Allied Solutions, LLC Carmel , IN 46033
Posted 3 weeks ago
The Senior Cloud Engineer will build, design, and maintain reliable and scalable infrastructure using public cloud platforms. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work to enhance and maintain the existing foundational AWS platform and look for opportunities to standardize across the platforms while adhering to organizational standards and goals. The Senior Cloud Engineer will be a subject matter expert (SME) for their areas of responsibility. This individual requires minimal supervision and is expected to conduct assessments, create roadmaps, and build proofs of concept for potential software and tools, identify opportunities for improvement and innovation, and implement solutions. The Senior Cloud Engineer will serve as an escalation point for IT Support, Systems Administrators, and business teams
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Cloud Engineer Tasks (30%)
Administers, monitors, and improves corporate software systems and the related infrastructure
Design, implement, monitor, and manage cloud-based solutions
Migrate on-prem infrastructure to public cloud solutions
Design, develop, and manage repeatable, deployable infrastructure as code
Automate the provisioning of cloud resources
Execute on technical design, delivery, and architecture on major new platforms and products
Implement cost optimization and governance strategies for continuous cost reduction
Perform infrastructure upgrades and updates to maximize system efficiency while minimizing downtime.
Cloud System Management (20%)
Takes ownership of system issues, support requests, projects, and improvement tasks with minimal supervision
Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines
Regularly review and make any necessary improvements to existing systems based on security, performance, cost, and industry best practices
Provide backup and recovery support and guidance for cloud resources when needed
Review and provide input to policies and standard operating procedures
Manage cloud IAM users, service accounts and credentials
Lead in the improvement of the availability and scalability of cloud infrastructure.
Subject Matter Expert (20%)
Utilize AWS expertise to ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems
Keep up to date on cloud services to allow for continuous improvement and to bring new ideas into the team
Assist team members with troubleshooting and resolving on-premises, cloud and basic network connectivity issues
Evaluate and provide insight on cloud technologies
Propose architectural solutions for operational improvements
Troubleshoot and resolve cloud service issues
Lead Technical discussions
Provide technical leadership on complex projects
Documentation (20%)
Create process and administration documentation for cloud-based solutions
Create and maintain documentation for standard operating procedures, system requirements, and other technical documents
Design, build and maintain cloud operations processes
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation as it relates to cloud topology and configuration(s).
Mentorship (10%)
Coach other engineers on public cloud platform best practices
Train teams on the implementation of cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required
Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications & KSA):
High School Diploma required
Bachelor's degree preferred
5 - 7 years of directly related work experience required
AWS certification required
Experience with AWS cloud platforms and services
Experience with enterprise system infrastructure
Experience administering servers in public cloud providers
Experience with system monitoring and troubleshooting resources
Experience with file system security permissions
Experience with enterprise networking (e.g., TCP/IP, DNS, FTP, DMZ, Active Directory, SSL/TLS)
Experience reading and writing basic code (e.g., Python, C#, Powershell)
Experience with Data Protection and Disaster Recovery.
Demonstrated experience maintaining cloud infrastructure services (e.g., VPC, Network, ELB, EBS, Transit Gateway, Security Groups, Route Tables)
Experience with cloud adoption, including application readiness assessment, prototyping of new environments, server builds, data migration, performance tuning of cloud environments.
Experience with troubleshooting complex distributed environments pertaining to connectivity and application performance and monitoring tools and offering high-level strategic planning and advice to an entity that will allow for the successful adoption or migration of Cloud-based technologies or services.
Demonstrated experiencing being able to plan and prioritize varying demands and manage individual time effectively.
Familiar with Cisco and Palo Alto networking and security appliances
Experience collaborating with cross functional teams to achieve a shared project goal
Experience mentoring other technical staff
Experience leading large scale initiatives
Working knowledge of multi-tier architectures
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job.
We offer our employees a robust compensation package! Our comprehensive benefits include: medical, dental and vision insurance coverage; 100% company-paid life and disability coverage, 401k options with company match, three weeks PTO by the end of the first year and much more. Allied proudly promotes from within as part of a strong commitment to providing career growth opportunities for employees of all levels. Our diverse business portfolio allows employees broad career options with the advantage of staying with the same organization.
All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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