Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer

tsys; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to design, optimize, and automate our cloud platforms across AWS and Azure, supporting business-critical applications.

You will own infrastructure design, deployment automation, security, and operations, work with cross-functional teams, and drive improvements while participating in on-call rotations. The role requires strong scripting, IaC skills, and a passion for scalable, reliable systems in a global payments environment.

Qualifications

• Design and operations experience in AWS and Azure environments.
• Strong IaC and scripting experience across multiple languages.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Solid knowledge of Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Proven ability to work across teams on cloud infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and carry out cloud infrastructure designs, primarily in AWS and Azure.
• Support automated build activities, resource provisioning, and security policies.
• Own engineering efforts for multiple projects with cross-functional teams.
• Maintain installation and configuration procedures and drive automation.
• Provide cross-training and document leveraged tools to reduce dependencies.
• Establish and support technical policies and procedures with management.
• Drive compliance and security for systems managed by the team.
• Improve stability and availability of infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with project managers and coordinators on progress and solutions.

Skills

AWS & Azure design

Terraform IaC

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Linux admin

Windows Server

GitHub Enterprise

CI/CD (Jenkins/Harness)

Networking fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Jenkins

Harness

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

R eady to take your career g lobal ?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Sr. Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer to join our ever evolving IT Infrastructure team and help shape the future of global commerce.

The primary responsibility of this role is to design, optimize, support and further automate the cloud infrastructure supporting our business platforms, and to continuously improve the platforms to meet the evolving needs of Global Payments.

What you'll own:

• Formulate and carry-out business impacting cloud infrastructure-related designs , primarily in AWS and Azure, to meet the strategic direction and standards of the company and the cloud team, in cluding ancillary services and on-premises services and hybrid solutions.
• Support automated methodologies for build activities, such as for resource provisioning, hardening, leveraging PaaS offerings, load balancer rules and firewall policies .
• Partake in ownership of engineering efforts, including new solutions design and optimization, for multiple engineering projects, concurrently , working closely with the business owners, product teams and applications teams.
• Maintain installation and configuration procedures, and drive automation around these areas
• Provide cross-training and mentoring with other members of the team . Develop shared knowledge of leveraged tools on the team, eliminating single points of knowledge and dependencies .
• Work with management and technical peers to establish and support technical policies and procedures . Continuously provide procedures to operational teams and work with these teams to ensure details are up-to-date, accurate and understood
• Drive compliance and security efforts related to systems managed by the team
• Support and continuously improve upon methods to improve stability and availability of infrastructure services
• Work with the Project Managers and Infrastructure Coordinators on project progress, issues and solutions

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar field, or equivalent work experience.
• Design and operations experience in both AWS and Azure environments.
• 5- 7 years of systems administration , design, engineering or commensurate IT technical experience .
• Experience with enterprise repositories, namely GitHub Enterprise, as well as deployment management and CI/CD pipelines, namely through Jenkins and Harness.
• Experience with multiple active scripting languages and strong IaC , including and especially Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell and Python .
• Strong knowledge of multiple flavors of Linux and Windows Server , along with the experience in administering these systems through scripted /automated processes .
• Strong knowledge with infrastructure services and systems, including Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, DFS and Group Policy (automation, setup, implementation, optimization, etc.)
• U nderstanding of the workings and operation of virtual environments, including VMware ESXi , vCenter, vCAC , VDIs, etc.)
• Working knowledge of implementing automation orchestration across all life cycle environments
• Understanding of configuration management and software deployment principles (experience with one or more configuration management and/or software deployment systems preferred)
• Experience with network principles and architecture
• Experience with enterprise monitoring solutions
• Experience with storage technologies and principles and SANs ( e.g. Pure, Netapp , EMC)
• Excellent communication skills are a must , such as to lead design discussions, planning sessions and triage.
• A track record and understanding of what it means for full ownership of task, project and responsibilities
• Ability to work independently, as well as part of a team .
• Analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to demonstrate a proven troubleshooting methodology
• Willing to work off-hours, including as part of an on-call schedule and during project release windows
• Willingness to provide innovative ideas and solutions, even when they may initially seem unpopular
• Possess and demonstrate good organization skills, task and time management skills, while understanding the importance of good work /life balance

About the team

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