FOX Tech ยท 8 hours ago
Staff Cloud Engineer
Tempe, AZ
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $175K/yrFox Corporation is a leading media company producing and distributing content through various brands. They are seeking a Staff Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure, focusing on automation, security, and cost optimization while collaborating with internal and external partners.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement cloud solutions on AWS and GCP platforms based on approved architecture designs - including networking, security, storage, compute, and authentication infrastructure components for both internal business customers and cloud team toolchains
Serve as project execution leader - estimating level of effort, breaking down work into tasks, and mentoring junior engineers with technical guidance to deliver projects on time and on budget using programming best practices
Work with architecture leaders to strategically plan and design cloud solutions that address diverse business needs of our customers, while managing risk around security, networking, authentication/authorization, and account structures dealing in both cloud-only and hybrid (on-prem) environments
Collaborate with cloud engineers to understand, challenge, and communicate cloud architectures, ensuring the best practices and patterns are being followed - adapting to any necessary deviations from the original design (changing business requirements, unforeseen technical limitations, etc)
Automate cloud deployments and infrastructure provisioning using tools like Terragrunt, Terraform, Python, and Ansible
Ensure the security of the cloud environments, including account management, access controls, firewalls, and threat detection
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues within cloud infrastructure and applications
Monitor cloud infrastructure for both performance and costs - identifying bottlenecks, implementing performance improvements, optimizing costs based on resource allocation and utilization data), and creating dashboards and alerting mechanisms as needed
Perform post-incident analysis to identify root causes and potential workarounds/solutions
Provide thought leadership around industry technology trends and infrastructure as code programming best practices
Create select POCs to test design patterns and technical approaches for key initiatives
Discover, investigate, and propose ways of saving money for the company while meeting service level agreements
Participate in team architecture review meetings, project kickoffs, and project post-mortems
Be fluid and open to change around evolving business requirements, processes, and tools
Qualification
Required
Deep understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) including security, networking, IAM, authentication protocols, account management and application services
Proven experience solving capacity challenges by utilizing dynamic scaling using containerization and/or serverless approaches, ensuring high availability and reliability with redundancy, and leveraging services like Direct Connect and/or AWS Outposts for hybrid connectivity
Understand and implement various infrastructure architecture models (like centralized vs distributed) to define how resources, data, and processes are organized and managed within an organization's IT infrastructure - building and maintaining IT systems that are scalable, reliable, and secure
Mastery of AWS Well Architected Framework principles
Expert with troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Ability to analyze systems with a high degree of detail and impact awareness
Hands-on experience with at least 2 programming languages (Python, Java, C++, etc.) and experience writing infrastructure as code using Terragrunt and/or Terraform; our hands-on technical test requires both Python and Terraform
Familiarity with DevOps principles
Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
Proven experience with building deployment pipelines and enabling self-service
Strong teamwork and willingness to collaborate with others
Comfortable working with engineers to introduce new technologies and resolve technical challenges
Preferred
BS or equivalent
AWS Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps, SysAdmin, Networking, and/or Security certifications
Google Cloud Platform and/or Azure Cloud knowledge
Experience in the Media & Entertainment field
Other certifications (CCIP, CCIE, Terraform, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc.)
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision
Insurance
401(k) plan
Paid time off
Other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents
Company
FOX Tech
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5001-10000 employees
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