Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Ampcus, Inc United States, Texas, Richardson May 08, 2026 Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title:

Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Job Location:

Richardson, TX (Remote)

Duration:

12 months to

Long Term Job Description:

Cloud & Virtualization Infrastructure Multi-Cloud Architecture:

Deep knowledge of networking constructs in AWS, Azure, and GCP, specifically regarding traffic routing, VPC/VNet peering, and private connectivity.

Containerization & Orchestration:

Proficiency in Kubernetes (K8s) management, including namespaces, ingress controllers, service meshes, and pod-to-pod communication. Software-Defined Networking (SDN): Understanding of virtual appliances, transparent proxying, and how to steer traffic through inspection or management points. Development & Automation Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Practical experience using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible to deploy and manage complex cloud environments at scale.

Scripting & Programming:

Proficiency in Python or Go for interacting with APIs, automating repetitive tasks, and transforming data between systems.

CI/CD & DevOps Integration:

Understanding of modern deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins) and how to inject automated workflows into the software development lifecycle.

Application & Data Management Modern API Architectures:

Expertise in how RESTful and GraphQL APIs function, including headers, payload structures, and authentication protocols like OAuth 2.0 and OIDC.

Data Governance & Privacy:

Knowledge of data discovery, classification, and redaction techniques to manage PII, PHI, and intellectual property.

Web Stack Fundamentals:

Understanding of modern web architectures, including Load Balancers, CDN logic, and SSL/TLS termination. Systems Integration & Observability Application Performance Monitoring (APM): Experience with observability frameworks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Datadog) to monitor application health and performance.

Middleware & Data Plumbing:

Knowledge of how to connect disparate applications through message brokers, webhooks, and enterprise service buses.

Structured Data & Logging:

Ability to manage and transform structured data formats (JSON, XML, YAML) to ensure seamless communication between integrated software platforms.

Full-Stack Troubleshooting:

Advanced skills in tracing requests across microservices and using packet analysis to identify application-layer bottlenecks. Architectural & Consultative Skills

Solution Design & Documentation:

The ability to translate business requirements into High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents.

Cross-Functional Communication:

Skill in bridging the gap between different technical silos, such as Networking, DevOps, and Application Development teams.

Technical Discovery:

Expertise in facilitating workshops to uncover a customer's current state, technical pain points, and success criteria for a project. Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.