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Senior Cloud Engineer (Chicago)

Request Technology, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290

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No OPT Lead Associate Principal, Cloud Engineering SALARY: $160k - $180k plus 15% bonus

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL 3days onsite and 2 days remote

You will continuously automate a large complex cloud-based computing environment. Architecture configuration of new infrastructure. Manage devops patches fixes scripting development python development terraform Kubernetes Jenkins Kafka github OpenShift configuration management puppet chef ansible IAAS infrastructure as a code AWS Azure

Responsibilities:

Reports to the Executive Director of Platform Automation and Cloud Engineering Design, configure, implement and manage a fully automated workflow for provisioning and maintaining a complex, highly available cloud environment using infrastructure as code Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures for deploying services to the cloud Manage DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker,

Kafka and container

management systems Lead and participate in cloud computing environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support, including but not limited to, patches, fixes, end-of-life preparation, and upgrades Ensure the reliability of the services your area of responsibility provide and manage to both specific and implied SLAs to help the organization achieve both internal and external quality standard excellence for the cloud platform Assess and plan for capacity needs within the cloud platform and forecast accordingly Implement and manage initiatives within your assigned area of responsibility with accountability for results and compliance with all controls and security requirements

Qualifications & Experience

[Strong hands-on experience scripting/development skills in Python Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired Bachelors degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required 7+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of cloud systems / virtualized servers [Preferred] Experience working in a financial services or highly regulated environment preferred