AWS Cloud Engineer - onsite Dallas, TX

WELLTOWER – REIMAGINE REAL ESTATE WITH US 

At Welltower, we’re transforming how the world thinks about senior living and wellness-focused real estate. As a global leader in residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure, we create vibrant, purpose-driven communities where housing, healthcare, and hospitality converge. Our culture is fast-paced, collaborative, and endlessly ambitious—guided by our mantra: The only easy day was yesterday. 

We’re looking for bold, independent thinkers who thrive on challenge, embrace complexity, and are driven to deliver long-term value. Every team member is empowered to think like an owner, innovate fearlessly, and lead from where they stand. If you're passionate about outcomes and inspired by the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare infrastructure, we want you on our best-in-class team.  

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The AWS Cloud Engineer designs, builds, and operates secure, scalable, and cost-optimized AWS cloud infrastructure. This role partners with Security, Infrastructure, and Application Development teams to deliver reliable cloud services using infrastructure-as-code, automation, and strong operational practices. The Cloud Engineer is accountable for day-to-day cloud engineering execution across provisioning, standards, monitoring, incident response support, and continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Build & operate AWS foundations including VPCs, subnets, routing, security groups/NACLs, ALB/NLB, EC2, EKS/ECS, RDS, S3, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): develop and maintain reusable modules/templates (Terraform and/or CloudFormation), enforce standards, and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments.
• Identity & access: implement least-privilege IAM roles/policies, permission boundaries, and secure cross-account access patterns; support federation and privileged access workflows.
• Security & compliance: partner with Cybersecurity on guardrails, logging, encryption, vulnerability remediation, and control validation (e.g., AWS Config, CloudTrail, Security Hub, IAM Access Analyzer).
• Observability & reliability: implement monitoring, alerting, dashboards, and SLO/SLA reporting via Datadog; support incident troubleshooting and post-incident corrective actions.
• Cost optimization: monitor spend, investigate anomalies, implement tagging/chargeback standards, and drive cost controls (rightsizing, lifecycle policies, savings plans/reservations support).
• Platform standards: document and maintain reference architectures, golden patterns, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Automation: develop scripting and automation for repetitive tasks (Python, PowerShell, Bash) and integrate with service management workflows.
• Vendor & tool integration: configure and operate cloud tooling (e.g., Datadog, PagerDuty, Terraform Cloud, CI/CD platforms) and coordinate with third parties as needed.

OTHER DUTIES 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of this employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

TRAVEL 

Some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

• 5+ years in cloud engineering (AWS preferred) within a production enterprise environment.
• Hands-on experience with core AWS services (VPC, IAM, EC2, S3, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail).
• Strong experience with IaC (Terraform and/or CloudFormation) and Git-based workflows.
• Familiarity with networking concepts (routing, DNS, VPN, security controls, load balancing).
• Experience supporting operational excellence: monitoring, alerting, incident response, and root cause analysis.
• Ability to write and maintain scripts for automation (Python/PowerShell/Bash).
• Strong documentation skills (architecture diagrams, runbooks, standards).
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Associate/Pro, SysOps, Security Specialty).
• Experience in multi-account AWS organizations, landing zones, SCPs, and centralized logging.
• Experience with EKS/Kubernetes, container registries, and runtime security basics.
• Experience integrating privileged access tooling (e.g., Teleport, Okta, Entra ID, SSO, MFA).
• Exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, NIST, SOC2) and audit support.
• Experience with CI/CD and policy-as-code (Sentinel, SCP guardrails).
• Security-first mindset, strong judgment, and attention to detail
• Clear communicator who works well across teams
• Comfortable in ambiguity; prioritizes work based on risk and impact
• Bias for automation and repeatable patterns
• Ownership mentality for production systems

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, drug screening, and verification of employment, education, and other credentials relevant to the position.   

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Base Salary + Annual Bonus 
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holidays 
• Employee Stock Purchase Program – purchase shares at a 15% discount 
• Employer-matching 401(k) Program + Profit Sharing Program 
• Student Debt Program – we’ll contribute up to $10,000 towards your student loans! 
• Tuition Assistance Program 
• Comprehensive and progressive Medical/Dental/Vision options 
• Professional Growth 
• And much more! https://welltower.com/newsroom/careers/ 

ABOUT WELLTOWER 

Welltower® Inc. (NYSE: WELL) an S&P 500 company, is the world's preeminent residential wellness and healthcare infrastructure company. Our portfolio of 1,500+ Seniors and Wellness Housing communities is positioned at the intersection of housing, healthcare, and hospitality, creating vibrant communities for mature renters and older adults in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. We also seek to support physicians in our Outpatient Medical buildings with the critical infrastructure needed to deliver quality care. 

Our real estate portfolio is unmatched, located in highly attractive micro-markets with stunning built environments. Yet, we are an unusual real estate organization as we view ourselves as a product company in a real estate wrapper driven by relationships and unconventional culture. 

Through our disciplined approach to capital allocation powered by our data science platform and superior operating results driven by the Welltower Business System, we aspire to deliver long-term compounding of per share growth and returns for our existing investors – our North Star. 

Welltower is committed to leveraging the talent of a diverse workforce to create great opportunities for our business and our people. EOE/AA. Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Vet