Google Cloud Platform Engineer - Hybrid

Title: Google Cloud Platform Engineer - Hybrid

Location: Skokie, IL, USA

Length: Long term

Restriction: W2 or C2C

Description:

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Description:

We are seeking a skilled Senior Cloud Engineer with expertise in Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) to support a critical application infrastructure. This role will focus on cloud administration, infrastructure management, and ensuring optimal performance of our cloud environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and administer Google Cloud Platform cloud infrastructure
• Spin up and configure virtual machines
• Monitor cloud usage and performance
• Create and manage DevOps workflows
• Set up and configure cloud monitoring and alerting systems
• Automate repetitive tasks and jobs
• Perform server patching and maintenance
• Collaborate with application teams to provide infrastructure recommendations
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud environments and processes

Job Summary:

The Systems Engineer III is responsible for researching, designing, building, configuring, testing, deploying, analyzing, administering, and maintaining/supporting environments and hardware, infrastructure and software platforms, and software technology components to meet current and future business needs.

This position will join our Foundation Team which is responsible for the core underlying systems and infrastructure that support the complex applications and systems within IT, laying the foundation for security, scalability and stability.

The Systems Engineer III leads efforts to research, design, plan and maintain new or existing hardware, infrastructure and software platforms, and software technology components. The Systems Engineer III utilizes systems, scripting and developer skills to execute on tasks related to analysis, integration, and moderately to highly complex incidents and problems affecting production systems and multiple applications. This role also helps lead the definition and update of items in the configuration management plan. The Systems Engineer III designs information systems that are appropriate for users needs and consistent with the overall design of the organizations information systems architecture. This includes monitoring and controlling the performance and status of technology components and providing technology component support and problem resolution.

The Systems Engineer III leads aspects of the implementation and design of hardware and software platforms and solutions, developing architectures to address business requirements, ensuring system scalability, security, performance and reliability.

The Systems Engineer III typically works on more complex, larger and higher importance/impact projects and is expected to design highly optimal systems and processes as a result of broader and deeper experience.

The Systems Engineer III possesses the ability to analyze and troubleshoot issues independently as well as coach other team members. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

What you will do:

• Leads efforts related to the on-going maintenance, expansion or upgrade of Endeavor Health s software, platforms, infrastructure and devices within Endeavor Health.
• Collaborates with other Systems Engineers and Architects to ensure that modified hardware and software interacts appropriately across infrastructure and platforms; performance and data conversion impacts are considered; environments are developed and maintained and other areas of impact are addressed and meet business function and performance requirements. Leverages knowledges across multiple technology domains to execute initiatives.
• Oversees, plans and reviews the technical efforts to research, design, plan and maintain new or existing hardware, infrastructure and software platforms, and software technology components. Utilizes advanced systems, scripting and developer skills to develop methodologies to implement, integrate, and maintain new and emerging enterprise-wide systems hardware / software technology components.
• The role also creates, reviews, and ensures updates are made to the configuration management plan. This includes monitoring and controlling the performance and status of technology components and providing technology component support and expert problem resolution.
• Formulates, defines and designs solutions scope and objectives based on user needs. An expert in analyzing and troubleshooting issues as well as coaching and mentoring own team members as well as individuals from other disciplines in the delivery of technology.
• Oversees and drives collaboration of complex, hardware and software technology component analysis, and evaluation on resource requirements necessary to maintain/expand service levels or tune hardware and software infrastructure components for optimum performance.
• Leads and directs the delivery of technical work of others within their own team and across other teams, possessing advanced critical thinking skills, initiative as well as a wide degree of creativity and latitude.
• Leads efforts related to the installation of new software releases and system upgrades, evaluates and installs patches, and resolves software related problems.
• Patching is inclusive of assessing security patches based on criticality and enterprise impact.
• Manages, troubleshoots and resolves alerts and tickets of the highest complexity in nature. Identifies tickets/incidents that need to be escalated to senior leadership and coordinates resolution.
• Leads the development of hardware break/fix resolution while working with associated vendors. Performs On-call rotational duties by providing off hour support to supported platforms, software and infrastructure through response to inquiries, reported issues and problems from the End User Community as well as items escalated through system monitoring tooling and other IT Engineering and Application Teams requiring advanced critical thinking skills and creative troubleshooting techniques.
• Leads efforts on maintaining operational security through reporting and communication of security breaches or concerns as well as deriving the security remediation tasks necessary for their appropriate technology. Takes part in technical forensic investigation of security events.
• Keeps current on all systems, software and related technology for their position that is used at Endeavor Health.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What you will need:

• Education: Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum +8 years of experience of related experience in IT Systems, Platform Engineering or Technical Engineering related to the role s specific technology portfolio.
• Unique or Preferred Skills:
• Previous healthcare experience.
• Previous experience with System IT Systems, Platform Engineering or Technical Engineering.
• Acquired training or certification related to the role s specific technology portfolio.
• Previous experience developing and contributing to a comprehensive, enterprise technology strategy.
• Demonstrated experience instructing, mentoring, or developing junior team members.
• Strong verbal, written and presentation communication skills essential.
• Solid understanding of information processing fundamentals and best practices.
• Personal and ethical accountability.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking for problem solving / issue resolution.
• A lean towards curiosity, out of the box thinking and innovative.
• Assist manager with work assignments, monitor team ServiceNow queue and participate in the annual performance reviews.
• Supports other Engineers in project management, planning and estimating, reporting, scheduling, and workflow.
• Excellent software troubleshooting experience.
• Excellent understanding of the organization s goals and objectives.
• Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Knowledge of compliance standards, e.g., PCI, HIPAA.
• Ability to interact with a variety of business partners, vendors, and users while communicating effectively in user friendly language (both written and verbal).
• Microsoft Office Suite of Products.
• Knowledge of AI (Artificial Intelligence) technologies and models.
• Knowledge of Cloud Computing and Platforms (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform), etc.)
• Knowledge of SaaS and Hosting platforms.
• Knowledge of Automation technologies.

Mandatory Required Skills:

• Advanced Google Cloud Platform administration skills
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments
• Knowledge of Windows Server and Active Directory
• Server administration and patching expertise
• Proven track record of cloud infrastructure management
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment