Overview
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Job Details
We are looking for a resource will support our Client Data Center Operations - AI & Application Platform for Excellence (APEX), hub and spoke, cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS flavors. This position will join the APEX team and focus on APEX cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, and serverless). This position will build, implement, configure, monitor, administer, and secure cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, and serverless).
Client will leverage this resource to support cloud steady-state activities and cloud migrations for the Client Data Center Operations APEX team. This is in support of migrating and supporting Client applications geared to be migrated to supported cloud providers.
REQUIRED SKILLS
Minimum of 6+ years of experience
Knowledge and experience in solutioning, configuring, integrating, and securing cloud networking and cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, Serverless) in Azure and/or AWS
Experience and understanding of cloud computing DevOps principles (CI/CD)
Experience with containerization, deploying, and configuring microservices
Kubernetes architecture deployment, scaling, and maintenance
Proficient automation skillset using scripting languages and CLI tools (Bash, Korn, PowerShell, Cloud CLI, Kubernetes Helm)
Experience with declarative and imperative languages (YAML, JSON, Ruby, HCL)
Tools experience: Ansible, Docker, Terraform (IaC)
Cloud and performance monitoring tools: Sysdig Secure (CNAPP), Dynatrace, AWS CloudWatch, Google Cloud Platform Cloud Operations, Azure Monitor, OCI Monitoring
Knowledge of cloud recovery strategies, storage replication, automated recovery, disaster recovery
Knowledge of cloud database services (RDBMS/NoSQL), data lakes, and ETL/ELT best practices
Understanding of Azure Data Factory, OCI Data Integrator, Google Data Fusion, AWS Kinesis, Data Sync, Data Copy
Best practices for cloud infrastructure optimization, troubleshooting, compliance, and security controls
Effective written and oral communication
One or more cloud certifications: Azure, AWS, Google, Oracle
Experience with cloud networking and service models
Highly organized, detail-oriented problem solver
Experience working with Client or other Texas state IT agencies