Cloud Engineer

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Core Competencies

• Ability to learn and apply cloud engineering concepts quickly.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and assist in developing cloud-based solutions.
• Interest in automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement.
• Clear communication skills for explaining technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to work across teams.
• Other desired skills: Containerization, Linux, Database skills, security and recovery, web services and applications programming interfaces (APIs)

Core Tasks

• Assist senior cloud architects with the design and deployment of cloud solutions across the State of Michigan AWS, and Google Cloud Platform environments.
• Support the build‑out of multi‑cloud environments, including public, private, and hybrid cloud models.
• Help maintain and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure components.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and configuration using automation tools.
• Participate in integrating cloud pipelines with existing DevOps systems.
• Document architecture decisions, pipeline configurations, and deployment procedures.
• Participate in knowledge transfer sessions and training activities.
• Maintain clear and organized technical documentation for onboarding and future reference.
• Support adherence to cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, PCI, etc.).
• Assist in implementing secure configurations and monitoring controls.
• Work with cross‑functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into cloud requirements.
• Participate in discussions with vendors, product specialists, and internal teams to evaluate technologies.
• Support enterprise architecture reviews and solution assessments.
•  Assist with performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization of cloud workloads.
• Help design and test workload migrations and disaster recovery scenarios.
• Support integration of cloud services with on-premises technologies (VMware, Cisco, Dell, Nutanix, etc.).
• Leverage State of Michigan Institutional knowledge to cloud engineering projects.