[Remote] Senior Cloud Computing Systems Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Flexton Inc. is recruiting a Senior Cloud Computing Systems Engineer to lead Azure cloud engineering and infrastructure development. The role focuses on designing and implementing cloud standards, provisioning infrastructure through infrastructure-as-code, automating and monitoring environments, supporting DevOps and CI/CD practices, and deploying Azure PaaS and Kubernetes services.
Responsibilities
- Develops strategy to execute Azure Cloud Engineering
- Develops and implements standards and best practices as it relates to cloud solutions
- Leads efforts to provision infrastructure using infrastructure as code tooling ( using Terraform, ARM etc)
- Leverages automation to monitor and orchestrate client environments
- Implements Cloud standards, DevOps / CICD tool chain and Standard Operating Environment (SOE)
- Supports business requirements by conducting business needs assessments and analysis
- Keeps up with patches and updates to enable new functionality and address vulnerabilities
- Conducts research on emerging technologies in support of cloud and infrastructure development efforts and recommends technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibility
- Works with Kubernetes, Docker, and other container technologies
- Deploys all Azure PaaS services (APIM, AKS, AppService, FrontDoor etc.)
Skills
- 5+ years professional experience with Bachelors degree
- 5+ years experience as an Azure cloud engineers supporting higher level PaaS services, network, and surrounding technology
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Azure cloud engineer focusing on IaC and PaaS Services (AKS, AppService etc.) - Terraform experience is a must-have
- Strong communications / interpersonal skills
- Excellent troubleshooting skills
- Solid understanding of Azure public cloud platform
- Knowledge of software development life cycle
- Knowledge of programming languages and web- based technologies
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Broad knowledge of cloud computing concepts and solutions
- Knowledge of infrastructure management within a cloud environment
- Knowledge of cloud delivery models
- Knowledge of Web services, API Gateway, Elastic/Network Load Balancers, ACA, policy framework, cache services, security framework etc
- Proficiency in modern software architecture using CI/CD, DevOps, Scalability, API first strategy and etc. required
- Focused experience and knowledge on Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes services is a huge plus as this position will be primarily dealing with Kubernetes every day
- Azure certification is highly desired
- AKS certification (CKAD) and HCI (Azure stack) experience preferred
Benefits
- Only W2 employment
- Remote workers will be considered, preferably in PST or CST
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