Senior Cloud Engineer

Type: Contract | Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Senior Cloud Engineer



Description

Your purpose:

We’re seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer who will become part of a dynamic team responsible for the 24x7 uptime of the hc1.com platform and its related services. As part of our Technical Operations team, you will work closely with senior leadership, software engineering and architecture to continue to build and maintain world-class infrastructure. You will be building infrastructure and high-availability systems in addition to working closely with software engineering to bring our application to that infrastructure through continuous integration. There are also opportunities to enhance our local technological footprint utilizing new evolving technologies along with existing standard help-desk procedures.

What you will be doing:

Support high-availability and scalable infrastructure, including on-call rotation
Implement and maintain complex technical issues involving multiple technology stacks
Perform routine maintenance, backups and health checks on database systems
Assist in local technological footprint maintenance and support
Provide documentation and training to Engineering and Operations stakeholders
Investigate and prepare recommendations to the Cloud Engineering Team on new technologies.
Provide front line assistance in support of the various hc1 project teams.
Your skills & experiences:

4-year degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of Linux/Unix Administration
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and self start projects
Exceptional troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Experience administering and monitoring cloud-based infrastructures
Experience with modern configuration standardization and deployment tools
Experience serving in a dynamic team environment with on-call responsibilities
Familiarity with at least one modern scripting language (Python, Java, etc)
Proficiency supporting local technology stacks and user platforms (ie Windows 10, Mac OS, Linux and telephony/AV systems)
Tech Stack you will be using:

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Linux, Windows and Mac OS
Docker technologies
MySQL
PostgreSQL
Gitlab, Jenkins
JIRA
Looker
AlertLogic
Open Source Technologies
 

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