Senior Cloud Engineer

At GE Appliances, a Haier company, we come together to make “good things, for life.”  As the fastest-growing appliance company in the U.S., we’re powered by creators, thinkers and makers who believe that anything is possible and that there’s always a better way.  We believe in the power of our people and in giving them the freedom to explore, discover and build good things, together.  

The GE Appliances philosophy, backed by three simple commitments defines the way we work, invent, create, do business, and serve our communities: we come together, we always look for a better way, and we create possibilities. 

Interested in joining us on our journey? 

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise platforms and services. In this role, you will implement automated landing zones, optimize performance and reliability, and ensure environments align with governance and security standards. You’ll collaborate with architects, security, and application teams to deliver cloud solutions that enable modernization and operational excellence.

Position

Senior Cloud Engineer

Location

USA, Louisville, KY

How You'll Create Possibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver new infrastructure capabilities and environments that enable enterprise workloads.
• Architect, provision, and configure secure, compliant, and scalable infrastructure to support DevOps and application teams.
• Implement observability practices to ensure system reliability, performance, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and development teams to define access controls, networking, and permissions aligned to governance policies.
• Drive an automation-first and policy-as-code approach to infrastructure provisioning and configuration management.
• Maintain reusable Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) modules and documentation to support consistent environment provisioning.
• Design and implement reusable infrastructure patterns for high availability, monitoring, disaster recovery, and capacity planning.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure components rapidly, enabling continuous delivery workflows.
• Lead or contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, and proactive environment improvement efforts.
• Ensure system availability, uptime, patch management, and disaster recovery readiness in line with business objectives.

What You'll Bring to Our Team

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field or 5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or systems administration in lieu of a degree.
• 2+ years of experience managing large-scale cloud or hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Familiarity with commonly used programming and scripting languages.
• Proficient with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with at least one associate-level certification (e.g., AWS SysOps, Solutions Architect).
• Experience supporting infrastructure for distributed or data-intensive platforms.
• Understanding of systems design methodologies including requirements gathering, process modeling, and logical and physical architecture planning.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure Change Management, Release Management, and Version Control Systems, including exposure to CI/CD tools for infrastructure pipelines.
• Experience with performance tuning at the platform or system level (e.g., networking, storage, OS).
• Experience with IT automation tools such as Ansible, Jenkins, or Terraform.
• Understanding of integration challenges between cloud platforms and on-premises services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and mitigate infrastructure-related risks.
• Excellent collaboration, documentation, and communication skills across global, cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of FinOps or cloud cost-optimization principles.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Unix/Linux system administration and common tools (e.g., shell scripting, SSH, sed/awk).
• Previous experience with cloud networking.
• Experience designing or supporting cloud infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and incident management in production cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methods as they apply to infrastructure projects.
• Experience implementing and managing open-source infrastructure tools or platforms.
• Strong strategic thinking with the ability to align infrastructure initiatives to business needs.
• Self-motivated with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess platform performance, reliability, and scalability.

This role is located at Appliance Park in Louisville, KY. Relocation support is available.

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Our Culture

Our work is centered on our People and Culture as reflected in our Zero Distance philosophy and we recognize the importance of reaffirming our commitment to inclusion and diversity (I&D). This underscores our commitment to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, connected, and empowered to contribute, while positioning our organization to adapt seamlessly to the evolving needs of our workforce and communities.

This reflects our dedication to creating solutions that: Empower colleagues by fostering an environment where all voices are heard, valued, and encouraged to contribute. Strengthen communities where we live and work. Reinforce a culture of belonging, purpose, and engagement. Reflect the diversity of the communities we serve through our workforce, products, and practices.

By further embedding Zero Distance into our People and Culture framework, we will continue to build a deeply connected organization. We are cultivating a culture of engagement, belonging, and connection, because while attracting new talent remains a priority, retention is a cornerstone of our strategy.

GE Appliances is a trust-based organization. It is important we offer our employees the flexibility they need to do their best work while balancing the needs of the business and individuals. When you join GE Appliances, you will have the opportunity to work with your leader to create a flexible work arrangement that balances the needs of the individual, team, and organization.

GE Appliances is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

GE Appliances participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S

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