Devops Cloud Operations Lead

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Hi,

Urgent need,

Job Title: Cloud Operations Lead

Location: Rockville, MD - Onsite from day1 - Contract To Hire
Duration: 6 months - Contract to hire

Job Description:

IAM and User Management

• IAM administration for new and existing users.
• Managing IAM and cloud SSO/Organization/Permission Sets.

Cloud Services Management

• Managing Cloud Services (EC2, EKS, ELB, etc.).
• Managing Cloud Native Network (VPC, Transit Gateway, Route 53, API Gateways, CDN).
• Managing Cloud Native Storage (FSX, EFS, Lustre, EBS, and other options).
• Managing cloud native autoscaling and load balancers.
• Managing public Cloud WAF/Imperva administration.
• Managing Cloud Trail, Event Hub, Guard Rails.
• Managing Cloud STS Token Services.
• Managing cloud Management Services (ARM, CFT, system Manager functions).
• Managing cloud Config.
• Managing SQS, SNS, Kinesis.
• Managing cloud SIEM integrations.
• Managing Cloud Patching.

Cloud Resource and Cost Management

• Managing Cloud Cost Management.
• Managing Cost Explorers.
• Managing Cloud Management Group, IDCS, Organizations, user Groups.
• Managing Auto Scaling Policies.
• Managing AWS/Azure/Oracle Backups.
• Managing cloud Log insights, Log group, cloud Watch services, other cloud Monitoring Services.
• Managing Step functions.
• Managing Code Pipeline, Code Build.
• Managing application migration services.
• Managing AWS Lambda.
• Managing Dynamo DB and cloud Database Management (infrastructure).
• Managing Cloud Object Storages.

Cloud Automation and DevOps

• Managing cloud Tags.
• Managing Cloud Rekognition services.
• Managing Cloud Transcribe Services.
• Managing Cloud Comprehend Services.
• Managing EKS and other Micro services across the platform.
• Managing cloud Monitoring and Logging across cloud (AWS/AZ/OCI).
• Managing Cloud Elastic Search.
• Managing Cloud API management.
• Managing Serverless Computing.
• Managing cloud CDN.
• Managing Machine learning and AI.
• Managing Cloud Data Management and Analytics.

Project Activities

• Disaster Recovery Test activities.
• Additional DR Test activities due to Customer Application Requirements.
• Automation on cloud infra Build/Image Build Process.
• Automation on Patch/Inventory/Tag Management.
• Additional Application Deployment.
• Implementing, Managing, and Automating all Cloud enabled Services.
• Managing Image Builder Create Process for Regular Updates.
• Managing Azure Automation for creating and managing automated tasks and runbooks.
• Managing Automation via Azure DevOps and GitHub.
• Managing Azure DevOps Pipelines.
• Managing Azure DevOps, Repos, Projects and Organizations.
• Managing GitHub GitLab.

Cloud Security Services

• AWS Guard Duty
• AWS WAF / Imperva WAF
• AWS Inspector
• Key Vault + KMS + Secrets management
• AWS Macie
• Security groups
• Rapid 7
• Azure NSG, Routing tables.
• OCI VCN, Native Firewalls

OCI Cloud Operations

• OCI Infrastructure Management, Golden gate, Rack Clusters, Guard Duty and Essbase Services support.

Azure Cloud Operations

• Azure Subscription, Resource groups, Storage Accounts, Networking and License Management, SSO, App proxy, NDES, AAD Sync.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum Qualifications / Skills

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or relevant professional training are a plus.
• Good experience in System administration, and good experience in Cloud operations and leadership/senior technical role.
• Proficiency in AWS cloud platforms. Strong working experience in Azure, OCI clouds platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, services, and best practices.
• Experience with cloud management and monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible Playbooks/Ansible Tower, Cloud Formation, Puppet, Chef).
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles and practices.
• Proficiency in Windows/Linux Server administration and management.
• Proficiency and working experience in VMWare/AD and Azure AD SSO platforms.
• Strong networking skills - DNS, DHCP, PKI and LAN/WAN protocol understanding.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to interact with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in vendor management and contract negotiations.
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and innovation in data center operations.

Preferred Certifications and experience

• Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional. Microsoft Certified: Azure Architect Certified,
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Jenkins, Git).
• Familiarity with ITIL or other IT service management frameworks.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively interact with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Thanks and regards

Shaik Wazeed

Sureminds Solutions