Description: We are seeking cloud engineers to support infrastructure and government-related systems. You will help design, manage, and optimize cloud environments for engineering and transportation projects. Responsibilities: Cloud setup (AWS / Azure) Infrastructure management and optimization Security and compliance support System integrations Requirements: 3–7 years cloud experience AWS or Azure expertise Experience with government or infrastructure systems is a plus Work Setup: Remote Project-based Flexible hours 1099 contractor

We are seeking an experienced architect to design and implement a HIPAA-compliant cloud infrastructure for our PHI analytics and AI/LLM platform and basic business operations functions. The role involves ensuring data security and compliance with healthcare regulations while optimizing cloud performance in Google or Vercel. We are launching a new healthcare analytics company and are seeking an experienced cloud infrastructure architect / engineer to design and help implement a modern, cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant IT environment. The environment must support: Secure ingestion and processing of Protected Health Information (PHI) AI/LLM workflows and analytics Corporate business operations Scalable security and governance controls Audit readiness for healthcare clients (payer/provider)

Apex Vault Inc. (a Delaware C-Corp) is seeking a highly technical penetration tester and cloud security engineer to evaluate our Phase 1 data-routing infrastructure. You will be working directly under the supervision of our acting vCISO and compliance firm. Your objective is to conduct a targeted technical audit and perimeter penetration test. Your final vulnerability report and technical findings will be used by our vCISO to draft our formal Enterprise Security Attestation. The Environment (High-Level): Our architecture utilizes a custom cloud-based proxy layer to intercept web traffic, sanitize data payloads (stripping specific parameters and PII/PHI), and securely route the sanitized events to authorized endpoints. Project Scope & Deliverables: 1. Architecture & Data Filtration Verification Review our custom edge-routing logic and cloud deployment. Key Objective: Technically verify and document that the architecture successfully intercepts and drops specific, targeted URL parameters and IP addresses prior to downstream transmission. Verify the cloud infrastructure utilizes best practices for network isolation, perimeter defense, and encryption at rest/transit. 2. Perimeter Penetration Test / Vulnerability Assessment Perform a targeted vulnerability assessment on the external-facing proxy layer and application endpoints. Check for OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, TLS configuration flaws, and ensure internal compute resources are properly shielded from public access. 3. The Deliverable: Technical Vulnerability Report Provide a comprehensive technical report detailing your methodology, findings, severity levels, and specific remediation guidance. Note: You are not required to write the final compliance attestation; you are providing the raw technical validation to our vCISO. Requirements: Proven experience conducting penetration tests on enterprise cloud environments (specifically AWS). Deep understanding of reverse proxies, edge routing, and web traffic manipulation (e.g., header manipulation, intercepting payloads). Ability to write clean, reproducible technical reports for an executive security team. Note: Specific architectural details, technology stacks, and codebase access will only be provided after the execution of a unilateral NDA and an Upstream Business Associate Agreement (BAA).

About Us We are an AI-powered healthcare platform delivering affordable, on-demand virtual care through modern cloud infrastructure and intelligent automation. As we prepare for launch and scale, we’re looking for a hands-on Azure Security & Infrastructure Architect to strengthen, secure, and operationalize our Azure environment. This is not a purely advisory role. We need someone who can step into a fast-moving startup environment, assess infrastructure and security risk quickly, implement practical controls, improve environment governance, and help establish a stable operational foundation for a healthcare platform handling sensitive data. Your mission: 👉 Make the Azure environment secure, controlled, scalable, and operationally predictable. About the Role This is a hands-on Azure architecture and security role focused on: infrastructure hardening environment governance access control operational security PHI-conscious infrastructure design Azure best practices You will work closely with leadership, developers, and DevOps resources to: identify and remediate security risks improve environment structure and governance reduce operational exposure implement practical controls appropriate for a healthcare platform This role is ideal for someone who understands how to balance: startup speed cloud security operational discipline practical execution Key Responsibilities Azure Infrastructure & Governance: Audit and rationalize Azure infrastructure across development, staging, and production environments Define and enforce clear environment separation standards Review and optimize: Virtual Machines (VMs) VM Scale Sets (VMSS) Networking Load balancers Application gateways Storage accounts Databases Eliminate infrastructure drift and undocumented system behavior Improve operational visibility and environment consistency Security & Access Control: Harden Azure environments using security best practices Review and secure: RBAC/IAM permissions Networking rules Public exposure risks SSH/server access Secrets management Environment access policies Implement practical security controls appropriate for a healthcare platform handling sensitive data/PHI Ensure environments are auditable, controlled, and operationally secure Support incident readiness and disaster recovery planning PHI-Conscious Security & Compliance: Help establish and validate security controls aligned with HIPAA-conscious operational practices Identify infrastructure-level risks related to: PHI exposure logging practices access management environment segregation data protection Partner with engineering leadership to reduce security and compliance risk without slowing development unnecessarily Assist with infrastructure documentation and operational security standards Infrastructure Cleanup & Optimization: Audit and identify: duplicate resources unused infrastructure legacy/test environments unnecessary cloud spend Safely simplify and consolidate environments where appropriate Recommend practical improvements for scalability, resilience, and operational maturity Required Experience: 7+ years in cloud infrastructure, Azure architecture, cloud security, or platform engineering roles Deep hands-on Microsoft Azure experience Strong expertise in: Azure networking, RBAC/IAM, VMSS, Application Gateways / Load Balancers, Azure security best practices, Infrastructure governance, Secrets management, Infrastructure hardening Experience securing production cloud environments Strong understanding of: healthcare or regulated-environment security considerations, environment isolation, operational controls, access management, disaster recovery planning Comfortable operating hands-on inside Azure environments, not just advising teams Experience cleaning up or stabilizing fast-grown startup environments Nice to Have: Healthcare, HIPAA, or regulated-industry experience Experience supporting pre-launch or scaling startup platforms Cloudflare/WAF/security tooling experience Docker/containerization familiarity Laravel/PHP or Next.js infrastructure familiarity Ideal Candidate: Hands-on operator, not just strategist Security-minded without becoming a bottleneck Able to identify practical risk vs theoretical risk Strong communicator who can explain technical decisions clearly Comfortable bringing order to environments that evolved quickly Thinker and doer with strong ownership mentality

**Job Description**
 Join our team to design, secure, automate, and operate a highly available Azure-based SaaS platform. You will partner with Engineering, Product, Data, QA, and Security teams to build scalable cloud infrastructure, improve developer productivity, strengthen security, and ensure platform reliability through automation and observability. **Key Responsibilities** **Cloud Platform & Infrastructure** - Design, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable Azure infrastructure. - Architect resilient solutions supporting high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity. - Manage core Azure services including App Services, Azure SQL, Storage, Redis, Service Bus, and networking components. **DevOps & Automation** - Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. - Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates. - Automate deployments, operational processes, and platform management. - Drive improvements in release reliability, deployment velocity, and operational efficiency. **Containers & Platform Operations** - Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS preferred). - Optimize platform performance, scalability, security, and reliability. - Support database operations, monitoring, and performance optimization across Azure services. **Observability, Security & Compliance** - Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Datadog, and related tools. - Manage identity, secrets, and access controls using Microsoft Entra ID and Azure Key Vault. - Support security, compliance, vulnerability management, and audit initiatives. **Platform Engineering** - Improve developer experience through automation and self-service capabilities. - Establish platform standards, documentation, and operational best practices. - Reduce operational overhead through continuous improvement and automation. 
 **Required Qualifications** - 7+ years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Platform Engineering. - Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure and cloud infrastructure design. - Strong experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code. - Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud networking. - Strong scripting and automation skills using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar. **Technical Skills** - Required: Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Data Factory, Storage, Redis, Service Bus, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Entra ID, Azure DevOps, Terraform (preferred), Docker, Kubernetes, Datadog, networking, and automation. - Preferred: Azure Front Door, Cloudflare, ACR, Azure Functions, Event Grid, GitHub Actions, FinOps, AI-assisted operations, and multi-tenant SaaS environments. **Preferred Experience** - Supporting enterprise SaaS platforms in Azure. - Working in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, or similar). - Implementing cloud security, observability, and operational excellence practices. **Success Metrics** - Secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platform operations. - Reliable and automated deployment processes. - Improved platform performance, observability, and security posture. - Enhanced developer productivity and reduced operational overhead.

Project Type & Budget We left this open. You know what this entails and what your time is worth. Be reasonable. Can be hourly or fixed rate but we need to complete this today. NO AGENCIES, NO RECRUITERS, NO DIRECT OUTREACH About Us We are a growing digital solutions agency. We recently migrated our infrastructure from Linode to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). The initial migration was not optimal, and we are currently facing several configuration issues that require an experienced GCP architect or senior engineer to audit, fix, and optimize. We need someone who can hit the ground running, diagnose root causes quickly, and implement best-practice solutions. Scope of Work You will be responsible for reviewing and resolving the following specific issues: CDN Setup & Caching Review: Diagnose why cookies are preventing caching (cookies are currently not being set correctly or are being set to 0), and ensure proper edge caching is functional. Firewall Review & Hardening: Audit our current GCP firewall rules and provide actionable recommendations/implementations to secure the environment. DDoS Protection: Upgrade and properly configure our DDoS mitigation setup (Cloud Armor) to ensure robust resilience. Cloud-Level Logging: Shift our logging architecture. We need to enable and configure comprehensive logging at the GCP cloud level, moving away from server-level logging. Server Scaling Configuration: Review, optimize, and properly configure our autoscaling/instance group settings for seamless handling of traffic fluctuations. Required Skills & Experience Proven track record as a Senior DevOps / Cloud Engineer with deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Strong experience with GCP Cloud CDN, Cloud Armor, VPC Firewalls, and Cloud Logging (Stackdriver). Expertise in HTTP headers, cookie handling, and web caching mechanics. Experience troubleshooting post-migration infrastructure instability. Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain infrastructure choices clearly. Experience Level: Expert Timeline: Immediate start required with completion today.

The Role: As a Software Engineer on our AI Infrastructure team, you will help design the core systems that power Prism AI’s generative AI platform. You will help build infrastructure and tools that ensure the reliability, performance, quality, and availability of our AI system. Our mission is to make Prism AI the most reliable and user friendly generative AI platform in the world. You will partner closely with our cloud infrastructure team, product team, and performance team to deliver infrastructure that bridges the gap between our customer and the ultra-performant proprietary Prism inference engine. Key Responsibilities: Contribute to the design and development of scalable backend infrastructure that supports distributed training, inference, and data pipelines Build and maintain core backend services such as LLM CI/CD pipeline, control plane, and model serving systems Support performance optimization, cost efficiency, and reliability improvements across compute, storage, and networking layers Building frameworks and safeguards to ensure Prism AI has the best model quality in the industry Collaborate with performance, training, and product teams to translate research and product needs into infrastructure solutions Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and continuous integration and deployment processes Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience) 3 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on infrastructure or machine learning systems Strong programming skills in Python, Go, or a similar language Proven experience in ML infrastructure and tooling (e.g., PyTorch, MLflow, Vertex AI, SageMaker, Kubernetes, etc.). Basic understanding of LLM knowledge (e.g., context length, disaggregated prefill, KV cache memory estimation, etc) Preferred Qualifications: 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on infrastructure or machine learning systems Experience with open source inference engine like vLLM, Sglang, or TRT-LLM Contributions to open-source infrastructure or ML projects Experience in building large scale ML/MLOps infrastructure

Senior HIPAA Infrastructure Engineer We are building modern telemedicine and healthcare infrastructure focused on performance, scalability, security, and compliance. We are looking for a senior-level infrastructure engineer who understands how to architect and manage secure healthcare environments while maintaining fast website and application performance. This is NOT a basic web hosting or sysadmin role. You should understand: * HIPAA environments * healthcare infrastructure * cloud architecture * server performance * security hardening * DevOps workflows * modern web application infrastructure * scalable hosting environments * APIs and integrations * modern frontend/backend ecosystems Our stack may involve: * PHP * WordPress * React / Next.js * APIs * Docker * server-side tracking * cloud infrastructure * telemedicine applications * secure patient workflows We need someone who can help architect the right infrastructure decisions long-term. Responsibilities Infrastructure & Cloud * Architect and manage cloud/server infrastructure * Configure scalable hosting environments * Optimize uptime, reliability, and performance * Setup staging/development/production workflows * Infrastructure planning and documentation * Monitoring and alerting systems Security & HIPAA * Secure healthcare infrastructure * Server hardening * Access control and permissions * SSL/TLS configuration * Firewall and WAF setup * Backup and disaster recovery systems * Audit logging and monitoring * Secure API/webhook handling * HIPAA-conscious infrastructure planning Performance Optimization * Improve website/application speed * Diagnose server bottlenecks * Optimize Core Web Vitals * CDN and caching optimization * Database optimization * Infrastructure scaling * High-traffic performance tuning Development Infrastructure * Docker/containerized workflows * CI/CD pipelines * Deployment automation * Development environment management * Infrastructure support for React/PHP applications Requirements You should have strong experience with: * AWS * DevOps * HIPAA environments * Network/security best practices * Infrastructure management * Server administration * Performance optimization * Modern hosting environments * Docker * APIs and integrations * Telemedicine * Healthcare startups * WordPress optimization * React/Next.js hosting * Cloudflare * Server-side tracking * HIPAA marketing systems What We’re Looking For * Senior-level thinker * Strong communicator * Proactive and highly organized * Security-minded * Performance-focused * High ownership mentality * Able to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues * Able to think long-term about scalability and architecture We are looking for someone who can become a long-term infrastructure partner, not just complete random tasks. To Apply Please send: 1. A Loom video introducing yourself 2. Examples of healthcare/HIPAA infrastructure you’ve worked on 3. Details about your AWS and DevOps experience 4. Performance optimization examples 5. Your preferred infrastructure stack 6. Your availability 7. Your hourly rate or monthly retainer Please put: “Optimized” at the top of your proposal so we know you read the full posting.

We are a fast-growing technology advisory firm that helps mid-sized companies evaluate and select the best IT vendors for projects like: • Cloud infrastructure • Backup & disaster recovery • Cybersecurity • Network / SD-WAN • VoIP / UCaaS • Data center / colocation We do not deliver the services ourselves. We act as the client’s technical advisor and procurement concierge, helping them understand their requirements and selecting the best vendors. We are looking for a Solutions Architect / Technical Consultant who can lead technical discovery with clients. Your role will be to run requirements calls, diagnose technical needs, and translate those requirements into clear vendor specifications. This is not a support role and not an MSP job. This is a pre-sales technical advisor role. Responsibilities • Run technical discovery calls with clients • Identify infrastructure gaps and project needs • Translate requirements into vendor specifications • Recommend vendor categories and architectures • Assist in vendor evaluation and technical comparisons • Document findings and scope clearly You may have worked as: • Solutions Architect • Senior Systems Engineer • Pre-Sales Engineer • Cloud Architect • Network Architect • Technical Consultant Experience with several of the following is important: • Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure) • Networking / SD-WAN • Cybersecurity tools • Backup / disaster recovery • VoIP / UCaaS • Infrastructure architecture You must be able to: • Ask great technical questions • Quickly understand complex environments • Communicate clearly with non-technical executives • Strong spoken English is required. • You should be comfortable speaking with CIOs and IT Directors. Engagement • Part-time to start • 5–10 hours per week • Discovery calls scheduled in advance This role will likely grow into a long-term partnership. To apply Please send a Loom video answering the following: 1. A short description of your technical background 2. Your experience in client-facing technical roles 3. A brief example of a technical discovery call you have led

We are a husband-and-wife orthodontic practice (Ascend Orthodontics) based in Colorado, looking for an experienced AWS DevOps engineer to deploy our existing website and establish a fully HIPAA-compliant cloud infrastructure. The codebase is currently maintained across a local machine and a GitHub repository. The site has been built using Claude Code and is ready for deployment. We are not looking for any front-end development work — although oversite on current code would be appreciated. We need someone to take it across the finish line and set it up correctly on AWS. What we need: -Pull the existing codebase from GitHub and deploy it to AWS (EC2, Elastic Beanstalk, or equivalent — open to your recommendation based on our stack) -Configure a secure, production-ready environment including SSL/TLS certificates and custom domain setup -Set up HIPAA-compliant infrastructure including IAM roles and least-privilege access controls, encryption at rest and in transit, VPC network isolation, CloudTrail audit logging, and S3 bucket security policies -Ensure AWS services used are covered under a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) — we will execute the BAA with AWS directly, but the developer must be familiar with which services qualify -Configure basic monitoring and alerting via AWS CloudWatch -Deliver clean documentation of the architecture so we can maintain and hand off as needed What we're looking for in a candidate: -AWS Certified Solutions Architect (Associate or Professional) strongly preferred -Demonstrated experience deploying HIPAA-compliant infrastructure — please describe a specific healthcare project in your proposal -Comfortable working from an existing GitHub repo with minimal handholding -Strong communication and ability to explain compliance decisions in plain language -U.S.-based or U.S. time zone preferred given the compliance sensitivity Project type: Fixed scope, one-time engagement with potential for ongoing support To apply: Please briefly describe a HIPAA or healthcare-related AWS project you've completed, the services you used, and your approach to compliance documentation.