Associate Infrastructure Engineer – Cloud

Required Qualifications Typically 0–2 years of experience in IT, cloud, or infrastructure; relevant internships, lab work, or coursework will be considered. An interest in partnering across teams and acting as a liaison, with a willingness to help internal teams onboard to cloud and understand their cost and usage. Foundational understanding of at least one major cloud provider (Microsoft Azure preferred), with exposure to Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure a plus. Familiarity with cloud compute, virtual machines, storage, virtualization, and Linux and/or Windows operating systems. Exposure to platform and host services, landing zones, configuration baselines, tagging, and naming conventions. Basic understanding of cloud networking concepts (virtual networks, subnets, DNS, load balancing, security groups) sufficient to collaborate with the Network team. Familiarity with at least one scripting language (PowerShell or Python) and basic version control with Git, plus exposure to or interest in Terraform and CI/CD workflows. Basic understanding of cloud IAM, RBAC, and least-privilege access concepts. Awareness of monitoring and observability concepts, with comfort performing routine maintenance and supervised change execution. Strong willingness to learn, attention to detail, and clear written, verbal, and technical communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Internship or project experience working with a major cloud provider. Exposure to or interest in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and Helm. Exposure to backup, high availability, or disaster recovery concepts. Understanding of compute, virtualization, and OS-level factors that influence storage design and performance. Interest in using AI tools for log analysis, anomaly detection, or operational automation. Awareness of cloud cost reporting, tagging compliance, and FinOps practices. Entry-level or associate Azure, GCP, or OCI certification (e.g., Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or Azure Administrator Associate, Google Cloud Digital Leader or Associate Cloud Engineer, or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations). Associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent training and experience. Preferred locations: MO, VA, MD, DC Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $69,600 to $87,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay. The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees: Health and Wellbeing: Health (Medical & Prescription), Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers (MO & IL), Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program Financial Benefits: Competitive Pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement Paid Time Off: PTO & Holidays, Parental Leave, Medical Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement, Day of Caring Additional Perks: Family Planning Benefits, Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Voluntary Supplemental Accident/Illness/Hospital, Voluntary ID Theft, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program Note: This is not an all-encompassing list and should not be used as a complete description of the plan’s benefits. For more information, see our US Benefits Website We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All! If you require accessibility accommodation(s) or adjustment during any stage of the hiring process, please let your WWT Recruiter know. The recruiter will work with you to understand your needs and help ensure an accessible experience throughout the interview process. If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [email protected] . #LI-SSJ1 #LI-REMOTE PLEASE NOTE: This position requires permanent U.S. work authorization. Candidates requiring current or future visa sponsorship, including those on OPT, CPT or H1/H4, are not eligible for this role. This role is not open for staffing partners or corp‑to‑corp candidates. Why WWT? World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe. Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)—a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software—WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities. With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada. Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today! What will you be doing? As an Associate Infrastructure Engineer – Cloud, you’ll begin your cloud career at the center of WWT’s multi-cloud journey, in a role that blends two of the things we value most: strong partnership and hands-on engineering. Your first focus is partnership. Working alongside senior and mid-level engineers, you’ll build relationships across the organization with our IAM, Network, Information Security, Platform and End User Services, and Observability teams, and help application and business units onboard to the cloud, adopt approved standards, and gain clear visibility into their cloud cost and usage. Your second focus is building. You’ll help extend WWT’s core infrastructure services (compute, virtual machines, storage, virtualization, operating systems, and Kubernetes) into the cloud, supporting the design, automation, and operation of these services across Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. With guidance from senior engineers, you’ll learn to take part in an on-call rotation and contribute to the reliability, security, and cost- efficiency of our environments. Above all, this is a learning and growth opportunity, ideal for a passionate, collaborative early- career engineer with strong communication skills who is eager to build their cloud and infrastructure expertise while helping teams across the business succeed. RESPONSIBILITIES: Help application and business teams onboard to the cloud, assisting them with provisioning, approved standards, and self-service patterns under guidance. Help maintain the cloud platform internal teams rely on, including standardized landing zones, tagging, and configuration baselines. Build relationships across teams such as Network, IAM, Information Security, and Observability, along with other engineering and business-unit teams, and help coordinate the right controls, services, and support for each workload. Help give teams visibility into their cloud cost and usage patterns, maintaining dashboards and reports and flagging optimization and right-sizing opportunities to senior engineers. Assist with building and operating core cloud infrastructure (compute, virtual machines, storage, virtualization, and Linux/Windows operating systems) across Azure, GCP, and Make guided contributions to Infrastructure as Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible/AWX, PowerShell, Python, Git, and CI/CD), running existing pipelines and committing changes under code review. Work with the IAM and Information Security teams to help apply identity, access, and security controls, and with the Observability team to help configure monitoring, logging, and Support reliability through routine preventative maintenance, patching, and monitoring; assist with change tickets, validation, and tested rollback; and take part in an on-call rotation as you build readiness. Help produce technical documentation, runbooks, and onboarding guides, communicating clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders