AMD · 17 hours ago
Senior Cloud Architect Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$139K/yr - $208K/yrAMD is a company focused on building products that enhance next-generation computing experiences. The Cloud Architect will provide technical support for AMD's global cloud infrastructure, collaborating on IT activities related to the AMD Engineering AI/GPU Compute Environment.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingComputerEmbedded SystemsGPUHardwareSemiconductor
Hiring Manager
Matthew Fesl
Responsibilities
Design, develop, deploy, monitor, maintain, and evolve cloud-native resources, tools, services, reusable modules (infrastructure-as-code-practices) and frameworks to secure and automate provisioning of cloud infrastructure that empowers our users across Azure, AWS, GCP
Provide customers with standards and best practices on how to deploy and consume cloud-based services
Proactively seek opportunities to improve operational efficiency of teams and usage of cloud services
Contribute to a strong team-culture and an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork
Work with internal customers in managing incident tickets to achieve operational excellence
Work with global teams to provide support and complete IT projects
Create secure hybrid deployments of virtual machines, and PaaS solutions in Azure, AWS, GCP
Work with Project teams to understand and accommodate application architecture and the App’s specific requirements for Azure, AWS, and GCP
Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to share knowledge and build expertise for IaaS, PaaS, and Saas deployment
Collaborate with onshore and offshore resources
Implementing and automating security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation by closely partnering with the Security Team to incorporate respective requirements and best practices to keep our Cloud Env safe and secure
Applies experience in migrating on-premises applications and workloads to Azure, AWS, GCP using cloud technologies and providing support
Drives identity (IAM), access, and configuration management for cloud native tools
Responsible for the Recovery and Continuity process for cloud environments
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Strong development background
Problem solving mentality
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritize tasks
Willingness to learn and adapt
Excellent teamwork skills
Capable of working independently
Design, develop, deploy, monitor, maintain, and evolve cloud-native resources, tools, services, reusable modules (infrastructure-as-code-practices) and frameworks to secure and automate provisioning of cloud infrastructure that empowers users across Azure, AWS, GCP
Provide customers with standards and best practices on how to deploy and consume cloud-based services
Proactively seek opportunities to improve operational efficiency of teams and usage of cloud services
Contribute to a strong team-culture and an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork
Work with internal customers in managing incident tickets to achieve operational excellence
Work with global teams to provide support and complete IT projects
Create secure hybrid deployments of virtual machines, and PaaS solutions in Azure, AWS, GCP
Work with Project teams to understand and accommodate application architecture and the App's specific requirements for Azure, AWS, and GCP
Collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to share knowledge and build expertise for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployment
Collaborate with onshore and offshore resources
Implement and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validation by closely partnering with the Security Team to incorporate respective requirements and best practices to keep our Cloud Env safe and secure
Applies experience in migrating on-premises applications and workloads to Azure, AWS, GCP using cloud technologies and providing support
Drives identity (IAM), access, and configuration management for cloud native tools
Responsible for the Recovery and Continuity process for cloud environments
Preferred
Cloud Systems Engineer general experience of various CSPs fundamentals
Terraform, YAML, Jenkins, GitHub actions
Python, Golang, Shell, Java/J2EE, NodeJS, ReactJS, HTML5, PyTorch
Able to build and support a full CI/CD pipeline to support consistent code deployment
Preferred understanding of AI framework
Managing GPU clusters optimizing GPU-based services/tools/software
Experience with Container technologies (GKE, EKS, ECS, Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable
Understanding CHANGE Management/Release Process
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong active listening and consensus-building skills
Infrastructure automation like Ansible, Terraform, or Cloud Formation, Deployment Mgr., and Resource Mgr
Designing, developing, and implementing solutions that improve efficiency and reduce costs through Kubernetes/containers, virtualization, functions, and automation
Experiences in building and managing complex cloud environments in Azure, AWS, GCP including security measures for encryption, authorization, and protocols
Monitoring system performance, conducting capacity planning, identifying trends, and providing recommendations to improve service levels via automation
Working closely with software development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues
Understand cloud networking (VPCs), Load balancers, WAFs and CDNs
Experience deploying, managing, administering, and migrating Infrastructure platforms in a Hybrid environment
Strong understanding of different deployment resource types and when to deploy each type (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
Experience with Cloud native monitoring tools and also Nagios, ELK stack, Kibana/Prometheus
Proactive and empathetic mindset
Ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities and re-prioritize as necessary to align with current business
Strong organizational ability
Benefits
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Company
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices is a semiconductor company that designs and develops graphics units, processors, and media solutions.
Founded in 1969
10001+ employees
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