Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Job Summary :

The Technology Software Engineer (Cloud Engineer) – supports IT Infrastructure platforms and technologies hosted on-premises and in AWS Virtual Private Cloud.  This role is responsible for Cloud Engineering and will provide technical cloud engineering subject matter expertise for multiple technology projects in support of the hosted cloud applications. This includes, enhancing and building tools to driving enhancements of cloud operations, crafting high performance service solutions for enabling better cloud software enabled operations, continuous deployment to build cloud technologies of the future and build solution parity across platforms.

The Cloud Engineer is involved in the full technology life cycle of designing, configuring, developing, documenting and testing of solutions to meet business or technology requirements from application reliability and cyber security hardening perspective. This includes developing, administering and executing preventive maintenance programs, overseeing problem management, performing root cause analysis and corrective action plans. Responsible for the day-to-day administration, technical support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, patching, performance and overall health of a variety of cyber security tools within a Microsoft Windows, Linux and UNIX server environments. Strong understanding across Cloud and infrastructure components (server, storage, network, data, and applications), security best practices and automation technologies to deliver end to end Cloud Infrastructure architectures and designs. Cloud Engineer is responsible for creating reference architectures, best practices and procedures.

Job Responsibilities :

• Designing the cloud infrastructure, designing the cloud application architecture, and designing the cloud security architecture and ensuring project compliance with IT security policies, best practices and branch standards.
• Working with IT staff and management, and cloud technology vendors to plan, design, build, implement, and support new and existing cloud hosting services.
• Build tools and automation to PSEG LI achieve better availability, scalability, latency and efficiency.
• Monitor production and development environments to build preventive measures to enable a fail-safe experience to our customers.
• Document and communicate clearly to architect and implement solutions.
• Work closely across teams and bridge the gap between product managers, architects, and implement reliable consistent solutions.
• Work with delivery teams on software improvements to achieve higher availability and lower meant time to discovery (MTTD).
• Work with the groups within IT and Cyber security for related Infrastructure projects and initiatives including security policies for endpoint devices.
• Interface with other areas of IT for engineering and infrastructure support.
• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the environment.
• Ensure Quality Control and Assurance procedures are consistent with Infrastructure specifications, client requirements and corporate policies.
• Perform reviews and / or Root Cause Analysis on production systems failures, formulate corrective action plans, ensure corrective actions are implemented, and track their effectiveness.
• Requires working in a 24x7 environment with callout.

Job Specific Qualifications :

Client / server system architecture, routing, switching, security, remote access, proxy.

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