Junior AWS Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Junior AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Hillsboro, Oregon [Onsite / Hybrid]

Job Type: Full-Time

Department: Software Engineering

Reports To: Senior Engineering Manager

Salary Range: 65k - 80k

Core Hours: 9a-2:30p daily

Hybrid - In office Mon/Wed/Thu Hillsboro, Oregon

We are not accepting recruiters for this role.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Applicants must be a resident of Portland, OR metropolitan area for a hybrid work environment (2-3 days per week in office).

About the Role

We’re looking for a Junior AWS Cloud Engineer to help support, maintain, and improve our cloud infrastructure. This is an entry-level role designed for someone who understands public cloud fundamentals and is eager to learn through hands-on experience alongside senior engineers.

You’ll work closely with engineering, QA, and cross-functional teams to improve system reliability, automation, and delivery speed.

Key Responsibilities

- Deploy, configure, and maintain AWS cloud resources (EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Lambda, RDS)

- Assist with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, etc.

- Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows.

- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot cloud and Linux-based issues.

- Participate in improving cloud security, cost optimization, and operational best practices.

- Manage Linux systems including troubleshooting, system analysis, and shell scripting.

- Assist with network configuration (VPCs, routing, security groups, load balancers).

- Document processes, runbooks, and architecture diagrams.

- Collaborate with hardware and software development teams, and product support teams.

Must-Have Qualifications:

- 1-3 years of hands-on AWS experience

- Strong understanding of Linux administration and command-line tools.

- Basic networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls).

- Experience with at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, PowerShell, Perl, etc).

- Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, ELK, Grafana, etc).

- General understanding of IAM roles, policies, and cloud security fundamentals.

- Familiar with Git and DevOps workflows.

- Strong willingness to learn and take feedback

- Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

- AWS Associate-level certification (Solutions Architect, SysOps, or Developer)

- Experience with Docker, ECS, or EKS (Kubernetes)

- Exposure to serverless technologies (Lambda, Aurora DB)

- Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or user data)

- Basic knowledge of relational databases (MySQL, Postgres)

- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

About FuelCloud:

FuelCloud is building the future of fueling with products that help our customers monitor and control access to their fuel and energy. As a small team disrupting the status quo of an old-school industry, we’re moving fast (and occasionally breaking stuff) to bring cutting-edge technology to the fuel equipment industry.

We believe the most valuable thing we offer our customers is the quality of our team, and we’re committed to protecting our values of teamwork, collaboration, and creativity. From a dozen fuel sites in 2015 to working with a dozen Fortune 500 companies last year, we’re growing rapidly and have big plans for the future - help us shape that future.

Benefits we Offer:

- Company paid health and dental insurance after 60 days

- 10 paid holidays per year and Unlimited PTO

- 401(k) + match after 90 days

- Fuel card with wholesale pricing after 90 days

- State of the art office with snacks and drinks provided

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- 401(k)

- 401(k) matching

- Dental insurance

- Flexible schedule

- Health insurance

- Paid time off

- Parental leave

- Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

- Hands-on experience deploying and managing public cloud services

Ability to Commute:

- Hillsboro, OR 97123 (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hillsboro, OR 97123