Cloud Engineer
Caris Life Sciences
RemoteRemote$128,000 - $155,000 a yearFull Time
Job Description
At Caris, we understand that cancer is an ugly word—a word no one wants to hear, but one that connects us all. That’s why we’re not just transforming cancer care—we’re changing lives.
We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” That question drives everything we do.
But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.
Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-native infrastructure with a focus on AWS and Kubernetes. Contribute to cloud migrations, security implementations, and DevOps best practices while supporting the reliability and performance of cloud environments. Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions that align with application and business needs. Continuously improve systems through automation, monitoring, and operational best practices, while growing technical skills and sharing knowledge within the team.
Job Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and reusable Terraform modules, and design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (GitLab CI/CD), using established patterns and reusable components to support consistent deployments across environments.
Design, deploy, and support Kubernetes environments on AWS EKS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security of cloud workloads.
Implement and maintain core Kubernetes capabilities such as networking, ingress, storage, and cluster upgrades following established best practices.
Participate in proof-of-concept efforts for new tools and technologies, contributing hands-on implementation and feedback.
Follow and help maintain Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure standards, including upgrade processes, security configurations, and performance tuning.
Collaborate with application and platform teams to support cloud-native application deployments, containerized workloads, and microservices architectures.
Implement and maintain observability solutions using metrics, logs, and alerts to support monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational visibility.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines using established patterns and reusable components to support consistent deployments across environments.
Support cloud security initiatives by implementing access controls, encryption, and compliance requirements according to defined security standards.
Contribute to cloud migration and application modernization efforts by executing migration tasks and validating deployed solutions.
Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, helping diagnose issues, restore services, and improve operational reliability through post-incident learnings.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
6+ years of experience with Linux systems, cloud engineering, and DevOps practices
Understanding of cloud technologies, such as AWS or GCP
Ability to port on-prem python scripts to work in the cloud
Proficient in Docker & Kubernetes, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
Security focused mindset
Experience with Terraform and Terraform modules
Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure, including GitLab CI/CD
A proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement and performance bottlenecks across services and levels of the technical stack
Know your way around the Linux shell
Git source code control
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of how enterprise server hardware is setup and how to add devices to the configuration
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or large cloud provider certifications
Regarding MMR, experience with MMR (Management, monitoring and reporting), specific experience with Grafana, Prometheus, or AlertManager is a bonus
Config Management and Automation
Overall experience with MMR (Management, monitoring and reporting)
Core Skills & Competencies
Curiosity to learn new tools and extend your craft through automation
Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with others is essential
Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, schedule, and meet deadlines.
Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics
Effective communicator via documentation and async communication channels
Physical Demands
Must possess ability to sit, stand, and/or work at a computer for long periods of time.
Other
Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.
Periodically scheduled on-call may require after-hours response for technical emergencies not explicitly related to assigned job responsibilities.
Annual Hiring Range
$128,000 - $155,000
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.
Description of Benefits
Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
Health Savings Account for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
Flexible Spending Account to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses
Paid time off, including: vacation, sick time and holidays
401k match and Financial Planning tools
LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Legal Assistance
Tuition Assistance
Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions ) and reference verification.
This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
We introduced precision medicine to the world and built an industry around the idea that every patient deserves answers as unique as their DNA. Backed by cutting-edge molecular science and AI, we ask ourselves every day: “What would I do if this patient were my mom?” That question drives everything we do.
But our mission doesn’t stop with cancer. We're pushing the frontiers of medicine and leading a revolution in healthcare—driven by innovation, compassion, and purpose.
Join us in our mission to improve the human condition across multiple diseases. If you're passionate about meaningful work and want to be part of something bigger than yourself, Caris is where your impact begins.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable and secure cloud-native infrastructure with a focus on AWS and Kubernetes. Contribute to cloud migrations, security implementations, and DevOps best practices while supporting the reliability and performance of cloud environments. Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions that align with application and business needs. Continuously improve systems through automation, monitoring, and operational best practices, while growing technical skills and sharing knowledge within the team.
Job Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and reusable Terraform modules, and design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (GitLab CI/CD), using established patterns and reusable components to support consistent deployments across environments.
Design, deploy, and support Kubernetes environments on AWS EKS, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security of cloud workloads.
Implement and maintain core Kubernetes capabilities such as networking, ingress, storage, and cluster upgrades following established best practices.
Participate in proof-of-concept efforts for new tools and technologies, contributing hands-on implementation and feedback.
Follow and help maintain Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure standards, including upgrade processes, security configurations, and performance tuning.
Collaborate with application and platform teams to support cloud-native application deployments, containerized workloads, and microservices architectures.
Implement and maintain observability solutions using metrics, logs, and alerts to support monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational visibility.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines using established patterns and reusable components to support consistent deployments across environments.
Support cloud security initiatives by implementing access controls, encryption, and compliance requirements according to defined security standards.
Contribute to cloud migration and application modernization efforts by executing migration tasks and validating deployed solutions.
Participate in incident response and on-call rotations, helping diagnose issues, restore services, and improve operational reliability through post-incident learnings.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
6+ years of experience with Linux systems, cloud engineering, and DevOps practices
Understanding of cloud technologies, such as AWS or GCP
Ability to port on-prem python scripts to work in the cloud
Proficient in Docker & Kubernetes, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
Security focused mindset
Experience with Terraform and Terraform modules
Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) infrastructure, including GitLab CI/CD
A proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement and performance bottlenecks across services and levels of the technical stack
Know your way around the Linux shell
Git source code control
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of how enterprise server hardware is setup and how to add devices to the configuration
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or large cloud provider certifications
Regarding MMR, experience with MMR (Management, monitoring and reporting), specific experience with Grafana, Prometheus, or AlertManager is a bonus
Config Management and Automation
Overall experience with MMR (Management, monitoring and reporting)
Core Skills & Competencies
Curiosity to learn new tools and extend your craft through automation
Strong communication skills and the ability to work well with others is essential
Highly self-motivated, self-directed, and attentive to detail.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, schedule, and meet deadlines.
Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics
Effective communicator via documentation and async communication channels
Physical Demands
Must possess ability to sit, stand, and/or work at a computer for long periods of time.
Other
Job may require after-hours response to emergency issues.
Periodically scheduled on-call may require after-hours response for technical emergencies not explicitly related to assigned job responsibilities.
Annual Hiring Range
$128,000 - $155,000
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.
Description of Benefits
Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
Health Savings Account for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
Flexible Spending Account to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses
Paid time off, including: vacation, sick time and holidays
401k match and Financial Planning tools
LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
Employee Assistance Program
Pet Insurance
Legal Assistance
Tuition Assistance
Conditions of Employment: Individual must successfully complete pre-employment process, which includes criminal background check, drug screening, credit check ( applicable for certain positions ) and reference verification.
This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Caris Life Sciences is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.