Cloud Engineer (IC2)

At ClassLink, we believe learning should be accessible, engaging, and empowering—for every student, every educator, everywhere. That’s why we build secure, intuitive tools that empower more than 26 million students and educators worldwide. From simplifying access with single sign-on, to advancing equity with usage analytics, to automating secure rostering, our platform helps schools focus on what matters most: teaching and learning.

We’re not just building tools—we’re building what’s next in education. By removing barriers and enabling data-driven decisions, our solutions help educators lead with confidence and students thrive in and out of the classroom every day.

Our team is driven by purpose and grounded in three core values:

• Strive to Grow - always learning, improving, and innovating.
• Deliver Worthwhile Experiences - for our users, our partners, and each other.
• Contribute with Heart - putting people first in everything we do.

These values shape how we work, innovate, and support the communities we serve. If you’re ready to do work that makes a real difference—and grow alongside a team that values collaboration, support, and continuous improvement—ClassLink is the place for you.

We are seeking a skilled Cloud Engineer (IC2) to join our growing development team. In this role, you will work closely with software engineers to design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on the AWS platform. You’ll apply your technical expertise to ensure our mission-critical systems are secure, reliable, and scalable, supporting a fast-growing product used by school districts across the country.

Responsibilities:

• Work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment and deliver incremental product software with high quality.
• Assist in design, development and implement of cloud technologies
• Establish service uptime, and build the necessary telemetry and alerting platforms to enforce them
• Create, maintain and evolve concepts in continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for existing and new services.
• Help in deployment of Cloud solutions
• Write clean, stable and safe code
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product teams to improve automation of workflows, infrastructure, code testing and deployment.
• Identify systems that can benefit from automation, monitoring and infrastructure-as-code and develop and scale products and services accordingly.
• Create tools to empower developers to manage production infrastructure

This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be asked to perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

Requirements

Requested Education and Experience:

• 2-5 years of experience in DevOps or Systems Engineer
• Experience/knowledge of JIRA and Scrum methodology a plus
• Knowledge of basic networking concepts (SSL, Ports, DNS, Firewall, Routing)
• Experience with cloud technologies and pipelines
• Exposure to cloud services and Git
• Experience with monitoring and log aggregating frameworks
• Knowledge of networking concepts.
• AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate preferred but not mandatory.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Master’s Degree preferred.

It would be great if you have or are pursuing the following:

• Amazon AWS certification

We prefer that you have experience with:

• Google Suite
• MS Office Suite
• JIRA and Confluence

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This role is 100% remote eligible, with quarterly strategy meetings that are in-person.

Benefits:

• Generous Paid Time Off: 4+ weeks of vacation and 13+ paid holidays
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks fully paid for all parents
• Retirement: 401(k) with 0.5:1 company match
• Comprehensive Health Coverage: Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Insurance: Company-paid life, short-term disability, and long-term disability, plus voluntary options including supplemental life, accident, and pet insurance

Perks:

• Volunteer Time Off: Give back through ClassLink Cares paid volunteer days
• Lifelong Learning: Tuition reimbursement for continued education
• Growth & Development: Coaching and internal programs to support career and personal growth
• Supportive Culture: A workplace that values curiosity, compassion, and continuous learning
• Connection & Community: Annual company retreats and team events with bright, fun coworkers

At ClassLink, we believe the best ideas come from bringing together diverse perspectives. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected, and empowered to grow.

ClassLink is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome candidates of all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

ClassLink is powered by passionate people dedicated to improving learning in classrooms everywhere. We do this by creating and delivering great products and having fun along the way. Learn more about us at www.classlink.com.