Cloud Engineer

Job description

Accountabilities:

• Implement AWS Solutions by utilizing various AWS services such as EC2, Load Balancers, VPC, Firewalls, S3, RDS, VPC, SQS & SNS to meet business requirements.

• Implement CI/CD for the organization.

• Modernize applications from legacy EC2 services to Serverless/docker based architecture.

• Develop reusable, efficient, and scalable python modules to automate manual tasks in AWS infrastructure.

• Re-architect applications from traditional server-based architecture to AWS docker container-based services such as EKS & Fargate.

• Partner with customers to implement serverless applications using Lambda, API Gateway and Cognito.

• Use Python boto3 module to automate AWS IAM Keys rotation, notify users of AWS guard duty security findings/vulnerabilities.

• Troubleshoot and resolve the root cause of AWS & Azure platform incidents.

• Work closely with Syngenta Cloud architects to implement newly launched AWS services.

• Work cross-functionally with various intuit teams: Product management, various product lines, or business units to drive forward results.

Company Description

As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all - while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.

Qualifications

Requirements:

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study and five (5) years in the position offered or as an AWS Developer, Software Developer, or a closely related occupation.

Requires five (5) years of experience with: Cloud & Compute technologies; AWS Cloud Native services; deploying infrastructure into AWS & Azure cloud platform; deliver engineering practices and guidance across the SDLC; API traffic management, authentication, authorization, monitoring and version management; writing clean, secure, test driven, maintainable, and modular codes; AWS Services including IAM, Lambda, Cloud watch, Event Bridge, CloudTrail, EC2, S3, Guard duty, Fargate, and Systems Manager; REST APIs and Microservice architecture; deploying CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins or GitLab CI; infrastructure-as-code with tools including Terraform or CloudFormation templates; collaborative software development environment including centralized source control, CI/CD, and standard code reviews.

Salary: $120,000/year. Position based in Durham, NC. Position inludes option to telecommute from within commuting distance of this office.

Must pass a background check and drug test before beginning employment.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members. offers flexible work options to support your work and personal needs

• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts your first day

• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution

• Paid Vacation, 9 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts, among other benefits

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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