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Granite Telecommunications · 2 days ago

Senior Cloud Operations Engineer

Quincy, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Granite Telecommunications is a leading telecommunications provider, and they are seeking a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer to lead the design and deployment of critical IT infrastructure across hybrid cloud environments. The role focuses on ensuring seamless and secure system performance while driving innovation through Infrastructure-as-Code and managing complex migration projects.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Hiring Manager

Steve Rock

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and maintain highly available and scalable cloud infrastructure on GCP, including GCVE, and on-premise VMware environments, optimizing for performance, security, and cost efficiency across hybrid setups

Monitor and troubleshoot cloud and on-premise systems to resolve complex incidents, optimize performance, and maintain high availability for critical office IT operations, including leading on-call activities for after-hours issue resolution and coordinating with response teams

Develop and implement technical plans for migrating on-premise Windows Server-based applications to cloud platforms (GCP), assessing compatibility, minimizing disruptions, and ensuring compliance

Manage end-to-end IT projects from inception to completion, including documentation, stakeholder communication, and implementation of real-time solutions, while performing ad-hoc IT duties as needed

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish infrastructure best practices, conduct design reviews, and implement Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for automated deployments and scaling in GCP and VMware environments

Provide Tier III support for analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving complex technical issues across Linux, Windows Server, and multi-cloud environments, leading system recovery efforts and resiliency improvements

Implement and manage advanced monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions using tools like Cloud Logging and Monitoring to proactively detect issues, prevent outages, and optimize system health in GCP and hybrid environments

Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Microsoft (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PowerShell), Linux, VMware (ESXi, vCenter), and Storage environments, ensuring system stability and integration

Forecast resource requirements and justify resource allocation for on premise or cloud-environments

Maintain Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, including managing backup solutions like Veeam Backup, for hybrid environments

Qualification

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)Windows ServerLinuxVMwareDisaster RecoveryMonitoring ToolsAutomation ScriptingProject ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

5-7 years of progressive experience in systems engineering or cloud operations, with at least 3 years focused on hybrid cloud environments

Proven expertise in cloud platforms, particularly GCP for deploying and managing services like Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, networking components, and GCVE

Strong knowledge of on-premise systems, including Windows Server, Linux, VMware vCenter, and ESXi servers, and hybrid integration strategies

Expertise in core Microsoft infrastructure services: Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and Powershell

Experience with advanced monitoring tools, incident response, performance optimization, alerting policies, and observability platforms in multi-cloud or hybrid setups

Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead initiatives, communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and handle on-call responsibilities

Experience with Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning and implementation, including backup solutions like Veeam

Ability and willingness to undergo additional background screening necessary for working with US Government customers

Preferred

Google Cloud Professional certifications (e.g., Cloud Architect or Cloud Operations Engineer)

Proficiency in automation scripting (Python, Bash) and IaC tools like Terraform for GCP and VMware environments

Experience with AWS or Azure as secondary platforms for multi-cloud strategies

Familiarity with identity and access management (SSO technologies like Okta) in hybrid environments

Background in office IT support, including VDI environments, server optimization, and strategic architecture for virtualization platforms

Hands-on experience with advanced server and storage administration in Windows and Linux environments, including deployment and management in cloud settings