Principal Cloud Engineer

Expert-level experience with AWS Cloud Services, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and Cloud-Native Infrastructure.

Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or equivalent technologies).

Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, platform automation, and DevOps practices.

Experience with Containerization Technologies, Kubernetes Orchestration, and Cloud Platform Operations.

Strong understanding of Cloud Networking, Security, Compliance, Reliability Engineering, and Governance.

Experience implementing automated configuration management and secure cloud deployment frameworks.

Experience developing pipeline-driven infrastructure delivery and enterprise cloud automation solutions.

Strong understanding of scalability, performance optimization, operational resilience, and security best practices.

Experience evaluating and adopting emerging technologies, including AI-powered engineering tools.

Proven experience evaluating and integrating AI/ML capabilities into cloud platforms and engineering operations.

Strong understanding of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and AI-driven automation concepts.

Experience leveraging AI-powered cloud services from AWS, Azure, OpenAI, or equivalent providers.

Ability to identify opportunities where AI can improve cloud operations, infrastructure management, compliance automation, and engineering productivity.

Experience establishing governance, security, privacy, and responsible AI practices within enterprise environments.

Demonstrated use of AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate delivery, automation, and platform reliability.

Ability to drive technical strategy and architectural decisions related to AI adoption within cloud engineering organizations.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Automation, Platform Engineering, and Cloud Security with the ability to architect and scale AI-enabled cloud platforms , driving innovation while ensuring security, compliance, reliability, and business value. The successful candidate will possess a software-defined mindset and demonstrate the ability to build, automate, and orchestrate cloud solutions at enterprise scale.

We seek colleagues who embody our core capabilities — these shape our culture and enable us to make a meaningful impact together:

Ensure Accountability: holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.

Drives Results: consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.

Customer Focus: building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Cultivate Innovation: creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.

Collaborates: building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.

Courage: stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package—all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com

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