Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Contractor)

About the role

Zeno Power, a developer of nuclear batteries for frontier environments, is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (contractor) in Seattle to support its Radioisotope Power Systems. You will own and support the cloud-based computing environment used by engineering teams, covering applications, compute resources, storage, access, licensing and user support. The role reports directly to the Director of Engineering and works closely with the IT team and external cloud partners, then moves to the IT organization once the platform reaches steady state.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical owner of the AWS-based engineering computing environment, including workstations, clusters, storage, profiles, networking, access and license services.
• Translate engineering workflows and software needs into technical requirements for IT, cloud partners and software vendors.
• Install, configure, validate and maintain engineering applications such as ANSYS, MCNP, SOLIDWORKS and HyperMesh.
• Configure and administer license servers and troubleshoot licensing and connectivity issues.
• Support engineers with accounts, permissions, access, storage, data transfer and compute jobs.
• Lead the technical side of engineering software procurement, including infrastructure, licensing, security, integration and installation.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Five or more years of experience supporting cloud infrastructure, engineering computing, high-performance computing or complex technical applications.
• Hands-on AWS experience (EC2, FSx, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch).
• Experience configuring and maintaining floating-license servers.
• Ability to translate engineering needs into technical requirements and to own cross-boundary technical problems.
• In-office presence in Seattle (South Lake Union) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; remote work optional on Mondays and Fridays.
• Applicants must be U.S. persons.

Required skills

• Preferred: experience with ANSYS, MCNP, SOLIDWORKS, HyperMesh and AWS HPC clusters or AWS ParallelCluster.
• Preferred: machine images, automation scripts, Terraform, CloudFormation, Packer, Python, PowerShell or Bash.
• Preferred: CMMC familiarity and experience with controlled-information environments.

Contract duration: 6 months. Anticipated hourly rate $80-$105, depending on experience and qualifications.