Jr Cloud Engineer

Jr Cloud Engineer - Contract - Greensboro, NC - $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking an Jr Cloud Engineer in Greensboro, NC.

Role Description

The Cloud Engineer will be an integral member of newly formed Cloud team. The Cloud team is a team of full-time cloud resources that will drive and guide cloud adoption across our organization. This team is responsible for the development and delivery of our Continuous Infrastructure Automation platform which will be leveraged across multiple cloud platforms.

Act as a consultative resource for our application teams to help to deliver applications/services in multi-cloud.
Operationalize cloud workloads for internal customers by implementing monitoring, logging, backup & recovery, security hardening, etc.
Help internal customers troubleshoot and resolve issues with cloud workloads.
Participate in the development and delivery of Continuous Infrastructure Automation platform.
Build "provisioning as code" templates to facilitate self-service provisioning of cloud infrastructure.
Build "configuration as code" templates to facilitate self-service configuration of servers or containers.
Build "gold images as code" templates to automate the gold image creation process. (Linux\Windows)
Build "policy as code" templates to facilitate self-service cloud governance and compliance.
Build "provisioning as code" templates to facilitate self-server provisioning of cloud network services including but not limited to networks, subnets firewall, WAFs, load balancers, etc.
Build "security as code" templates to implement security guardrails.

Skills & Requirements

Years of Related Professional Experience: 3+ years
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or equivalent experience in cloud engineering
Experience with public cloud offerings such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure (5+ years)
Experience with infrastructure scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.)
Experience using infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform is preferred
Experience using CI/CD and automation tools such as GitLab, Jenkins is a plus
Experience working with git-based repository tools such as Bitbucket is a plus
Familiarity with Cloud Native engineering (K8s, Containers, Docker, Serverless, etc.)
Familiarity with the cloud networking concepts and native tools, such as NSGs, ASGs, WAFs, Load Balancers and requirements
Ability to multi-task, be a strong team player, and have strong organizational skills and time management skills
Strong knowledge of ITIL, SDLC, DevOps and agile processes and practices
Experience following enterprise change and release management processes
Requires some degree of sitting (for prolonged periods of time), standing, lifting, carrying pushing, pulling more than 20 lbs.
May require extended work hours including participation in on-call rotations.
Travel by air and overnight, as required 25% amount of time.

Benefits/Other Compensation
This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.

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We also believe that actions speak louder than words.
In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

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Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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