Shield AI · 3 hours ago
Senior Cloud Engineer (R4222)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $170K/yr
4+ years expShield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company focused on protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to manage and optimize multi-cloud infrastructure and ensure the performance and reliability of critical cloud systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesDronesMachine LearningNational Security
Responsibilities
Manage and optimize multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS) for performance, reliability, and scalability
Support and optimize cloud and virtual machine environments, assisting with capacity planning, performance monitoring, security compliance, and vulnerability remediation
Assist in implementing and maintaining infrastructure systems, including servers, storage, backup solutions, and disaster recovery processes, for both public and private clouds
Continuously learn and adapt to emerging technologies and platforms, leveraging automation wherever possible
Author and produce the necessary documentation for engineered and maintained systems along with associated processes that supporting teams can leverage
Assist in researching, recommending, and developing innovative solutions for complex requirements and issue resolution
Collaborate cross-functionally with AI, DevOps, and Security teams to ensure compliance, observability, and resilience in mission-critical environments
Participate in Agile methodologies and sound engineering principles
Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs
Support system maintenance and upgrades, including OS patching, software configuration, hardware updates, and performance tuning to ensure optimal cloud infrastructure performance
Provide escalated support for operational issues possibly during and after normal business hours for systems, workloads, and Kubernetes AI infrastructure
Analyze, troubleshoot and resolve system infrastructure and software issues
Ability to participate in on-call, emergency, or maintenance roles
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience (4+ years) plus an engineer level certification, Azure/AWS Associate, or another similar level certification
4 years' experience supporting applications and systems in a production environment in high-availability, mission-critical, or defense-grade environments preferred
Comfortable with operational efficiencies utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Strong understanding of networking concepts (VPCs, VPNs, subnets, routing, firewalls)
Experience in automating repetitive tasks using scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash
Experience with deployment and systems administration of at least one type of Linux distribution (i.e. RHEL, Ubuntu)
Experience with concepts of Microsoft Windows Server administration, Azure and Active Directory environments
Possesses organizational skills, with a process-oriented mindset, attention to detail, and effective verbal and written communication abilities
Ability to work independently to accomplish assigned tasks
Solution-oriented, constructive approach to problem-solving
Preferred
Experience deploying and maintaining workloads in Azure public cloud environments
Hands-on experience with containerization and Kubernetes-based workloads
Strong understanding of virtualization and private cloud platforms (e.g., VMware, Hyper-V, KVM)
Background in DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or cloud infrastructure roles
Proficiency with configuration management and automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform)
Experience building and optimizing CI
Benefits
Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Company
Shield AI
Shield AI is a deep-tech company that focuses on developing AI-powered systems to enhance the safety of service members and civilians.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.31BKey Investors
Hercules CapitalUS Innovative Technology FundSnowpoint Ventures
2025-03-06Series F· $240M
2023-12-29Debt Financing· $200M
2023-10-31Series F· $300M
Leadership Team
Gary Steele
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Tseng
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-12-11
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