IT Cloud Engineer Sr

Lurie Children's Hospital•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago in search of a Cloud Engineer who can seamlessly mesh tech know-how with business acumen to help us navigate all our public and private cloud computing needs both private and public, including infrastructure design, maintenance, support and planning, and everything in between. Not only are you experienced in cloud-based tech, but you have a firm grasp of aaS technologies, platforms and applications, and have intimate knowledge of how best to customize these attributes to our business to help us become more secure and efficient. You will help us connect the dots and evolve our cloud capabilities over time, but you’re also evolving your own capabilities as an engineer and keeping an eye on developments that can support our expansion—and help us implement those, too.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems/Technology/Computer Science (or equivalent work experience).
Excellent time and project management skills, customer service and interpersonal skills, system diagnostic and communication (written and oral) are critical for success in this position.
Analytical thinking for effective problem determination and correction within the department and in the user community is essential.
Certification/Licensure/Registration in Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Five+ years’ experience in developing software using languages such as Java, Python, C++ or Ruby.
Experience working with OpenStack, Linux/UNIX, Rackspace, Docker and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Five+ years’ experience in a Cloud Engineer role or related position.
Knowledge of web services, API, REST and RPC.
Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks.
Database experience, including knowledge of SQL server (including PaaS) OR Certification as an Azure Microsoft Azure Administrator, Microsoft Azure Security Technologies, Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure and/or Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies Certification.
Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages.
Five+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including IaaS and PaaS.
Knowledge of web services, API, REST and RPC.
Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks.
Database experience, including knowledge of SQL server (including PaaS).
Extensive experience with open-source technology, software development and system engineering.
Five+ years’ experience with Infrastructure as Code (YAML, JSON, Terraform, etc.).
Interest in Cloud Engineering and its impact on greater business practices.
Extensive experience with Cloud Management Platforms (vRealize, Terraform, Azure Cloud Management, etc.).
Five+ years of building and managing Windows Servers and/or UNIX/Linux Servers.
Extensive knowledge of APIs to design RESTful services, and integrate them with existing data providers, using JSON or XML as needed.
Skilled at working in tandem with a team of engineers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in information systems/technology within a health care provider organization is desired.
Certification as an AWS Solutions Architect Professional, AWS DevOps Engineer, and/or AWS Security Certification.
(Other cloud-related certification also a plus.)

Responsibilities

Working in tandem with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the company.
Planning, designing, and deploying cloud-based applications and infrastructure.
Managing cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines.
Deploying and debugging cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
Educating teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required.
Employing exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they snowball into problems.
Lead and develop best practices for larger Cloud Virtual Team.
Building and designing web services in the cloud, along with implementing the set-up of geographically redundant services.
Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the company.
Stay current with industry trends, making recommendations as needed to help the company excel.
Assumes on-call responsibility for after-hours operations support, per the schedule.
Completes assigned ServiceNow support tickets and Service Requests within IM Department standards.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Employer paid group term life and disability
Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave
403(b) with a 5% employer match
Various voluntary benefits: Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
Tuition assistance
Student loan servicing and support
Adoption benefits
Backup Childcare and Eldercare
Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
Discount purchasing program