Senior Cloud Engineer

Company: Crescens
Location: Richmond
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer
Location : Richmond, VA
Duration : 5 Months

Job Description:

• *local candidates strongly preferred *Candidate must be local to Richmond, VA and available to come to work in the office at least 1 day/week *assignment will be extended beyond 6/30/23
• We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to implement and maintain resources within VDOT's Cloud Environment (Azure, QTS Private Cloud). We require someone capable of working within a hybrid environment (will include on-prem as well). We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to implement and maintain resources within VDOT's Azure Cloud Environment.
• This position involves working closely with management, other engineers, and architects to provide input on best practices and provision resources within Azure. This position will require deep knowledge and experience working with Azure, as well as well-rounded knowledge on some of its common service offerings VDOT uses/plans to use (App Services, Function Apps, Data Lake, Azure SQL, Azure Kuburnetes Service, etc.).
• Job Responsibilities Assist in the maintenance and implementation of VDOT's Azure Cloud environment Work with developers, solution architects, system architects, project managers, DBAs, management, and other engineers to utilize Azure offerings in an efficient, secure, and optimized fashion Provide guidance on best-practices with SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS offerings Participate in off-hours work as needed
  • Assist with additional non-Azure related efforts in our Windows-based environment Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers. Ability to develop, interpret and apply policies and procedures in an IT environment. Ability to supervise and coordinate multiple projects and teams of a complex and technical nature.
  • Basic experience with scripting (PowerShell and/or Python) Ability to create network and system topology design documentation Knowledge and experience using integration tools technologies to migrate diverse & complex systems & applications from on-prem to the cloud, including testing, configuration, deployment & monitoring. Required skills:
    • Deep knowledge of Microsoft Windows environments (2012 R2 and up)
    • Strong technical knowledge of current server infrastructure, protocols, and standards, including firewalls, certificates, load balancers, and server h
    • Deep knowledge and experience working within Microsoft Azure (or similar cloud provider) as a lead/senior administrator/engineer
    • Strong technical knowledge of networking, servers, databases, and cloud environments, including Windows, Linux, SQL Server, and Oracle.
    • Experience with IaC (Infrastructure as Code -Terraform, etc.) & Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)
    • Experience working regularly with scripting languages (Powershell/Python)
    • Demonstrated experience with any continuous integration tools (such as Jenkins, Git, Azure DevOps/TFS, etc.)
    • Experience with Office 365 & Power Apps platforms
    • Experience with Azure Data Lake

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