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Remote Senior Cloud Platform Engineer jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed engineering teams, and technology-forward organizations in cloud infrastructure, SaaS, fintech, and healthcare IT. Employers hiring remotely right now include Invoice Cloud, Lambda, and Allstate Insurance. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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The Opportunity:
We are seeking an AI and Cloud Engineer to design, build, and scale our next-generation intelligent systems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between advanced artificial intelligence and robust cloud infrastructure. You will be part of a team responsible for architecting complex multi-agent flows, implementing enterprise-grade retrieval systems, and ensuring the secure deployment of AI workloads in cloud in systems that will grow to serve approximately 300,000 users. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technical leader who thrives in agile environments and adapts quickly to emerging AI technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and support multi cloud services using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
- Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and semantic search systems.
- Design and manage data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector database infrastructure.
- Build and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions.
- Configure and tune network security groups (NSGs), application gateways, and other protective cloud controls.
- Manage compute, storage, networking, and database services across cloud environments while ensuring adherence to security and compliance frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, UI/UX designers, and subject matter experts to integrate AI features into user-facing products.
- Establish and enforce security best practices for large language model implementations and data privacy.
Qualifications:
Required:
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD Public Trust
- BS/BA + 15 years or equivalency (AA + 17 years of experience, MS + 12 Years of experience or no degree + 21 years of experience)
- 10+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure engineering
- Extensive hands-on cloud engineering experience in one or more of Azure, AWS, GCP
- Deep understanding of RAG architecture, vector databases, embedding techniques, and information retrieval systems.
- Expert Terraform skills; proven experience managing infrastructure with infrastructure as code
- Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters (AKS/EKS) supporting AI/LLM workloads.
- Experience with containers (Docker) and CI/CD.
- Python scripting/programming abilities
Desired:
- Active Secret security clearance
- Previous DHS or DoD experience
- Experience with CSAM, RegScale, eMASS, or similar GRC tools
- Experience supporting emergency operations or disaster response missions
- Knowledge of cloud security and FedRAMP authorization processes
- Experience with continuous monitoring and automated security tools
- Strong communication skills for presenting to senior leadership
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What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range :
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$114,600-$252,100CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking an AI and Cloud Engineer to design, build, and scale our next-generation intelligent systems. In this role, you will bridge the gap between advanced artificial intelligence and robust cloud infrastructure. You will be part of a team responsible for architecting complex multi-agent flows, implementing enterprise-grade retrieval systems, and ensuring the secure deployment of AI workloads in cloud in systems that will grow to serve approximately 300,000 users. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technical leader who thrives in agile environments and adapts quickly to emerging AI technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Design, implement, and support multi cloud services using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or similar technologies.
- Build, optimize, and maintain production-grade Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipelines and semantic search systems.
- Design and manage data preprocessing workflows, chunking strategies, and vector database infrastructure.
- Build and maintain automation using PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI, Logic Apps, and Azure Functions.
- Configure and tune network security groups (NSGs), application gateways, and other protective cloud controls.
- Manage compute, storage, networking, and database services across cloud environments while ensuring adherence to security and compliance frameworks.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, UI/UX designers, and subject matter experts to integrate AI features into user-facing products.
- Establish and enforce security best practices for large language model implementations and data privacy.
Qualifications:
Required:
- U.S. Citizenship required
- Ability to obtain DHS EOD Public Trust
- BS/BA + 15 years or equivalency (AA + 17 years of experience, MS + 12 Years of experience or no degree + 21 years of experience)
- 10+ years of experience in cloud/infrastructure engineering
- Extensive hands-on cloud engineering experience in one or more of Azure, AWS, GCP
- Deep understanding of RAG architecture, vector databases, embedding techniques, and information retrieval systems.
- Expert Terraform skills; proven experience managing infrastructure with infrastructure as code
- Experience operating production Kubernetes clusters (AKS/EKS) supporting AI/LLM workloads.
- Experience with containers (Docker) and CI/CD.
- Python scripting/programming abilities
Desired:
- Active Secret security clearance
- Previous DHS or DoD experience
- Experience with CSAM, RegScale, eMASS, or similar GRC tools
- Experience supporting emergency operations or disaster response missions
- Knowledge of cloud security and FedRAMP authorization processes
- Experience with continuous monitoring and automated security tools
- Strong communication skills for presenting to senior leadership
- -
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range :
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
Since this position can be worked in more than one location, the range shown is the national average for the position.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$114,600-$252,100CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Retail
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote senior cloud platform engineer jobs.
- Five or more years of hands-on cloud infrastructure experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Deep proficiency in Kubernetes and container orchestration at production scale
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or ArgoCD
- Infrastructure-as-code expertise with Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent tooling
- Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, Go, or Bash
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Senior Cloud Platform Engineer Job Search
Show your async infrastructure work clearly
Remote hiring managers can't watch you work, so your GitHub, internal docs, or runbooks need to do it for them. Link to IaC repositories, architecture decision records, or incident post-mortems that show how you communicate platform decisions in writing without a meeting.
Target remote-first companies over remote-allowed ones
Remote-first companies build their engineering culture around distributed work, so senior cloud platform engineers get full autonomy and clear escalation paths. Remote-allowed roles at office-centric companies often expect informal in-person coordination that disadvantages engineers working from a different location.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote senior cloud platform engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. You can find roles that match your stack and location preference and apply directly, without sorting through mixed remote and on-site listings across multiple sites.
Prepare for remote-specific technical screening
Distributed teams often run multi-stage async technical screens: a take-home architecture review, a live Terraform or Kubernetes pairing session over video, and a written incident-response scenario. Practice articulating your cloud platform reasoning in writing before your first screen, not only verbally.
Remote Senior Cloud Platform Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote senior cloud platform engineer job?
Remote senior cloud platform engineer roles go to candidates who can demonstrate independent execution and clear async communication, not just technical depth. Remote-first companies and distributed teams screen heavily for self-direction, documentation habits, and comfort owning infrastructure decisions without daily in-person oversight. Strong IaC portfolios, public cloud certifications, and experience shipping platform changes across time zones give candidates a measurable edge over equally skilled applicants who lack visible remote work history.
Which companies hire remote senior cloud platform engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote senior cloud platform engineers include Invoice Cloud, Lambda, and Allstate Insurance, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed cloud-native startups, and large enterprises running multi-region infrastructure are the most consistent sources of fully remote openings for this role.
Can you get a remote senior cloud platform engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry into cloud platform engineering is harder than in-office entry because you must troubleshoot and make architectural decisions independently from day one. Cloud-native startups and early-stage companies are most open to entry-level remote hires. A public cloud certification, a GitHub portfolio showing real infrastructure-as-code projects, and demonstrated written communication skills can substitute for formal job history and open doors to junior platform roles.
Do you need a degree for remote senior cloud platform engineer jobs?
Not always. Remote employers in this field consistently prioritize hands-on cloud platform experience, certifications from AWS, GCP, or Azure, and a demonstrable record of building and operating production-grade infrastructure. A computer science degree helps but is rarely a hard requirement when a candidate can show real platform work, strong async communication, and the ability to operate autonomously in a distributed team.
Which industries hire the most remote senior cloud platform engineers?
The sectors hiring the most remote senior cloud platform engineers are Technology & Software and Retail, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. These industries rely on distributed engineering teams running multi-region cloud infrastructure, which makes fully remote platform engineers a natural fit for their operating models.
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