Principal, Cloud Engineer

Jobvertise.com - Jobboard; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to spearhead the design and management of a fully automated cloud environment. This role requires a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in IT systems and cloud technologies. You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining highly available cloud solutions while leading DevOps initiatives. If you are passionate about cloud engineering and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on the organization's cloud strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in IT systems installation and cloud systems maintenance.
• Hands-on experience with various scripting languages and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage a fully automated workflow for cloud environments.
• Lead cloud computing environment buildouts and software installations.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Go

Java

JavaScript

Infrastructure as Code

Cloud Systems Administration

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Kafka

GitHub

OpenShift

Puppet

Chef

Ansible

Docker

Job description

Principal, Cloud Engineer

Salary: Open + Bonus

Location: Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX

Hybrid: 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years' experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of cloud systems/virtualized Servers
• Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, and storage
• Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability
• Strong hands-on experience Scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment
• Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, GitHub, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
• Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc.

Responsibilities

• Reports to the Executive Director of Platform Automation and Cloud Engineering
• Design, configure, implement and manage a fully automated workflow for provisioning and maintaining a complex, highly available cloud environment using infrastructure as code
• Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures for deploying services to the cloud
• Manage DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems
• Lead and participate in cloud computing environment buildouts, software installation, maintenance and support, including but not limited to, patches, fixes, end-of-life preparation, and upgrades
• Ensure the reliability of the services your area of responsibility provide and manage both specific and implied SLAs to help the organization achieve both internal and external quality standard excellence for the cloud platform
• Assess and plan for capacity needs within the cloud platform and forecast accordingly
• Implement and manage initiatives within your assigned area of responsibility with accountability for results and compliance with all controls and security requirements
• Lead in the development of technology roadmaps and end-of-life technology plans