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Original Job Post

GM Financial · 2 days ago

Cloud Engineer III

Arlington, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $189K/yr

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 automation workflows in the cloud platform

Strategize, consult, and prototype alongside other engineers for best practices and solutions

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

Remain up-to-date on emerging technologies and propose their use in projects

Troubleshoot production issues and engage appropriate parties for resolution

Collaborate with Architecture team(s) to advise on enabling work and sequencing decisions

Ensure high availability, 24x7 monitoring, and continual improvement of operational processes

Educate and guide team members on Cloud standards and act as a subject matter expert

Lead the creation of compliance automation and policy-as-code for cloud governance

Provide excellent customer service, communicate project health, risks, and issues effectively

Resolve conflicts between timeline, budget, and scope, and identify necessary changes

Qualification

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Cloud ComputingHybrid Cloud ComputingVirtualizationInfrastructure as a ServicePlatform as a ServiceSoftware as a ServiceAzureAWSGCPAzure ARM TemplatesHashicorp TerraformPuppetChefAnsibleJenkinsAzure DevOpsAzure EventhubAzure Virtual MachinesAzure Kubernetes ServiceBlob StorageAzure DNSVirtual NetworksRedis CacheAzure App ServiceLinuxScriptingPythonRubyAutomationConfiguration Management

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

Ability to effectively communicate with other senior leaders of IT on program strategies and plans and negotiate quality solutions

Demonstrated ability to provide architectural design, leadership, management, and mentoring to team members

Must be attentive to details, organized, self-motivated, and driven

Ability to create system and process flow diagrams, data flow diagrams, sequence and UML diagrams, inter and intra system dependencies within the functional domain and across them

Knowledge and understanding of industry trends and new technologies and ability to apply trends to architectural needs

Excellent written and oral communication skills with ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff

Defines and promotes best practices; cultivates a culture of innovation and learning, including willingness to instruct and coach in a cloud training program as needed

Demonstrated strong analytic and problem-solving abilities

Advanced ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

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

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