Sr. Cloud Engineer - US, NC - PSJP00010337

Description:

The Cloud Engineer, Senior is a hands-on engineering and implementation role leveraging AWS and other cloud technologies across the client program. The Cloud Engineer, Senior works within a Hybrid Cloud to effectively harness the power and versatility of Cloud technologies to achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings. The Cloud Engineer, Senior provides cloud solutions support, solution design, and implementation with an emphasis on leveraging AWS services and best practices. The Cloud Engineer, Senior conducts peer reviews, evaluates implementations and provides feedback for continuous process improvements. The Cloud Engineer, Senior mentors peers.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. 40%: Design and implement AWS cloud solutions with emphasis on adapting AWS services to our customers’ needs. 2. 40%: Troubleshoot and resolve issues with Cloud and Red Hat OS related trouble tickets. 3. 10%: Gather technical requirements, assess client capabilities and analyze findings to provide appropriate Cloud solution recommendations and adoption strategy. 4. 10%: Provides mentoring to aide in the development and growth of team members

Qualifications -

Education and Experience Required: 6-8+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (11+ years in total).

Type of Credentials/Licenses: AWS Industry Certifications

Knowledge and Skills Required:

• Extensive hands-on AWS infrastructure experience * Strong abilities with designing and implementing IAM policies * Thorough understanding of AWS infrastructure and services including but not limited to EC2, EBS, S3, CloudWatch, Cloud Trail, IAM, etc. * Strong understanding of Linux system administration and network administration concepts. * Automation experience with Ansible and AWS automation services. * Experience with cloud-based development and deployment. * Experience configuring and tuning virtual private Clouds. * Experience with Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), SAML, web Single Sign-on (SSO), OAuth and related authentication technologies. * Transport Layer Security / SSL principles and management * Experience with networking principles and technologies (DNS, Load Balancers, Reverse Proxies) * Practical experience sizing hardware and storage needs

Security Clearance is not required for this position.
US Citizenship is required for this position.

Job Type: Contract

Experience:

• AWS Infrastructure: 6 years (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

License:

• US Citizenship (Required)
• AWS (Preferred)

Work Location:

• One location

Contract Renewal:

• Likely

Full Time Opportunity:

• Yes