Platform Specialist

We at NJTECH are focused on hiring highly skilled professionals who are excited by the opportunity to make a true impact on their careers as well as on our clients' business. We power our clients success and drive our consultants career growth.

We are seeking an experienced and outstanding Platform Specialist for one of our esteemed clients.

Job Title: Platform Specialist (AWS & Azure)

Duration: 6+ Months

Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)

Description:

You will be responsible for supporting the development and maturation of Azure and AWS tenants, subscriptions, landing zones, networking, security, and infrastructure through implementation of best practices and infrastructure as code (IaC). The ideal candidate will bring a blend of subject matter expertise, effective leadership capabilities, hands-on Azure and AWS technical skills, and strong written and verbal communication skills. In addition to cloud development, supporting on premise Kubernetes clusters is required.

Responsibilities include:

• Implement best practices in cloud infrastructure, emphasizing Site Reliability, Observability, and Scalability.
• Foster strong collaboration with various teams, working closely with Product, DBAs, Developers, DevOps, SRE, and Data Engineers to implement AWS standard methodologies, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cost optimizations early in the design process.
• Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, manage issues, and allocate support as necessary.
• Architect and implement technical solutions which improve the service level of the on premise and cloud platform
• Perform incident investigation, diagnosis, and provide resolution
• Manage cluster provisioning, performance tuning, and security configuration
• Perform system monitoring and remediation of any platform related issue
• Identify recurring problems and perform root cause analysis
• Ensure continuous availability of data platform services.
• Document and maintain environment architecture
• Identify opportunities for platform improvements and present recommendations to management

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will meet the following qualifications:

• 5+ years experience working with AWS and Azure (professional certification or equivalent work experience).
• 10+ years experience in application deployment automation and DevOps practice
• 5+ years experience installing, administering, and maintaining Linux based software
• 3+ years experience with IT automation tools such as Ansible, Salt and Terraform
• Extensive knowledge of Azure DevOps
• Experience designing and implementing redundant systems including data backups/recoveries, high availability, load balancing, and disaster recovery
• Experience designing, analyzing, and repairing large-scale distributed systems
• Exceptional documentation and communication skills, with the ability to present technical content effectively to both management and engineering teams
• Knowledgeable of core IT infrastructure technologies including virtualization, networking, and storage management

NJTECH is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

NJTECH is a globally managed IT service, IT consulting and Business solutions partner. Our "High Performance Business" strategy builds our expertise in technology and consulting. Our offshore consulting plays a major role in helping clients to achieve their objectives in the highest level; ultimately creating sustainable value to customers. Come, transform your career with us and be a part of our high-performing team.