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Original Job Post

GM Financial · 1 week ago

Cloud Engineer III

Arlington, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Automate the provisioning of cloud environments through pipeline engineering using Terraform, Chef, Puppet, and other tools

Research, analyze, design, develop, and support high-quality automation workflows in the cloud platform

Strategize, consult, and prototype alongside other engineers to implement best practices for applications utilizing CI/CD and the cloud

Drive proof of concepts and conduct technical feasibility studies for business requirements

Troubleshoot production issues, engage appropriate parties, and drive through to resolution

Manage processes of 3rd party data streams into the datacenter and cloud

Collaborate with Architecture team(s) to advise on any needed enabling work and make decisions regarding sequencing

Ensure high availability and 24x7 monitoring

Continually improve operational processes and procedures

Educate and guide team members on Cloud standards

Lead and facilitate the creation of compliance automation and policy-as-code to streamline cloud governance

Provide internal and external customers with excellent customer service

Effectively communicate project health, risks, and issues to the program stakeholders

Resolve conflicts between timeline, budget, and scope independently

Identify and direct changes through appropriate review and approval mechanisms

Qualification

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Cloud ComputingHybrid Cloud ComputingVirtualization TechnologiesInfrastructure as a ServicePlatform as a ServiceSoftware as a ServiceAzureAWSGCPAzure ARM TemplatesHashicorp TerraformAWS Cloud FormationAutomationConfiguration ManagementPuppetChefAnsibleJenkinsAzure DevOpsAzure EventhubAzure Virtual MachinesAzure Kubernetes ServiceBlob StorageAzure DNSVirtual NetworksRedis CacheAzure App ServiceLinux Operating SystemScriptingPython

Required

Deep understanding of cloud computing technologies, business drivers and emerging computing trends

Thorough understanding of Hybrid Cloud Computing: virtualization technologies, Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service and Software as a Service Cloud delivery models and the current competitive landscape

Extensive experience with Cloud technologies (such as Azure, AWS, GCP) and native toolsets such as Azure ARM Templates, Hashicorp Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation

Extensive experience with automation and configuration management using Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Azure DevOps or similar

Experience with one or more of the following: Azure Eventhub, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, Blob Storage, Azure DNS, Virtual Networks, Redis Cache and Azure App Service, Azure Kubernetes Service

Strong experience with the Linux operating system

Strong background in scripting and automation in languages such as Python and Ruby

Strong background in cloud operations instrumentation and monitoring of distributed architectures using ZipKin, DataDog, AppDynamics, Splunk, Nagios or similar

Strong background with source control management systems (GIT or Subversion); Build Systems (Maven, Gradle, Webpack); Code Quality (Sonar); Artifact Repository Managers (Artifactory), Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (Jenkins, Azure DevOps)

Deep technical experience in one or more of the following areas: software design or development, application design, systems operations/management, database architecture, virtualization, IP networking, storage, IT security and Linux system administration

Strong knowledge with Web Services, API Gateways and application integration development and design

Working knowledge of Agile development, Scrum and Application Lifecycle Management

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent work or military experience required

7-10 years experience in an IT environment or relevant role required

5-7 years of Cloud development and support experience such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) required