AWS Engineer

ProTech is seeking an onsite AWS Engineer for a direct hire position in Memphis, TN.
Summary for AWS Engineer:

The Cloud Engineer AWS will be skilled in technical infrastructure support, security, configuration, and maintenance of assets hosted at Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform. Perform a variety of solutions configuration and maintenance, system spin-up or spin-down, security configuration, support, and training to ensure end-user efficiency, network performance, cost allocation, and security meet company and user requirements. Perform responsibilities in accordance with all company standards, policies and procedures.
Duties for AWS Engineer:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in AWS and Google Cloud Platform
• Setup AWS cloud environments for storing and processing data
• Ensure high availability of our infrastructure and create a state of the art, scalable platform
• Develop reporting for these cloud-based environments to meet the security, performance, and monitoring requirements
• Provide support and troubleshooting
• Make recommendations to the team about tools to be used for cloud environments and implement tools that have been approved
• Help to identify and fix bottlenecks in the cloud
• Implement and rollout management tools for cloud-based services
• Develop test scenarios for stress testing services
• Develop infrastructure to dynamically scale services
• Performance analysis, proactive troubleshooting and capacity planning
• Update process documentation - ensure documentation of entire environment is current
• Review environment and execute initiatives to reduce failures, defects, and improving overall performance
• Communicate with peers and managers regarding administration issues
• Work with other System Administrators on maintenance and troubleshooting of environment
• Maintain accurate inventory of cloud resources
• Coordinate research, implementation and deployment of security and performance upgrades as assigned by management
• Cross train other department employees to ensure best support for all users
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications for AWS Engineer:

• MUST have at least 5 years of experience in system administration and architecting in AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Advanced Infrastructure support skills, including Server, Storage, Network, and Security
• Excellent communication and organizational skills are required
• Ability to interact effectively with other enterprise colleagues
• Must be able to work in a team environment and adapt to change
• Must be customer / service focused

Key Competencies for AWS Engineer:

• Must possess hands on knowledge of AWS and Google Cloud Platform
• Must possess knowledge of Windows Server infrastructure
• Must possess knowledge of Linux Server infrastructure
• Must possess knowledge of Storage solutions
• Must possess knowledge of Networking
• Must possess knowledge of Security
• Consistently follow policies and procedures.
• Must have the ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Exhibit a positive can do" attitude.
• Accept responsibility for and execute efficiently to meet deadlines.
• Recognize when a high sense of urgency is required.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy skills are essential.
• Proficient written and verbal skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical personnel.
• Honest, dependable, respectful of others and carry high ethical standards.
• Customer focused mindset.
• Must be a team player.