Cloud Platform Engineer

• Ensure that Cloud environments remain compliant with current standards and work with consuming teams to update as necessary
• Develop automation for the standardization of the Cloud environments and architectural design patterns for consumption by project teams
• Create and maintain runbooks/playbooks for operational support of the Cloud environments
• Review architectural designs for applications to ensure that reliable and performant design patterns are implemented
• Evaluate the Production readiness of new Cloud-native services and define operational characteristics and maintainability in relation to Production performance, reliability, scalability, and availability dimensions operational measures are defined and tracked
• Participate in discussion groups, write knowledge pieces, and do research to help the team continuously grow
• Constantly strive to make the cloud environments more cost-effective and high-quality
• Learn new things and impart your knowledge to the management and project teams consistently
• Carry out more tasks as needed

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor s/Master s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
• Extensive knowledge of cloud architecture using AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Prior knowledge in scripting and programming
• Working knowledge of Java, Ruby, PowerShell, Python, and JavaScript
• Prior knowledge with the configuration management tools Chef, Ansible, Puppet, and SaltStack
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK)
• Knowledge of how to operate and scale distributed software systems (load balancing, high availability, systems monitoring, etc.)
• Familiarity with XML, JSON, and other types of structured text
• Proven background in application production support
• Powerful analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Must possess an obsession with automating mundane chores
• Solid knowledge of networks and the structures that relate to networks
• Experience working in a continual improvement environment
• Knowledge of the internal workings and administration of the Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems
• Ability to multitask and rapidly adjust to changing priorities
• Excellent English communication skills