TEKsystems · 13 hours ago
Cloud Engineer
Fort Worth, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$50/hr - $60/hr
5+ years expTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, helping clients activate ideas and solutions to seize new opportunities. The Cloud Engineer position involves designing, installing, configuring, and administering a highly available hybrid cloud environment, while collaborating with teams to ensure stable infrastructure and automate processes.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
The Cloud Engineer position is responsible for design, installation, configuration, operation, and administration of First Command’s highly available hybrid cloud environment
Working within an agile shared services team, the position enables stable infrastructure for applications and participates in maintaining repeatable processes through automation of build, deployment, and proactive monitoring activities
The candidate must be able to understand developing trends in hybrid cloud technologies and practically apply solutions to meet stated business needs
The position drives cloud technology, operations but also requires knowledge of on-premise datacenter resources
The position requires ability to make recommendations based on solid technical acumen, assist project teams as required, and provide third-tier support for issue resolution
Works with supervision to establish, monitor and maintain Azure cloud environment, systems hardware, operating systems, and related network and security infrastructure to ensure reliable operations
Monitor Azure maintenance and outages, assess impact, and develop strategies to minimize impact
Collaborate, consult, coordinate task level work with developers and scrum teams on compute resource needs expansion or new feature deployment
Ensure that network and system capacity projections are accurate and prevent service degradations due to lack of resources
Builds and automates cloud infrastructure current methods, templates and automation toolsets
Optimize network infrastructure for IaaS, SaaS, PaaS and other cloud applications
Produce and maintain documentation for use in the installation, configuration, operation and maintenance of cloud and on-premise related infrastructure
Research connectivity, performance and related security issues to determine root cause and implement a plan of action to resolve these issues
Participate in design and implementation of architectural roadmaps regarding Hybrid cloud infrastructure
Design technical infrastructure & cloud processes, integrate solutions into existing infrastructure, consult on development projects, help deploy solutions that meet business and technical requirements
Coordinate with service providers, vendors and various First Command teams to ensure timely resolution of infrastructure related issues
Participate in on-call rotation and be available for special duties outside normal working hours
Qualification
Required
5+ years progressive working in computing or network infrastructure
3+ years' experience in a cloud environment, preferably Azure as a cloud network engineer, administrator, and/or DevOps role
Demonstrated experience building and operating cloud infrastructure
Experience in automation (Infrastructure-as-Code, Configuration-as-Code) and management of both on-premises infrastructure and applications, cloud hosted Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service capabilities (Azure) including virtual machines, virtual networks, and automation tools
Experience with CI/CD platforms and tools such as Jenkins, Puppet, Chef, Azure Dev Ops or similar
Be able to deploy through automation and translate from and/or contribute to application design architectures for Azure
Experience with infrastructure monitoring tools and DevOps processes
Experience with load balancing platforms
Recognize, troubleshoot, and resolve and system issues without supervision
Critical Thinking
Trouble shooting and performance tuning
Document and distribute system reports as required
Required to work within a team environment
Excellent written and oral communication skills including explaining complex technical concepts to all parties
Excellent customer service skills
Preferred
Microsoft Windows Server 2019/2016/2012
Cloud Infrastructure (Azure or AWS)
Securing and monitoring cloud resources
Linux/Unix
Cisco Route/Switch platforms
Palo Alto or related cloud-based firewall technologies
Current MCSE preferred
Current Azure certifications preferred
Current AWS certifications a plus
Cisco (CCNA, CCNP) a plus
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ryan Skains
Vice President, TEKsystems Global Services
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