Staff Cloud Engineer

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, and Beaverton, OR, with additional offices in Seattle, WA; Springfield, MO; and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company

Job Application Deadline: 01/20/2026

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Staff Cloud Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering team working hybrid(Tue/Thu) in our Seattle, Washington office.

What You’ll Do

As a Staff Engineer on the Cloud Engineering team, you will:

• Lead the Design and Development: Drive the creation of core DevSecOps solutions for containerized and serverless platforms in AWS.
• Provide Technical Leadership: Serve as a Cloud advisor to both internal and external stakeholders, including software engineering and on-premise infrastructure teams.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with Principal Engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to establish and enforce standards for high availability, security, scalability, and cost-efficiency across our cloud .
• Mentor and Guide: Serve as a technical leader and mentor, guiding engineers across our platform, SRE, and product engineering teams to elevate their skills and impact.

The Skills and Experience You’ll Bring

• Expert-level knowledge of AWS, with a focus on EKS, ECS, and Lambda for cloud-native applications.
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and networking (VPCs, service meshes, load balancing).
• Proven ability to manage AWS Organizations for multi-account governance, security, and cost optimization.
• Container platform design with Developer experience focus on building internal platforms that reduce cognitive load for engineering teams
• Scalable platform architecture for supporting rapid team growth and varying workload demands
• Experience on building Self-service automation workflows
• Experience with AWS Organizations, Control Tower, Service Control Policies (SCPs), and AWS Config to enforce compliance.
• Mastery of Terraform, Cloudformation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles for scalable and repeatable cloud infrastructure.
• Deep expertise in CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD, Helm, Kustomize, and GitOps methodologies.
• Strong understanding of security, compliance, and governance within DevSecOps workflows deploying to AWS.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages for automation and cloud orchestration.
• Strong ability to partner across teams, resolve complex cloud challenges, and influence strategic technical decisions.
• Familiarity with microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures

Why DAT?
DAT is an award winning employer of choice.

For starters, we have a hybrid work environment, but we also know what makes a great workplace. We have a time-tested and resolute set of operating values predicated on integrity, mutual respect, open communication, and executing with excellence. These values inform our strategic vision as much as any one of our products does. We’ve been an employer of choice in the Portland metropolitan area for four decades, and within one year of opening our Denver office, DAT was #26 on Built In Colorado’s 100 Best Places to Work In Colorado.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D insurance
• Parental Leave
• Up to 20 days of paid time off starting in year one
• An additional 10 holidays of paid time off per calendar year
• 401k matching (immediately vested)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Short- and Long-term disability sick leave
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional programs - Employee Referral, Internal Recognition, and Wellness
• Free TriMet transit pass (Beaverton Office)
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Work on impactful projects in a cutting-edge environment
• Collaborative and supportive team culture
• Opportunity to make a real difference in the trucking industry
• Employee Resource Groups

**This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship**

For Washington-based candidates, in compliance with the Washington States Pay Transparency Law, the minimum salary for this role is $165,000.00 + benefits + target bonus. The maximum compensation for this role can vary significantly depending on your job-related skills and experience. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education and training, core skills, internal equity, and market and business elements when extending an offer.

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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