Request Technology, LLC ยท 5 days ago
Principal AWS Cloud Kubernetes Engineer
Coppell, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expRequest Technology, LLC is a prestigious financial institution seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer with strong AWS and Kubernetes experience. The role involves maintaining and automating a complex cloud-based computing environment, providing technical guidance, and ensuring compliance with regulatory demands.
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Hiring Manager
Craig Johnson
Responsibilities
Reports to the Executive Director of Platform Automation and Cloud Engineering
Design, configure, implement and manage a fully automated workflow for provisioning and maintaining a complex, highly available cloud environment using infrastructure as code
Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures for deploying services to the cloud
Manage DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems
Lead and participate in cloud computing environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support, including but not limited to, patches, fixes, end-of-life preparation, and upgrades
Ensure the reliability of the services your area of responsibility provide and manage to both specific and implied SLAs to help the organization achieve both internal and external quality standard excellence for the cloud platform
Assess and plan for capacity needs within the cloud platform and forecast accordingly
Implement and manage initiatives within your assigned area of responsibility with accountability for results and compliance with all controls and security requirements
Lead in the development of technology roadmaps and end-of-life technology plans
Effectively communicate project and operational service issues to senior management promptly with observations, decisions, and recommendations for corrective measures
Manage and participate in the implementation of production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation
Maintain appropriate work/personal balance within your team
Serve as a point of escalation within the team for support issues
Implement and manage rotational support schedules for afterhours and weekend work for area of responsibility
Foster an atmosphere of trust, respect, and high performance while displaying strong ethics and integrity
Manage project and daily work task planning and prioritization and meeting project deadlines while also maintaining a high quality of work
Institutes corrective actions to address audit and other regulatory or compliance findings
Operate within budget; Establish and assure adherence to schedules, work plans, and performance requirements
Write and maintain documentation of relevant systems, procedures and processes
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Good consultative, communication, team player and analytical skills are a must, as you will be regularly interacting between various teams distributed across the US
Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: servers, operating systems, networks, and storage
Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability
Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process
Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure
Strong hands-on experience scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment
Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible
Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc
Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required
10+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of cloud systems / virtualized servers
AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired
Preferred
Experience working in a financial services or highly regulated environment preferred
Relevant industry certifications such as Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud
Benefits
Position is bonus eligible
Company
Request Technology, LLC
With over 39 years of experience, Request Technology, LLC, formerly Quest Enterprises, Inc., is an established entrepreneurial executive search firm that specializes in recruiting Information Technology professionals for organizations throughout the United States.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase