Applications System Engineer - Cloud

Pinnacle Technical Resources Inc•Plano, TX

56d•$50 - $75

About The Position

Overall Purpose: Responsible for maintaining the stability and supportability of cloud solutions.

8+ years of experience in working in Engineering or Development roles
5+ years of experience working core cloud technologies
4+ years in depth experience with Azure core cloud technologies in a high traffic production setting
3+ years experience in application migrations to cloud using native patterns
Recognized cloud certification(s) such as Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer, Azure Developer, AWS Solution Architect, AWS networking, AWS Security, or other recognized technology certifications in this space

Support new cloud solutions - involves UAT, ORT testing and driving operational requirements.
Outputs include Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Execution, Production Verification, Developer and Administrative Portals.
Maintain overall platform stability/security/ supportability. Interface with development teams, vendors, product, sales and customers.
Engineer operational requirements, test cases, technical documentation provide operational support.
Monitor, maintain, & support cloud solutions Ensure standard processes exist for systems installation, configuration, patching, and upgrading.
Develop guidelines for systems monitoring for maximum availability, uptime, and performance. Research, troubleshoot, resolve system issues/outages.
Support of web portals, orchestration, platform, application, API, network and monitoring needs. Platform support (monitoring capabilities, performance tuning, capacity planning, and maintaining overall service and platform health).
Facilitate post-outage reviews (POR), manage Service Incident Reporting (SIR), develop and deliver Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to management and to the customer.