Staff IT Cloud Engineer

Qualcomm

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$129,600–$194,400 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago
Closes
Feb 16, 2027

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $201k
This role $162k
$115k most similar roles pay here $266k

This role pays less than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $164,750–$237,262 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $162k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 623 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$222,500 across 603 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff IT Cloud Engineer

Staff IT Cloud Engineer joins the Information Technology Group as a technical leader focused on defining, implementing, and scaling enterprise cloud platforms across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, and hybrid environments. This role involves architecting networking solutions, establishing governance frameworks, and driving infrastructure automation to support workloads involving compute, databases, analytics, AI/ML, and Kubernetes. The engineer will develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, manage CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions or Jenkins, and oversee cloud-native platforms like OKE and EKS. Key responsibilities include managing security posture through IAM and zero-trust principles, implementing FinOps for cost optimization, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery. The role addresses the challenge of maturing a multicloud strategy while ensuring secure, scalable infrastructure across complex enterprise systems using tools such as VPC, Route53, and various cloud-native monitoring and logging services.

What you'll do

  • Define and evolve enterprise cloud platform strategies across OCI, AWS, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
  • Architect complex cloud networking solutions including VPC/VCN design, hybrid connectivity, and secure communication patterns.
  • Design and implement "secure-by-default" architectures featuring IAM, encryption, and zero-trust principles.
  • Establish and enforce cloud governance standards for resource lifecycle management, tagging, and compliance.
  • Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to automate multi-environment deployments.
  • Build CI/CD and GitOps pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions or Jenkins for automated infrastructure delivery.
  • Manage and support containerized workloads across Kubernetes environments such as EKS and OKE.
  • Drive observability, FinOps practices, and cost optimization initiatives across all cloud platforms.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field is required.
  • 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or enterprise architecture is required.
  • 14+ years of equivalent practical experience is an acceptable substitute for the degree requirement.
  • Experience designing and operating large-scale cloud environments in AWS, OCI, Azure, or similar platforms is required.
  • Advanced Terraform expertise including reusable module strategy, remote state management, and infrastructure automation is required.
  • Strong CI/CD fundamentals using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab, or other enterprise tooling are required.
  • Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms such as EKS, OKE, or AKS is required.
  • Proficiency in cloud networking, security architecture, FinOps, and observability practices is required.

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