Junior Cloud Engineer

City of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

10d•$70,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

Do you want to be at the forefront of CoP’s emerging cloud practice? We are seeking a junior engineer to support and expand our Cloud computing environment that has already provided great value to the City of Philadelphia by enabling modernization and optimization strategies. An ideal candidate is expected to operate independently, have a results-oriented mindset, and foster an environment of continuous improvement. A Cloud Engineer must possess strong interpersonal skills and regularly work with IT leaders and engineers in other departments. This is primarily a cloud administration position focused on a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment across AWS GovCloud and Standard (Commercial) Cloud organizations. An ideal candidate will have a background in AWS, either professionally or managing their own accounts, and a solid basis in programming skills (ideally, Python). Although there is overlap with the skills and competencies associated with a DevOps role, this is not a DevOps role.

Requirements

AWS experience
Automating environments using Infrastructure as Code.
Familiarity with network technologies (VPCs, VPNs, Transit Gateways, Route53, Load Balancers, etc.)
Cloud architecture design (Well-Architected Framework)
Understanding of data and data integration concepts (SQL, data governance, enterprise patterns)
Able to provide strong references successfully demonstrating such abilities and experience as defined above
Employment is contingent upon passing a CJIS background check
The employee must be a City of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Experience in AWS and architecture design.
Knowledge of design principles in cloud environments.
Familiarity with IAM and security in the Cloud;
Familiarity with cost optimization in AWS;
Familiarity with networking.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to help project teams meet their goals while addressing enterprise concepts such as standards and security

Nice To Haves

Python experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Work in tandem with our architecture and engineering teams to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions
Manage a multi-account, multi-organization cloud environment in AWS
Plan and design cloud workloads to meet business needs with a focus on security
Document standard, best practices, and procedures across the environment
Automate infrastructure configuration and deployment throughout the development lifecycle
Manage and govern cloud environments.
Monitor and optimize services to control costs and usage
Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
Stay current with industry trends and new services
Forecast cloud services costs for new workloads
Optimize existing workloads for cost and reliability