cloud ops engineer

Role: Cloud ops Engineer

Location: Onshore Remote anywhere in the US

Rel. Year of Experience: 8+ years within relevant Job Skill, 3+ years Leadership / Supervisory experience

Detailed Job Description:

Description:

* Work Location = US

Cloud ops Engineer

As a Senior Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining a highly scalable and secure cloud infrastructure. The role involves applying best practices in cloud governance, security, monitoring, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) to ensure smooth and efficient cloud operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance cloud efficiency, reliability, and security while ensuring compliance with industry/security standards.

Responsibilities:

Maintain and administer cloud environments across platforms; provide support for a broad range of cloud services, ensuring consistent support delivery and timely resolution of issues

Implement and enforce governance policies, such as access control, tagging, cost management, guardrails, SCPs, and resource monitoring, to ensure adherence to company-wide security standards.

Proactively identify security vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.

Implement, and manage automation scripts and tools to streamline cloud operations, including infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and monitoring

Design, implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines for the automated deployment of applications and services in a scalable and secure manner.

Monitor system performance, analyse metrics, and implement improvements to ensure efficient utilization of cloud resources

Collaborate with peers on troubleshooting technical issues; assist in implementing technical strategies established by the team

Aid in implementing disaster recovery strategies to ensure data protection and maintain business continuity in accordance with the team''s guidelines

Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold Optum’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

Minimum four years of recent experience in Cloud IT Operations

Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.

Proficiency in data analysis and programming languages like Python, PowerShell.

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Advanced CI/CD expertise with GitHub actions.

Proficiency with Cloud monitoring and Cloud networking

Ability to utilize AI for automation and analysis

Must have Skills:

* CSP (AWS, Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform)

* Python, PowerShell

* Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Advanced CI/CD expertise with GitHub actions

* Cloud monitoring

* Cloud networking

Good to have Skills:

* Maintaining and administering cloud environments across platforms

* Support for a broad range of cloud services

* Timely resolution of issues

* Identifying security vulnerabilities

* Risk mitigation

* Implementing technical strategies

* Collaboration with cross-functional teams

* Enhancing cloud efficiency, reliability, and security

* Continuous deployment

* Scalable and secure cloud infrastructure

* Efficient utilization of cloud resources

* Integrity

* Professionalism

* Personal responsibility