Sr Enterprise Cloud Engineer

at  MidAmerican Energy

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION)

The senior enterprise cloud engineer is responsible for the setup and implementation of BHE solutions on cloud infrastructure technology platforms. This position will possess a strong ability to anticipate needs and challenges and provide architectural and engineering leadership in the design and implement of cloud solutions which are secure, scalable, resilient, monitored, auditable and cost optimized.

TYPICAL DUTIES

Assist in the development and delivery of enterprise cloud strategies that align with business and IT objectives. Lead the design of enterprise cloud environments to support Berkshire Hathaway Energy and supported affiliates. Provides leadership in infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques including application movements into a hybrid cloud environment. (30-40%)
Advance cloud computing expertise internally and externally to drive adoption of cloud technologies. Lead complex technical projects supporting technology decisions and standardizations. Provide well-documented detailed designs, standards, and diagrams.
Participate in the architecture review of critical system designs and provide technical guidance during the selection and implementation process. Perform feasibility analyses on current and potential future projects. (20-30%)
Stay current on vendor product roadmaps and maintain escalations points with key vendors to ensure a consistent focus on the technical roadmap and future technology enhancements. Analyze and test new technology trends validating the impact to cloud strategy and reduction to overall TCO. Perform research of new technologies and make recommendations to organizational management on new solutions. (10-20%)
Performs all procedures necessary to ensure the safety of information systems assets and to protect systems from intentional or inadvertent access or destruction. Interfaces with the user community to understand their security needs and implements procedures to accommodate them. Conducts accurate evaluation of the level of security required. (5-10%)
Provides documentation for the support of information technology processes and procedures. (5-10%)
Provides technical input to assist in development of project planning. (5-10%)
Performs additional responsibilities as requested or assigned. (0-5%)
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in information systems, computer science or related technical field or equivalent work experience. (Typically, 4 years of additional related, progressive work experience would be needed for candidates applying for this position who do not possess a bachelor’s degree.)
Ten years of experience with implementing and running large scale, distributed, highly available, fault-tolerant, multi-tier applications environments running on both Windows and Linux.
Five years of solution design experience, with strong engineering background in data centers, virtualization, networking, and storage (both traditional and software defined).
Strong understanding across cloud and infrastructure components (server, storage, network, data, and applications) to deliver end-to-end Cloud Infrastructure architectures and designs.
Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, automation & orchestration, elastic scalability) and ability to articulate the technical merits and value of Cloud computing.
Experience with Hyper Converged Infrastructure, software defined storage and software defined networking technologies.
Knowledge of public cloud technologies (Azure, Oracle, AWS, VMware, Google, etc.)
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation. We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law.