Cloud Application Platform Engineer

Pay Rate: $80 - $90 per hour

Location: Remote

6 month contract to hire

Bayside Solutions, Inc. is not able to sponsor any candidates at this time. Additionally candidates for this position must qualify as a W2 candidate.

Description

This position calls for a skill set that spans several different technologies. This person will frequently need to learn on their own and keep up with new developments in the Cloud application spacesO

Oversees all environments for both live and test cloud applications. Manages cloud infrastructures in line with organizational security policies. Give development teams advice, thought leadership, and mentoring so they may develop their cloud competencies. Together with our engineering team, determine the best cloud-based business solutions to implement.

Responsibilities

· Responsible for introducing of new cloud application services, standards, automation and engineering.

· Align cloud application environments in accordance Cloud CoE (Center of Excellence) for security, architecture, and engineering.

· Responsible for performance engineering and capacity planning.

· Design and configuration of monitoring and alerting.

· Design and build of application deployment automation.

· Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.

· Training teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required.

· Collaborate with stakeholders (e.g. business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, and end users) to understand functional and non-functional requirements.

· Provide Level 3 support for production incidents, identifying root cause, fixing, documenting and document and implementing preventive measures.

· Provide guidance, thought leadership, and mentorship to development teams to build cloud competencies.

· Staying current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the organization innovate and excel

QUALIFICATIONS

• 7-10 years of experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud and strong knowledge of cloud technologies and principles

• Proven track record of service introduction and continuous improvement

• Scripting experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI and/or Python is required

• Experience with Azure SQL and Cosmos DB is preferred

• Knowledge or experience with CI/CD tools, preferably Azure DevOps is preferred

• Experience with Azure Event Hubs and API management is preferred

• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service, ARC and Spring Services preferred

• Terraform experience is preferred

• Excellent understanding of Cloud security

• Microsoft Azure Admin certification is a big plus

• Experience with cloud application performance and tuning

• Strong understanding of computer networking, including Cloud networking configuration and management

• Excellent problem-solving skills

• Team player willing to partner with internal and external teams

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.