Senior Cloud Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Assess libraries, tools, and services for their appropriateness.

• Take ownership of implementing stories and advanced cloud engineering tasks for clients.

• Investigate and document issues along with potential solutions.

• Identify problems, pain points, and risks using various frameworks and methodologies.

• Enhance Cloud Native patterns, IoT back ends, serverless architectures, and highly automated workflows and delivery methods.

• Serve as a technical advocate for the team, ensuring a clear direction and efficient execution.

• Design support systems and response protocols, coordinating the transition to Cloud Operations Support Engineers.

• Engage hands-on in project development.

• Uphold software development life cycle standards, procedures, and methodologies.

• Navigate between high-level strategic thinking and the management of relevant details.

• Collaborate in cross-functional implementation teams to deliver client solutions.

• Prepare tasks for team members with varying levels of experience by defining stories and tasks.

• Contribute to internal intellectual property and open-source projects.

• Participate in delivery initiatives using Agile or other work methodologies.

• Foster relationships with vendors and partners.

• Interact with clients through presentations, technical decisions, and educational opportunities.

• Research and keep up-to-date on AWS best practices and evolving capabilities.

• Share knowledge and expertise with TrekFed team members and client teams.

• Write blog posts, speak at community events, support AWS Partner Community certifications, and assist clients in problem-solving.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, along with 2 years of general IT experience (programming, hardware, software), or 4 years of general IT experience (programming, hardware, software).

• At least 3 years of experience with Amazon Web Services.

• Minimum of 1 year of experience with code-defined infrastructure.

• A minimum of 1 year of Continuous Integration and Delivery (CI/CD) experience.

• Over 3 years of programming experience in Python, Node.js, TypeScript, GoLang, Java, C#, or other comparable languages.

• Familiarity with Agile Project Management or other project management methodologies.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance is required.

• Preferred: AWS Cloud Architect Associate, SysOps Associate, Developer Associate, DevOps Professional, and/or Solutions Architect Professional Certification.

• Preferred: AWS Specialty Certification.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience in building scalable, automated infrastructure.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience with AWS Lambda and serverless systems.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience in large-scale enterprise IT environments.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience in a consultative, client-facing consulting role.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience with Cloud Native patterns and services such as AWS Lambda.

• Preferred: Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Preferred: Prior or current experience with Federal/Government stakeholders.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience with newer ATO strategies such as Fast Track or Continuous ATO.

• Preferred: Intermediate experience with VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).

🏝️ Benefits

• Occasional travel may be necessary to meet with stakeholders, initiate new projects, attend conferences, and participate in company events.

• Opportunities to contribute to internal intellectual property and open-source development.

• Opportunities to write blog posts, present at community events, and pursue additional certifications within the AWS Partner Community.