and have fun at work. At RTI, you will work in a positive, supportive, diverse environment with a team that truly cares about you.
• We are defined by our “Working as One” culture and truly care about team’s interaction. That is why we plan trips for teams to get together in person, enjoy fun team-building activities and events, and feel more connected.

RTI is the software framework company for physical AI systems, with a mission to run a smarter world. RTI Connext® provides the data architecture for over 2,000 designs in Aerospace and Defense, Medtech, Automotive, and Robotics – running in more than $1T of total deployed systems worldwide. Only RTI combines decades of technical expertise with industry-leading software and tools to develop smarter systems, faster. Learn more at www.rti.com.

RTI is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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