GENERAL SUMMARY
The Cloud Administrator is part of the PRC Cloud Team, and is responsible for delivering Cloud solutions to the PRC Development team and other PRC departments, based on their requirements. The Cloud Administrator is responsible for building scalable, available and secure architecture solutions, based on architectural standards, availability of services, cost, network, security, storage and governance considerations. This role will focus on designing, managing, and troubleshooting Kubernetes clusters to provide a resilient and scalable platform for application teams.
FOUR DIAMOND SERVICE AGREEMENT
All Team Members will display a Four Diamond commitment to Customer Service through the delivery and maintenance of the Quality Standards established by Pechanga Resort Casino (PRC).
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Implement highly available, scalable and secure cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure.
- Build solutions using AWS design principles and architectural best practices.
- Lead Kubernetes cluster lifecycle management (provisioning, upgrades, scaling, monitoring, troubleshooting).
- Lead efforts around observability, policy enforcement, cost optimization, and RBAC / security hardening within the Kubernetes cluster.
- Support CI / CD pipelines and GitOps-based deployments.
- Ensure proposed designs will integrate with all system components and meets the delivery and capacity requirements.
- Enable and support the monitoring, availability, latency and overall infrastructure health.
- Implement DevSecOps best practices in accordance with strategic business objectives.
- Ability to troubleshoot issues related to networking, storage, interdependencies, security, etc.
- Building highly available, cost efficient, fault tolerant, and scalable distributed systems.
- Ensure the stability, integrity and efficient operation of the infrastructure.
- Manage Linux based tools, position requires experience with Linux and scripting.
- Writing and enforcement of security policies in a cloud environment.
- Assist in reviewing logs, writing alerts, and tag management.
- Configure and maintain permission sets and access privileges to all cloud resources.
- Continuously manage the configuration of all AWS Org environments and AWS services.
Accountability : Incumbent is responsible for protecting the assets of Pechanga Resort Casino and for maintaining and providing a constructive and professional work environment.
QUALIFICATIONS AND GUIDELINES
EXPERIENCE / TRAINING / EDUCATION : Bachelor's degree or equivalent in IT, computer science or related field; and a minimum of (5) years or more of relevant work experience; or equivalent combination of education and progressive. 5+ years working in an enterprise level environment designing, building server, storage & network solutions in virtualized environments. 2+ years of experience implementing private / public and / or hybrid cloud solutions. 2+ year experience in container technology like Docker, Kubernetes or EKS. Relevant and direct experience may be considered in lieu of minimum educational / experience requirements indicated above.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS : Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and / or boards of directors.
REASONING ABILITY : Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :
Obtain and maintain a gaming license from the Pechanga Gaming CommissionPossess and maintain a valid driving license with an acceptable driving record as defined by the Tribe’s insurance carrierSKILLS / ABILITIES :
Advanced knowledge of :
Experience working in cloud-base environmentsExperience with working in a Kubernetes based environmentLinux system administrationWindows system administrationExperience with :
AWS RDS, Redshift, Glue, as well as basics such as IAM, S3, EC2, and Lambda.AWS Load Balancing (ALB, NLB, GLB)AWS Security Services (AWS Trusted Advisor, GuardDuty, CloudWatch, Inspector, WAF, CloudTrail and SecurityHub).Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS.Deep understanding of Kubernetes and its ecosystem (i.e service meshes, scalability, volume management, etc.)Must have a high aptitude for understanding packet traces, logs, security event flow, and related technologies.Hands-on experience of technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualizationFamiliar with :
AWS Networking (VGW, TGW, DGW)Public cloud and private cloud architectures.Docker, Kubernetes, and EKS.AWS CLI, PowerShell, Terraform.Linux based tools.Other Qualifications :
Ability to be self-motivated and resourceful with limited supervisionAbility to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.Ability to work in a highly matrixed and culturally diverse casino environment.Must be able to take direction and follow through with assigned tasks.Able to prioritize initiatives and communicate effectively with leadership on these priorities.Ability to handle complex issues and problems.Must be flexible and willing to travel, work nights, weekends and holidays, and be on-call.DISCLAIMER :
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.