Cloud Engineer

Titile: Sr. Cloud Engineer Duration: Around 3 months (possibility of extension or conversion) Location: 100% Remote Must-haves: 8+ years Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP), strong expertise in system administration/engineering with integrations (Flexera, NICUS, financial tools), plus solid scripting, troubleshooting, and communication skills. • • • W2 only • • • Project Scope: This is a production-oriented role, focusing on supporting financial tool integration (Flexera) with client's Cloud(s). Description: Senior IT Systems Engineers are responsible for monitoring, installation, configuration, administration, troubleshooting and maintenance of technology solutions. Senior IT Systems Engineer's provide technical support and troubleshoot problems and perform scripting/programming to ensure stable and efficient operation of technology solutions. Senior IT Systems Engineers drive and implement automation enhancements and process improvement efforts, are assigned to multiple complex systems/applications. They lead initiatives, oversee work results, provide training and serve as a technical resource for other Systems Engineers. Essential functions: • Performs installation, monitoring, testing, configuration, migration, maintenance and troubleshooting of assigned technology • Manages system/application environment and ongoing operations • Ensures that the technologies are updated with current, stable, and compliant architecture and applications that meet enterprise standards • Researches, designs, implements and tests technology solutions • Proactively monitors and reports performance and utilization of assigned technologies • Troubleshoots software and/or hardware issues/failures • Resolves alerts and performs remediation activities • Manages problem or escalated tickets and tasks and out of cycle requests from systems/software owners • Collects and presents data for reporting and planning • Assists with developing tactical strategies, processes and procedures related to systems/application administration • Determines migration and upgrade impacts and diagnose/resolve complex technology/application errors • Collaborates with IT and business area partners on work groups and initiatives • Determines best course of action for meeting business needs • May provide input into infrastructure architecture designs • Writes programming/scripting • May participate in Disaster Recovery planning and exercises • Ensures execution and alignment to architectural standards and blueprints. • May contribute input to infrastructure architecture • Performs on-call activities as needed for the environment and technologies Requirements: • Extensive working knowledge of multiple technologies and their interfaces and integration • Competent working in one or more environments highly integrated with an operating system. • Extensive experience implementing and administering/managing technical solutions in major, large-scale system implementations • High critical thinking skills to evaluate alternatives and present solutions that are consistent with business objectives and strategy. • Ability to manage tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities • Ability to learn from mistakes and apply constructive feedback to improve performance • Ability to communicate technical information clearly and articulately • Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment • Experience analyzing business requirements and translating them into technical solutions • Experience using Agile methodology Required Experience: • 5-8 years of related work experience or equivalent combination of transferable experience demonstrating proficiency and experience in design, implementation, monitoring and troubleshooting technology • Minimum 8 years of Cloud infrastructure exp. (Google, AWS, or Azure) • Must have an understand of the integration process: Engineering, Architecture, and Financial Integrations involved (NICUS & FLEXERA) • Strong communication skills Required Education: • Related Bachelor's degree in an IT related field or relevant work experience.