Cloud Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK.

Summary

ONEOK is seeking a Cloud Engineer to help manage and optimize AWS services and workloads, ensuring performance, security, cost‑efficiency, and adherence to standards and best practices. Responsibilities include maintaining the AWS landing zone and core services, driving infrastructure automation, enforcing security and compliance, optimizing resources, and supporting disaster recovery and resiliency. The role also involves staying current with new AWS offerings, contributing to modernization efforts, and collaborating with and mentoring teams to enable secure, resilient, and effective cloud solutions.

Cloud Engineer Responsibilities

• Cloud Architecture & Service Enablement:  Design, build, and evolve cloud‑native services while staying current with AWS offerings and best practices.

• AWS Landing Zone & Core Services:  Maintain and enhance the AWS landing zone and foundational services, ensuring secure, well‑architected integration across teams.

• Partnering with Application, Data & Operational Teams:  Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver secure, resilient AWS solutions, reusable patterns, and cloud enablement.

• Resource Optimization & Cost Management:  Optimize cloud resources for performance and cost efficiency, implementing measures that balance savings with availability.

• Security & Compliance:  Ensure AWS infrastructure meets governance and security standards, remediating risks and enforcing compliance policies.

• Networking & Security Configuration:  Configure and manage cloud networking and security to balance availability, performance, and compliance requirements.

• Monitoring, Incident Response, & Resiliency:  Partner with operations to monitor workloads, manage incidents, and implement disaster recovery and resiliency strategies.

• Mentorship & Training:  Act as a trusted advisor, mentoring engineers and providing training to increase cloud adoption and maturity.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Experience: 3+ years of proven experience as a Cloud Engineer or similar role with in-depth knowledge of AWS; 2+ years of experience with Infrastructure-as-code tools and processes (Terraform preferred)

• Technical Skills: Strong understanding of cloud advisory tools, governance policies, and security best practices; experience with infrastructure automation tools; proficiency in common cloud programming languages such as Python, Go, etc; experience with patterns and practices related to CI/CD processes and tools.

• Analytical Skills: Ability to analyze complex cloud environments, identify issues, and recommend solutions.

• Collaboration: Strong communication and teamwork skills; able to work effectively with cross-functional technical teams.

• Adaptability: Keen on staying up-to-date with rapid advancements in cloud technology.

• Certification: Cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect) is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Skills in: use and function of office equipment including computers and applicable software

• Ability to: apply math, algebra, and statistical methods.

• Ability to: interact, advise and communicate effectively

• Ability to: develop information, conduct meetings and make presentations

• Ability to: read and write fluently in English

• Ability to: communicate and/or exchange information or instruction; conduct oral presentations and/or meetings

Licenses and Certifications

• None required

Strength Factor Rating - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Strength Factor Description - Physical Demands/Requirements

• Standing: Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work station without moving about (Occasionally)

• Walking: Moving about on foot (Frequently)

• Sitting: Remaining in a seated position (Constantly)

• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling) (Occasionally)

• Carrying: Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or arms, or on the shoulder (Occasionally)

• Pushing: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force (Occasionally)

• Pulling: Exerting force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) (Occasionally)

• Climbing: Ladders, Stairs (Occasionally)

• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling (Occasionally)

• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine at the waist (Occasionally)

• Kneeling: Bending the legs at the knees to come to rest on the knee or knees (Occasionally)

• Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending the legs and spine (Occasionally)

• Crawling: Moving about on the hands and arms in any direction (Occasionally)

• Reaching: Extending hands and arms in any direction (Constantly)

• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning or otherwise working with the hand or hands (Manual Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Fingering: Picking, pinching or otherwise working with the fingers primarily (Finger Dexterity) (Constantly)

• Feeling: Perceiving such attributes of objects/materials as size, shape, temperature, texture, movement or pulsation by receptors in the skin, particularly those of the finger tips (Constantly)

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas/information by means of the spoken word (Frequently)

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sound by the ear (Frequently)

• Tasting/Smelling: (Occasionally)

• Near Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less (Constantly)

• Far Vision: Clarity of vision at 20 feet for more (Frequently)

• Depth Perception: Three-dimensional vision; ability to judge distances and spatial relationships so as to see objects where and as they actually are (Frequently)

• Vision: Color - The ability to identify and distinguish colors (Constantly)

Working Conditions/Environment

• Employee is subject to inside environmental conditions

Working Conditions

• Well lighted, climate controlled areas (Constantly)

• Frequent repetitive motion (Constantly)

• CRT (Computer Monitor(s)) (Constantly)

Travel

• None required,

Driving

• Based on assigned tasks, employee may be assigned a company vehicle requiring the applicable driver's license

ONEOK is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, national origin, gender identity, disability, military/veteran status, genetic information or any other categories protected by applicable law.

The job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of ONEOK.

ONEOK is committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request an accommodation email [email protected] or call 1-855-663-6547​.

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