Senior Cloud Engineer-AWS-Azure- DevOps - Infrastructure

Hiring Organization: Rose International

Position Number: 508062

Industry: Government/Staffing

Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer-AWS-Azure- DevOps - Infrastructure

Job Location: Madison, WI, USA, 53703

Work Model: Hybrid

Work Model Details: Primarily remote with some onsite work possibility

Shift: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Employment Type: Temporary

FT/PT: Full-Time

Estimated Duration (In months): 8

Min Hourly Rate($): 85.00

Max Hourly Rate($): 90.00

Must Have Skills/Attributes: .Net, Azure, Designing, Implementation

Experience Desired: Experience in designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid (private & public) cloud platforms (5 yrs); Design, development, modification, support, and maintenance of cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google) (5 yrs); Cloud experience in regulated organization (3 yrs); Infrastructure as code (5 yrs); Application Containeraization (5 yrs); CI/CD against GitHub (5 yrs); Enterprise network reality, Observability and cost discipline (5 yrs)

Preferred Certifications/Licenses: Cloud platform, AWS or Azure or GCP

**C2C is not available**

Job Description

Wisconsin residency required. Must be Wisconsin resident or willing to relocate within 30 days of start date at own expense. This is 90-100% remote but can require staff to come onsite as necessary with sufficient notice. Onsite work is not likely, but candidate should be prepared to come onsite if required.

Preferred Certifications

• Certification in cloud platform, AWS is nice to have in comparison with other cloud platforms such as Azure/GCP but no limitation for any 1 cloud certification.

• Experience in designing, implementing, and supporting hybrid (private & public) cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google, etc) with strong understanding of networking, compute, storage, security, scalability, and high availability
• DevOps integration working closely with application development teams, particularly .NET environments, supporting CI/CD pipelines, application deployment, API integration, containers, configuration management, and DevSecOps practices
• Strong experience in programming, scripting, configuration, troubleshooting complex infrastructure and application issues, optimizing performance and cost, and working collaboratively with vendors, architects, developers, security teams, and internal IT staff to transition solutions into long-term operational support

• Design, development, modification, support, and maintenance of cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google, etc) (3+ Years)
• Cloud experience in regulated organization (3+ Years)
• Infrastructure as code (5+ Years)
• Application Containeraization (5+ Years)
• CI/CD against GitHub (5+ Years)
• Enterprise network reality, Observability and cost discipline (5+ Years)
• Windows and .NET literacy (5+ Years)

• Responsible for the development, implementation, configuration, support, and maintenance of the organization's hybrid cloud platform (AWS, Azure, Google, etc.) tenants and instances
• This includes the various Cloud Platform technologies (IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS), Cloud-hosted Cloud applications, strategy, and policies
• This resource will be involved in the project and will work closely with the vendor throughout development, integration, testing, deployment, and production implementation
• The engineer will provide technical oversight of the cloud infrastructure and make sure that cloud services are designed and implemented in accordance with client regulations (e.g NIST, IRS Pub 1075)
• The resource will also be responsible for developing the technical knowledge required to assume long term ownership and support of the solution following project closeout
• The Cloud Engineer will participate directly in vendor design discussions and development activities, providing guidance and review of Cloud architecture, infrastructure, networking, compute, storage, databases, security services, monitoring, logging, automation used by the solution
• The engineer will review and validate the vendor's proposed architecture and configurations, identify potential risks or gaps, and make sure that cloud services are implemented using appropriate cloud best practices
• The resource will also work closely with the .NET development team to support application deployment, integration, configuration, CI/CD processes, infrastructure as code, and environment management, while ensuring that the solution can be effectively supported by internal staff after transition
• Security, compliance, privacy, reliability, and operational support will be key responsibilities of the Cloud Engineer
• The resource will incorporate organizational security requirements into the cloud architecture and implementation, including identity and access management, least privilege, encryption, network security, vulnerability management, logging, monitoring, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and appropriate security controls for cloud workloads
• The engineer will independently perform complicated programming, complex configuration, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and issue resolution activities and will help establish operational procedures, monitoring standards, incident response processes, and maintenance practices
• The resource will also document the cloud environment, architecture, configurations, dependencies, operational procedures, and support requirements to ensure that knowledge is retained within the organization
• Following implementation, the Cloud Engineer will assume primary responsibility for the operational support, maintenance, optimization, and continuous improvement of the cloud environment
• The resource will establish and promote cloud best practices, develop repeatable automation and deployment practices, evaluate new cloud services and marketplace solutions, and identify opportunities to improve security, performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• The engineer will also help develop the skills of existing staff through knowledge transfer, documentation, mentoring, and hands-on collaboration, reducing long-term dependency on the vendor
• Cloud certification is preferred, along with demonstrated experience designing, implementing, securing, automating, and supporting enterprise hybrid cloud environments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with vendors, developers, architects, security teams, and internal IT staff
• Also, effectively communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and transfer knowledge to internal staff to build long-term organizational capability
• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**
• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**

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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.

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