Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

We are looking for Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Richmond VA.

Job Title: Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Remote / Telecommute

Job Location: Richmond VA

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $105hr - $110hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Master's Degree.
• AWS Certification (Certified Developer or Solutions Architect).
• 6+ years software development experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Agile.
• 2+ years of experience in deploying Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform solutions.
• 2+ years of experience in deploying cloud-based solutions.
• 2+ years of experience in deploying hybrid cloud-based solutions.
• Minimum eight years of broad technical experience in one or more phases of information technology and management information systems.
• Experience managing highly complex IT efforts and/or operations.
• Eight years of information technology experience directly related to software design and development, of which 2+ years focused on cloud architecture, design, and implementation.
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation, leadership, interpersonal, collaborative/relationship-building, organizational & planning, and analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience being part of a high velocity DevOps team.
• Practical articulation of IaC - thorough knowledge and practical experience implementing container management concepts and practices using OCP, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Innate experience with and application of Agile principles.
• Highly proficient in Java Fullstack Engineering, development and Cloud technology platforms.
• Well-versed in Agile software development practices & ability to contribute to sprint ceremonies such as Refinement, Planning, Review, Retrospectives.
• Well-versed in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices, automated testing, Automated code quality scanning, and Automated Deployments.

Responsibilities:

• Engage with architects, developers and technical support teams to achieve success in deployment of Cloud application services within a managed service environment.
• Work with business partners, architects, and other groups to identify technical and functional needs of systems, and determine priority of needs.
• Collaborate with performing teams to deliver new capabilities in business applications and/or remediate issues.
• Analyze, define and document requirements for data, workflow, and logical processes.
• Analyze and translate business, information and technical requirements to create patterns for solutions that integrate across applications, systems and platforms to achieve business objectives.
• Assess foundational services, integration services, cloud operations and management capabilities.
• Champion, communicate and rationalize approaches with business leaders, organization management and within teams to develop structured outcome of proof of fit/proof of concept.
• Establish the direction for application development approaches, including tools, process and frameworks.
• Support preparation of documentation including application designs, Assessments, Security Management, Implementation Plans and post implementation documentation.
• Lead by example, demonstrating high performance in the areas of customer satisfaction, collaboration, teamwork, and reliability.
• Participate in the establishment of local standards, patterns, and practices for cloud integration, while providing input and influence to broader organizational standards and initiatives.
• Spearhead use of innovative new technology and best practices for new product and solution development initiatives.
• Participate in IT strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, business cases, business innovation, and portfolio development.
• Responsible for the planning and engineering of an organization's systems infrastructure, including the implementation and design of hardware and software.
• Monitor the performance of systems.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in the Finance industry or experience developing solutions involving financial products is a plus.

Skills:

• Cloud-native Architecture: Well Architected Framework, 12 Factor App, Cloud Reference Architectures, Cloud Service Models, Microservices architecture, Serverless architecture, Decoupled UI including JavaScript frameworks (AngularJS, React), single page applications, and modern web applications.
• Cloud Strategy: Business case development, Application assessment and migration planning, Cloud operating model design.
• Cloud Security: Shared Security Model, Cloud Security Architecture, IAM policies/roles, WAF, OWASP Web/API, vulnerabilities and compensating controls (CSP, CSRF, XSS, SQLI).
• Cloud-native Services: Optimization of applications to scalable cloud designs, designing, arch and integration of applications to modern cloud patterns.
• Containerization (Docker) and container orchestration (Docker Swarm, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code.
• Cloud-native monitoring, logging - ELK, Splunk, CloudWatch, amongst others.
• Application Integration Services RestAPI, API gateway ex. MuleSoft.

Education and Experience:

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in area of specialty and 6-8 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
• Familiar with concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field.
• Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
• Performs a variety of complicated tasks.
• Works under general supervision.
• Leads and directs the work of others.
• A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities