Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole.
Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
What You'll Be DoingThe Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and services. They collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cloud-based applications and systems' availability, scalability, and security. This role involves troubleshooting and optimizing cloud environments while staying updated on emerging technologies and best practices in cloud computing.
What We're Looking For- Deploy and manage cloud resources (e.g., virtual machines, storage, databases) using cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Monitor and maintain the performance, security, and availability of cloud services.
- Collaborate with software developers and system administrators to ensure seamless integration with cloud-based applications.
- Implement automation and orchestration to streamline cloud provisioning and management processes.
- Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related issues and incidents.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends and certifications in cloud technologies.
- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and services.
- Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IAC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
- Good communication and teamwork abilities.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 0-2 years of experience in IT or cloud-related roles.
- Hands-on experience with cloud services and deployments.
- Minimum Required: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent (e.g., Azure Fundamentals, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer).
- Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Knowledge of infrastructure as code (IAC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Scripting and automation skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell).
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About StifelStifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.
While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
- 0–2 years of experience in IT or cloud-related roles
- Hands-on experience with cloud services and deployments
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or equivalent Azure or Google Cloud certification
- Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, architectures, and services
- Proficiency in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
- Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes
- Scripting and automation skills with Python or PowerShell
- Problem-solving, troubleshooting, communication, and teamwork skills
Stifel Financial Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Stifel Financial Corp. and has not been reviewed or approved by Stifel Financial Corp..
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Compensation is positioned as highly attractive for financial advisors, with emphasis on meaningful earning upside tied to production. Recognition for advisor satisfaction indicates that incentive mechanics can be a differentiator in producer roles.
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Flexible Benefits — The benefits program is broad and multi-option, spanning multiple health plan choices, FSAs/HSAs, and a wide set of voluntary insurance add-ons. This menu-style design supports tailoring coverage to different life stages and needs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are extensive, including parental leave, adoption assistance, fertility and family-building support, and back-up childcare and elder care. These offerings signal a comparatively strong support system for caregiving and family planning.
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What We Do
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S. Stifel ranks as the 7th largest brokerage firm in the country as measured by number of financial advisors, with approximately 2,300, and features a highly regarded equity research department that has earned numerous accolades from such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Financial Times. In 2023 and 2024, Stifel was recognized as the No. 1 wealth management firm for employee advisor satisfaction, based on the J.D. Power U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study*. Stifel is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel Financial Corp.'s other subsidiaries include Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, the Company’s European subsidiary; Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary; Stifel Bank and Trust and Stifel Bank, retail and commercial banks; and Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A, our trust companies. *Stifel received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2023-2024 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies, which measures employee advisors’ satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.









