Senior Cloud Engineer
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Job description
At Sparq, we help companies solve the right problems—not just build more technology.
We’re a modern product engineering partner blending strategy, craftsmanship, and speed to help organizations modernize confidently in the age of AI. From data ecosystems to digital products and AI acceleration, we turn complexity into clarity and ideas into impact.
If you’re driven to build what’s next, lead with empathy, and deliver excellence without ego, you’ll feel right at home at Sparq.
Why you will enjoy Mondays again:
- Opportunity to work alongside a talented, diverse team in a collaborative and creative environment
- Ongoing investment in your growth through training, mentorship, and industry certifications
- Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge technologies across multiple industries
- Recognition programs and employee awards within an inclusive culture that celebrates great work, including our AI Innovators Program
- Remote or hybrid work options
A Day in the Life:
- Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable cloud and infrastructure solutions, leveraging Azure or AWS while supporting on-premises environments as needed.
- Develop and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) solutions to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and environment management.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate application and infrastructure deployments, ensuring consistency, reliability, and security across environments.
- Design and implement append-only, tamper-evident audit logging solutions to ensure data integrity, traceability, and accountability across systems.
- Develop and enforce security guardrail policies, leveraging policy engines such as Open Policy Agent (OPA) or Cedar to support governance and compliance requirements.
- Implement and maintain identity and access management (IAM) controls, including role-based permissions and secure access policies to protect sensitive systems and data.
- Lead infrastructure security hardening efforts, identifying vulnerabilities, implementing security controls, and supporting compliance with applicable regulatory standards.
- Manage environment configuration, database backup and restoration processes, and data masking procedures to support secure and reliable operations.
- Actively use AI tools, including Claude through our Anthropic partnership, to streamline tasks, improve the quality of your work, and share best practices with teammates while continuously seeking new ways to integrate AI into your everyday workflows
- Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and observability solutions to proactively identify production issues, investigate incidents, and maintain system health.
- Collaborate with engineering and security teams to implement secure DevOps practices, incorporating auditability, automated controls, and security requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
What it takes:
- Consultative approach and problem solving skills to successfully align digital solutions with long-term business goals of the client
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to enhance daily work, or a strong desire to do so, including a willingness to experiment, learn, and champion AI adoption within your role
- Claude Certified Developer or Architect highly preferred; possible opportunity to obtain as a Sparq colleague
- Commitment to understanding and exceeding client expectations
- Ability to perform project oversight and execution of deliverables
- Flexibility to adapt within a high-growth organization
- Ability to lead, mentor and motivate those around them
- Hunger for continuous learning and professional development
- Intellectual curiosity to provide creative solutions
- Full understanding of the software development life cycle
- Ability to positively impact fellow colleagues through effective leadership, presentations, coaching, etc.
- Desire to work in a team environment
- Good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Regardless of your specific role, we seek individuals who are excited to explore, adopt, and evangelize AI tools and methodologies. If you have experience in AI or a proven track record of rapidly learning and mentoring others on emerging tech, you’ll fit right in.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Sparq is proud to offer equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and believe in an inclusive workplace. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by contacting
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