Principal Cloud Engineer - Remote

at  Healthfirst

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION:

• Technical degree or work experience equivalent
• HS Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, building, and managing Linux/Unix-based and Windows systems
• Certification in Development, Architecture, and/or DevOps or equivalent work experience (AWS, GCP, Nutanix, etc.)
• Deep understanding of Core Cloud Competencies (Virtualization, DNS, Access Control, Environment Management, etc.)
• Automation scripting expertise in at least one language (BASH, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience documenting implementations using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visio for presentations in PowerPoint or similar tools
• Work experience demonstrating written, verbal and presentation communication skills with ability to communicate complex information
• Experience developing green-field technology through a mixture of experimentation and guided learning

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Work experience on a cloud center of excellence team driving business innovation
• Experience implementing cloud services with an infrastructure as code methodology using AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, & Terraform
• Experience supporting infrastructure as code and CI/CD integration with Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, etc.
• In-depth and broad experience with several AWS cloud services like EC2, ECS, EMR, EKS, S3, RDS, Glue, Lambda, CloudFront, etc.
• Experience with designing and implementing Database platforms within Azure and AWS cloud services
• Experience with large-scale database migrations from on-premises to cloud services within AWS and/or Azure
• Experience with monitoring and optimization of databases on multiple platforms such as MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora, or MariaDB
• Strong understanding of cloud security best practices, and implementing a least privileged model of access in AWS
• Deep troubleshooting skills that involve analysis of logs, traffic trace, configuration data, automation tools to resolve issues until end-to-end systems are functioning
• Experience with Kubernetes and/or Docker
• Experience working with development teams to create cloud-native applications
• Experience with system health monitoring and optimizing performance (CloudWatch, New Relic, Dynatrace, Splunk, Opsview, ExtraHop, CloudTrail, etc.)
• Experience working in regulated and/or high-security environments and industries (PCI, HIPAA, HITRUST, etc.).

• Work as a senior member of the cloud engineering team
• Develop automated capabilities to deliver capabilities more efficiently
• Drive solutions to problems impacting mission critical systems and implement automation to prevent reoccurrence
• Execute changes on production systems
• Work in center of excellence for cloud usage and cloud development standards
• Work closely with other development and operations team members to understand complex product requirements and translate them into automated solutions
• Maintain an accurate picture of existing server, storage, networking software/ hardware and virtual environments to support scaling against various project requirements
• Ensure all usage of cloud environments meet governance standards and contribute to improving standards for security and operational efficiency
• Other duties as assigned or required