Cloud Platform Engineer

A US-based company helping people cover expenses health insurance don't usually cover is looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer. The selected candidate will help build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems in the Cloud. The NYSE-listed company is offering individuals and companies supplemental disability insurance. This position requires 8+ hours of overlap with the EST time zone. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain documentation for all aspects of the Cloud platform implementation
• Ensure that cloud environments remain compliant with current standards and collaborate with consuming teams to update as needed
• Create automation for the standardization of Cloud environments and architectural design patterns for project teams to use
• Create and maintain runbooks/playbooks for cloud environment operational support
• Participates in troubleshooting sessions, which include collaborating with business teams, analyzing logs and data, and submitting service requests to CSPs
• Collaborate with Vendors, Partners, and CSP Support and drive problem resolution
• Examine architectural designs for applications to ensure that dependable and performant design patterns are used
• Assess the production readiness of new cloud-native services and defines operational characteristics and maintainability in relation to industry/CSP best practices
• Define and monitor operational metrics for the dimensions of production performance, reliability, scalability, and availability
• Contribute to the team's continuous improvement by conducting research, writing knowledge articles, and taking part in discussion groups
• Improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of cloud environments
• Continuous learning and knowledge sharing with team members and project teams

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
• Must have experience in Cloud Architecture experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Expertise in Python, PowerShell, Ruby, Java, and JavaScript is required
• Configuration Management software experience like in Chef, Ansible, Puppet, and SaltStack is required
• Must have expertise in Terraform, CloudFormation, and CDK
• Familiarity with running and scaling distributed software systems (load balancing, high availability, systems monitoring, etc.) is nice to have
• Knowledge of structured text (JSON, YAML, XML) is a plus
• Willingness to be a part of a culture of continuous improvement
• Experience with Linux, Unix, and Windows operating systems internals and administration is required
• Ability to multitask and adapt to quickly changing priorities
• Understanding application production support is nice to have
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Passion for automating routine tasks
• Solid understanding of networking and network-related structures
• Ability and willingness to work off-hours on occasion will be appreciated