Associate Cloud Engineer

About Slalom

Slalom is a people-centric technology and business consultancy committed to delivering impactful results. Operating out of 52 locations across 12 countries, our agile teams partner with clients to co-create innovative customer experiences, modernize workflows, and generate meaningful change. We prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition to foster a fulfilling and challenging workplace.

Role Overview

As an Associate Cloud Engineer at Slalom, you will contribute high-quality technical work under guidance from senior engineers. Operating within your domain expertise, you will break down complex challenges into executable components and enhance your technical skills through hands-on project involvement. By embodying a DevOps mindset, you'll implement cloud platform solutions and automation to support developer enablement and streamlined delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Adopt and promote DevOps culture, tools, engineering practices, and delivery processes within Slalom and client environments.
• Implement cloud infrastructure and platform solutions based on predefined architectures and engineering standards.
• Assist in estimating effort and story points for your designated tasks.
• Create, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines and automation supporting applications and platforms.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and architects to deploy cloud components.
• Identify and communicate technical risks, dependencies, issues, and blockers proactively.
• Engage in technical discussions, design workshops, code reviews, and Agile ceremonies.
• Contribute to team knowledge sharing and foster continuous learning.
• Develop practical experience with emerging cloud, automation, and AI technologies.

Candidate Profile

• At least 1-2 years of professional experience in cloud engineering or DevOps roles.
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and working knowledge of production environments on AWS.
• Hands-on experience developing or supporting CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or equivalents.
• Solid understanding of fundamental cloud concepts and services, especially AWS core services like EC2, Lambda, S3, IAM, API Gateway, RDS, and CloudWatch.
• Knowledge of cloud competencies including landing zones, cloud platform fundamentals, and common cloud/hybrid network architectures.
• Preferred AWS certifications such as Cloud Practitioner, Developer Associate, or Solutions Architect Associate.
• Awareness of cloud security engineering best practices, encompassing identity and access management and core security principles.
• Experience working with infrastructure as code and configuration management tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or AWS CDK.
• Ability to write and manage automation scripts in languages such as Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Capable of collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver Agile projects.
• Application of technical knowledge to solve real-world business issues and translate client requirements into technical solutions, with mentorship.

Our Core Values

Slalom's culture embraces diverse backgrounds and promotes an inclusive workplace where every individual can thrive. Our team's diversity mirrors the communities we serve, and we actively foster this through our principles and daily practices. We celebrate work-life balance by offering freedoms and support enabling our consultants to be their authentic selves, even when life demands attention. We invest in holistic wellbeing, meaningful benefits, and ongoing development—professional, technical, and personal.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Slalom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected status.