Role Title: Sr. Cloud Engineer
Why This Role is Needed
Our cloud operations workload is expanding (Terraform provisioning, monitoring, patching, cost tracking, incident resolution).
Senior engineers are focused on Product Operations, Automated Builds, and Root Cause Analysis, leaving limited time for day-to-day hygiene.
The team has 24x7 availability requirements, and we need additional engineering capacity to ensure coverage without burning out senior staff.
A Junior Cloud Engineer provides hands-on IaC and operational support, ensuring environments remain stable, cost-optimized, and compliant.
This role builds a talent pipeline to reduce dependency on senior engineers for repeatable tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Terraform & Cloud Provisioning
- Assist in provisioning and configuration of resources using existing Terraform modules.
- Apply standard templates and modules created by senior engineers.
- Keep Terraform state and configurations updated across environments.
Cloud Operations & Support (24x7 Readiness)
- Monitor availability, performance, and scaling of cloud services.
- Support patching, upgrades, and IAM hygiene tasks.
- Participate in on-call rotation to provide 24x7 operational coverage.
Incident & Change Management
- Assist in troubleshooting P1/P2 incidents alongside SRE and engineering teams.
- Apply and validate Terraform changes in lower environments.
- Document remediation steps and operational playbooks for repeatable issues.
Cost & Governance Support
- Apply tagging and cost allocation policies via Terraform.
- Identify unused/underutilized resources to optimize spend.
- Support remediation of CSPM findings through Terraform fixes under guidance.
Skills Required
- Experience with Terraform provisioning and configuration
- Ability to monitor and support cloud operations
- Experience with incident management and documentation
- Understanding of cost optimization and governance in cloud environments
Operative Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Operative and has not been reviewed or approved by Operative.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off and PTO, including paid holidays and occasional global days off, are described as a strength that often grows with tenure. Flexibility to step away supports a generally positive work–life balance.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A hybrid home/office model and strong work-from-home flexibility are emphasized alongside a wellness program. Feedback suggests these lifestyle supports land well in practice.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage with options like FSA are presented as standard and serviceable. Multiple plan options contribute to a sense of adequate healthcare coverage.
Operative Insights
What We Do
With $8.5B in digital ad revenue and $40B in global TV ad revenue flowing through the systems, Operative plays a crucial role in helping the world’s top media companies and publishers manage and advance their advertising businesses and increase revenue by helping them transition from ratings-based to outcome-based selling with modern order management system. The platforms are built on modern cloud native SaaS based technologies for Convergence. The multiple channel advertisement requirements are managed from a single place. Our 300+ clients span 25+ countries and include FOX, NBCU, Sinclair, Discovery, Disney, TVNZ, HBO, BellMedia and SKY.
