Sr. AWS Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities

• Aiding with the rapid delivery of cloud services as requested by the client and internal projects
• Aiding with the development and delivery of internal continuous improvement plans
• Act as lead engineer for large scale migrations for AWS customers
• Work directly with other cloud engineers to explore new product ideas and engineer solutions as new services are added to AWS
• Collaborate effectively with coworkers and other departments (Security, Networking, Data Protection, and Operating Systems) in support of customer environments, meeting the customers’ needs quickly and effectively.  
• Including but not limited to optimizing cost/capacity ratios, proper monitoring, scaling, implementing and validating database DR scenarios, networking, and security frameworks.
• Provide exceptional customer service by communicating clearly and accurately (both verbally and in writing) while maintaining a professional demeanor in alignment with the No Jerks Allowed philosophy.  
• Stay abreast of latest AWS offerings and make recommendations to leadership.  
• Establish good working relationships with customers
• Fulfillment of additional duties as required

Education and Experience

• The ideal candidate will have a System Administrator or DevOps background having previously worked with a Managed Service Provider
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or an associate degree or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of system infrastructure design and implementation experience
• 5-7+ years of hands-on AWS experience or equivalent
• 3-5+ years of cloud scripting or equivalent
• AWS compute and platform services such as virtual machines, containers, SQL server and application services
• Demonstrated proficiency with one or more scripting or programing languages (Python, Terraform, CDK/Cloud Formation and JSON preferred)
• In-depth knowledge of Kubernetes or similar container orchestration systems (EKS/ECS)
• The ability to work in both a collaborative and independent atmosphere, be able to think outside of the box to creatively problem solve issues for clients.
• Experience working in an agile environment with the ability to quickly change priorities as required by client demands
• Good communication skills, integrity and excellent organization skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and projects at the same time
• Initiative and problem solving skills: If you don’t know how to do something you consider it a challenge to try to figure it out for yourself  
• AWS Certifications (Professional/Specialty level)