Brief Description
THE TEAM:
At Kind Lending, our family of diverse and talented Kind Ambassadors are the driving force behind our new approach to the mortgage experience. They're the heart and soul of the organization and our "People Before Profits" mentality shines through in every department. Kind Lending is growing and is looking for top mortgage professionals who value opportunity, lasting business partnerships, and who live out our KIND mindset. Kind Lending is determined to provide the best service in the industry while also providing homebuyers with a great selection of products to enhance their buying experience. Backed by our trusted leadership team, Kind Lending's friendly and professional model puts the “fun” in funding.
Position Summary
The Cloud Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure that supports enterprise applications and critical business operations. The Cloud Platform Engineer ensures cloud solutions are reliable, resilient, and aligned with organizational architecture and security standards.
This position will work closely with IT, Security, DevOps, and application teams to plan, deploy, and operate cloud environments. This includes collaborating on infrastructure design, supporting application deployments, addressing security and compliance requirements, and continuously optimizing performance, cost, and availability.
This role will apply strong technical expertise and disciplined operational practices to manage cloud resources, troubleshoot issues, and implement improvements. This position is expected to follow established standards while also identifying opportunities to enhance reliability, efficiency, and scalability.
A key part of this role is translating business requirements into practical cloud solutions. This position must balance technical best practices with business needs to deliver cloud infrastructure that is secure, compliant, and capable of supporting current and future growth.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture and Infrastructure
- Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure across Azure, AWS, or other approved cloud platforms.
- Implement scalable architecture using computers, storage, networking, and identity services.
- Support deployment of Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates using tools such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation.
- Optimize cloud resource utilization to balance performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Implement and maintain cloud security controls including identity management, network segmentation, encryption, and monitoring.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Collaborate with Security teams to conduct risk assessments, vulnerability remediation, and incident response activities.
Operational Excellence
- Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity; proactively resolve issues and optimize workloads.
- Maintain documentation for cloud environments, configurations, and operational procedures.
- Support disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution.
Collaboration and Support
- Partner with application teams to design cloud-ready solutions.
- Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and escalation support for cloud-related issues.
- Participate in on-call rotations as needed to support critical systems.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3–5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or infrastructure roles.
- Hands-on experience with Azure and AWS services.
- Proficiency with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
- Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation).
- Strong understanding of networking concepts including VPC/VNet design, firewalls, DNS, VPNs, and load balancing.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Cloud certifications (Azure Administrator/Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, etc.).
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools
- Experience supporting cross cloud initiatives.
- Background in security hardening and compliance frameworks.
Key Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
- High attention to detail and commitment to operational excellence.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Location:
This position is in office for any candidate residing within 30 miles of the corporate office and remote for all other candidates residing outside that radius.
Pay Disclosure
The starting base pay range for this position is $120k/annually. The actual base is dependent on many factors such as: work experience, business needs, market demands, and other compensation components. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
Disclaimer Statement
This job description is not intended, nor should it be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, or working conditions associated with a job. It is intended to be a general description of the principal requirements common to positions of this type.
Work Authorization
Must be able to verify identity and employment eligibility to work in the U.S. without a visa sponsorship.
Other Duties
This job profile is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and responsibilities, as one may perform additional related duties as assigned to meet the needs of the organization.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.
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Kind Lending is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, creed, color, orientation, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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