Description We are in search of a skilled Cloud Engineer to join our team in the financial services industry located in San Antonio, Texas. The Cloud Engineer will play a crucial role in designing and delivering scalable infrastructure and platforms, incorporating infrastructure-as-code automation technologies. This role also involves staying current with technological trends and testing new technology offerings. This role provides an opportunity for a contract to permanent employment. Responsibilities: • Collaborate with business and technology teams to understand product offerings and provide innovative technology recommendations and solutions. • Develop and implement scalable infrastructure and platforms for inventive cloud solutions and services, incorporating infrastructure-as-code automation technologies like CloudFormation, Terraform, and more. • Perform complex systems development and design work, including logic and architecture design for cloud computing. • Stay updated with technology trends and new technologies, as they become available. • Propose the usage and integration of the latest technology standards. • Conduct research, test and engineer new technology offerings. • Develop models for leveraging cloud computing services. • Validate and test the security, performance, scalability, and resilience of systems to meet corporate standards and security requirements. • Provide support for cloud systems, identify, analyze, and resolve system problems. • Foster cloud computing expertise within the enterprise to drive cloud adoption. • Prepare and present innovation project status and recommendations to business and IT partners. • Participate in on-call rotation after-hours to ensure system stability and performance. Requirements • Proficiency in Amazon CloudWatch and Amazon EC2 is essential for this role. • Familiarity with Ansible and Atlassian Jira is required. • Experience with Auto Scaling is a significant advantage. • Demonstrated ability in API Development and Automation is crucial. • Sound knowledge of AWS Technologies is essential. • Must be well-versed in Backup Technologies. • Experience in Cluster Analysis is desirable. • Proficiency in Microsoft Azure is required. • Familiarity with Linux Technologies is a significant advantage, as well as fundamental programming in Powershell, .net, or NodeJS. Call today for Immediate Consideration! Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.® Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/mobile-app) and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking “Apply Now,” you’re agreeing to Robert Half’s Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/us/en/terms) .