Cloud Systems Engineer (ID#5522)

New Value Solutions; Richmond; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

New Value Solutions is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer to design, implement, automate, and manage enterprise cloud infrastructure and platform services. You will focus on hands-on delivery for Microsoft Azure environments, IaC, automation, CI/CD pipelines, Windows and Linux servers, networking, resiliency, and cloud services.

You will work with DevOps, developers, architects, and infrastructure specialists to deploy applications and expand the cloud roadmap.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in infrastructure design/support or software development with cloud tech.

Responsibilities

• Design and support automation and IaC cloud services including compute, storage, networking and redundancy.
• Collaborate with DevOps for Azure deployments of business applications.
• Automate using IaC tools (Terraform, PowerShell, Ansible).
• Develop platform design and implementation for developer teams.
• Maintain Windows and Linux VMs, patching, imaging, and cert renewals.
• Participate in on-call rotation and cloud roadmap input.

Skills

Infrastructure design

Automation

DevOps practices

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Agile methods

Tools

Azure

Terraform

PowerShell

Ansible

ARM

BICEP

Windows Server

Linux

Azure DevOps

Job description

New Value Solutions, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer to support the design, implementation, automation, and ongoing management of enterprise cloud infrastructure and platform services.

The Cloud Systems Engineer will focus on hands-on delivery and support of Microsoft Azure environments, Infrastructure as Code, automation, CI/CD pipelines, Windows and Linux servers, networking, resiliency, and cloud platform services. The successful candidate will work closely with DevOps teams, developers, architects, and infrastructure specialists to support application deployments, troubleshoot complex environments, contribute to platform design, and help expand the organization’s cloud roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Implementation and support of automation and Infrastructure as Code cloud services including compute, storage, application services, application gateways, zone/region redundancy, networking and recovery, among others.
• Working with DevOps teams for the setup and troubleshooting of Azure services to support the deployment of business applications.
• Automation through IaC (Terraform HCL), PowerShell scripts, release pipelines, Ansible, etc.
• Working on developer platform design and implementation.
• Supporting/maintaining of our Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux virtual servers including setup and decommissions, monthly security patching, certificate renewals, OS image builds, etc.
• The position is expected to provide guidance and support to other team members and be involved in various technology adoption and design review groups as well as input into the expansion of our cloud roadmap.
• The position is expected to be part of the team’s on-call rotation.

Requirements

• 6+ years’ experience with infrastructure design and support or software development, inclusive of at least 2 years’ experience with cloud technologies.
• Ability to work with highly complex and integrated environments.
• Working knowledge of automation solutions such as PowerShell, shell scripting, Ansible, etc.
• Substantial knowledge and experience with Infrastructure as Code (such as ARM, BICEP or Terraform).
• Working knowledge of Windows Server and Linux, including security patching/tools.
• Working knowledge and experience in designing and building Microsoft Azure (or alternative cloud) solutions by translating requirements into implementation.
• Substantial knowledge of Microsoft Azure (IaaS & PaaS, including compute, storage, application services, application gateways, zone/region redundancy, networking, recovery) or ability to map an equivalent knowledge from AWS or GCP to Azure.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps classic and yaml pipelines as well as CI/CD.
• Excellent problem-solving and team collaboration skills.
• Experience using Agile and DevOps tools, techniques and processes.