Leader, Cloud Engineering

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

12d•$205,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Leader, Cloud Engineering is responsible for the automation, configuration, and management of the business’s on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure, and the design and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines. Ensure the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house information systems that support core organizational functions. This role will collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, and teams outside of Technology to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems to meet business objectives. Manage and oversee SA’s cloud infrastructure including AWS configurations, DNS, various SaaS products. Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing processes. Interact and negotiate with vendors and contractors to secure system-related products and services. Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports. Develop and maintain automated provisioning / permissions for third-party applications. Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.

Requirements

5 years of tech experience with at least 3 years as Sr Devops Engineer or equivalent.
High level of familiarity reviewing and authoring IaC code in either Terraform or CloudFormation.
Basic knowledge of configuration management tools such as Ansible or Puppet.
In-depth understanding of AWS products and their subsequent limitations and mechanics.
Basic understanding of GCP API’s and multi cloud platforms.
Proficiency in at least one modern scripting language (Python, Ruby, Sh, etc)
Basic understanding of GitOps and or other development workflows on at least one major CI/CD platform.
Basic understanding of containerization under Linux using at least 1 major orchestration framework (Nomad, K8s, Swarm).
In-depth experience and proficiency with at least 1 major monitoring platform ( Prometheus, Datadog, Grafana, etc).
Strong organizational and communication skills with a history of maintaining runbooks and design documentation.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Engineering, Infrastructure, and teams outside of Technology to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems to meet business objectives.
Manage and oversee SA’s cloud infrastructure including AWS configurations, DNS, various SaaS products.
Design and deploy new applications and enhancements to existing processes.
Interact and negotiate with vendors and contractors to secure system-related products and services.
Monitor and test system performance; prepare and deliver system performance statistics and reports.
Develop and maintain automated provisioning / permissions for third-party applications.
Create and maintain documentation as it relates to system configuration, mapping, processes, and service records.