Sixth Street

Sixth Street

Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Associate

Dallas, TX

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 139 days ago
JavaScriptPythonPowerShellGitSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsLinuxCybersecurityComplianceProject ManagementJiraConfluenceTCP/IPDNSZero TrustCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingCompTIA

About the role

  • Sixth Street is looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our Cloud Infrastructure Team in Dallas, TX.
  • We have an established cloud environment spanning Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Microsoft Azure.
  • This role requires a strong grasp of security policy frameworks and modern connectivity models like Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), alongside higher-level cloud-native services.

Responsibilities

  • we build businesses, invest for growth, acquire assets, provide direct financing, identify value in public markets, purchase royalty streams, and regularly develop first-of-their-kind structures to meet the strategic objectives of management teams.
  • We build infrastructure with a software engineering mindset, prioritizing 'the -ilities'-reliability, scalability, and security-by default.
  • Successful candidates will manage work in Jira, document findings in GitHub and Confluence, and communicate regularly with stakeholders.

Requirements

  • While we value technical certifications and degrees (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, CompTIA Security+, or a degree in Computer Science), we prioritize a bias for action paired with real-world experience and expertise.
  • 6-9 years of experience in a related field
  • Bachelor's degree (e.g., Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering)
  • ability to execute quickly and efficiently with strong attention to detail
  • Team oriented and ability to influence through patterns, frameworks, and collaboration
  • Cross-team collaboration and the ability to operate across engineering, analytics, risk, and infrastructure functions
  • If you are not eligible for this role, please refer to our Careers Page for other opportunities.

Nice to have

  • Combines software and systems knowledge.
  • The ideal candidate has deep expertise in AWS and familiarity with GCP and Azure and understands that cloud platforms are powerful API-driven environments, not just virtualized data centers.
  • Your work will make deploying and operating complex workloads feel seamless.
  • Comfort with making decisions when others won't.
  • Sixth Street Cloud Infrastructure is a lean team supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure with minimal headcount.
  • This requires team members who can independently assess problems, make sound technical decisions, and take ownership without waiting for consensus.
  • Successful candidates are driven to make an impact-pushing for necessary change and executing on ideas, even when the path forward isn't clear.
  • Questions, Learns and Educates.

Skills

  • Makes the cloud look easy.
  • Strong prioritization and project management skills
  • Highly motivated, entrepreneurial, and team-oriented candidates with strong problem-solving skills
  • Strong organizational and communication skills

Company info

  • Founded in 2009, Sixth Street is a leading global investment firm dedicated to developing themes and offering solutions to companies across all stages of growth.

Equal opportunity

  • Sixth Street is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.
  • If you need a reasonable accommodation to fill out this application, please contact Cindy Bombara.

This listing is sourced directly from Sixth Street's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.