Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Associate Cloud Solutions Architect to play a pivotal role in establishing and leading the development of our Cloud Center of Excellence (COE) environment leveraging AWS technologies.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cloud technologies, architecture principles, and best practices, combined with strong leadership and communication skills.

• Troubleshoots and resolves AWS service issues across development, testing, and production environments
• Manages AWS services, working with internal service groups as required to ensure system availability meets project requirements
• Designing, building, and deploying cloud solutions using various cloud services and platforms (AWS)
• Providing guidance and technical expertise on cloud adoption, migration, and optimization
• Develop scripts to automate systems administration and monitoring activities
• Provide technical support on AWS-related issues, monitor solutions, and implement appropriate strategies to eliminate performance bottlenecks
• Works with Infrastructure and Product teams on issues related to AWS design and architecture and assists with Proof-of-Concept development and testing
• Works with peers within and beyond the Operations team to define and characterize complex technology or process problems and develop & implement new solutions
• As needed, assist with the development of Operations white papers, proposals, and other documentation
• Keeping up to date with the latest cloud technologies, trends, and best practices

Requirements and Qualifications

Education:

• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, AWS SysOps Administrator Certification, Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or equivalent AWS Cloud Engineering/Architecture experience

Required Skills

• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, AWS SysOps Administrator Certification, Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or equivalent AWS Cloud Engineering/Architecture experience
• 3+ years of AWS administration experience, including API Gateway, S3, ECS, EKS, Fargate, EC2, Lambda, WAF, and CloudTrail
• 3+ years deploying Infrastructure as Code using tools such as CloudFormation or Terraform
• 3+ years of experience are necessary, including designing and implementing AWS solutions
• Experience on cloud architecture patterns, design principles, and best practices
• Working experience (intermediate) of networking concepts (routing, switching, firewalls, etc.)
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in driving technical problems to resolution
• Excellent troubleshooting and root cause-analysis skills
• Excellent working knowledge of Windows and Linux server technologies
• Experience working with third party service providers such as vendors and internal support groups
• Ability to plan and implement change for enterprise systems and adhere to standard change management processes

Preferred Skills

• Experience working in an outsourced/managed services environment with some client-facing responsibilities (e.g. technical discussions with the client)
• Familiarity with WebLogic or equivalent application server platforms
• Familiarity with Atlassian (Gerrit, Confluence, Artifactory, Jenkins) and other DevOps tools
• Strong Working knowledge of Local and Wide area networking technologies
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in driving technical problems to resolution
• Experience support fast-paced development environments utilizing Agile and DevOps methodologies
• Ability to communicate complex technical information to less technical staff (e.g. CGI management and client staff)
• Strong understanding of broader technology context (e.g. network and database technologies)
• Ability to mentor other team members in areas of technical expertise