Cloud Engineer II

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Overview

The Cloud Engineer II role will participate in the design, implementation, and management of cloud-based workloads. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in managing cloud workloads, including but not limited to IaaS, IaC, PaaS, and DevSecOps methodologies. 

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage cloud-based solutions using appropriate AWS services. 

Work with cross functional teams to plan migration of on-premises workloads to AWS 

Deploy and maintain AWS infrastructure including EC2 instances, Lambdas, S3 buckets, RDS databases, PrivateLink, among others 

Automate tasks and processes using AWS services. 

Manage legacy architectures running on EC2 platform 

Monitor and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure and applications to ensure high availability, reliability, and security. 

Incorporate security requirements into workload implementations. 

Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand workload requirements and provide technical solutions. 

Continuously evaluate and improve the performance, security, and cost efficiency of cloud infrastructure. 

Leverage and update tagging standards 

Maintain environment documentation and runbooks 

Design and implement business continuity policies for AWS workloads 

This list of essential functions is non-exhaustive and may be supplemented, as necessary. 

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES   

Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring for projects related to area of expertise.  

Provide exceptional customer service by understanding and anticipating customer needs. 

Demonstrate a positive and supportive attitude for company and department goals. 

Actively support collaboration with business units. 

Manage relationships with the business that promote service and support the organization. 

Apply the KFB corporate guiding principles of connectivity, championing people, customer service, and operational excellence in daily work and decision making. 

JOB SPECIFICATIONS 

Physical demands: Normal vision/hearing with or without correction; Reading; Speaking; Driving a car. 

Mental demands: Analytical reasoning; Prolonged concentration; Critical thinking; Ability to perform under stress; Influence management; Conflict resolution. 

Environmental factors: Data Center and Standard office lighting, temperature, and noise.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent Experience 

At least 3 years of experience in cloud engineering, with a focus on AWS services. 

In-depth knowledge of AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, AWS networking, AWS account management, and experience with cloud security frameworks 

Experience with on premises to cloud migration projects 

Ability to write and maintain scripts using languages such as Python and PowerShell. 

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues. 

Linux, Tomcat, Docker Administration 

Cost Optimization 

Job Automation/Scheduling  

AWS Certifications a plus. 

Azure Certifications a plus.