Cloud System Engineer

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Who we are

CAI is a global technology services firm with over 8,500 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1 billion+. We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise.

Job Summary

Cloud Engineer

full-time

What You’ll Do

• Implement and manage IaaS and PaaS services in our client's cloud platforms. Support/management scope are for core infrastructure services (servers, elastic load balancers, storage, Lambda functions, RDS, etc)

• OS level support of Linux environments, including troubleshooting, responding to platform alerts, and change management (cloud server system admin responsibilities). Primary focus will be Linux, especially Amazon Linux

• Proficiency with bash shell scripting used heavily during EC2 instance bootstrap processes to install and configure software is a required skill

• Proficiency with Python used within Lambda functions required

• Proficiency with Ansible used within AWS System Manager’s, State Manager functionality required

• Utilization of AWS Systems Manager functionality: Patch Manager, Run Command and State Manager required

• Configuring virtual machines and dependent services in fault tolerant configurations (auto-scaling / utilizing load balancing / quick recovery / disaster recovery)

• Monitor and respond to CloudWatch alerts

• Assist with identifying areas for improved efficiency (automation) and resiliency/health of our cloud services.  Assist with identifying areas where we can lower costs

• Maintain documentation and standard operating procedures

• Participate in team meetings and contribute with cross-team knowledge sharing

What You'll Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

• 5+ years Linux administration and Linux Shell Scripting (bash)

• 5+ years AWS Cloud experience in infrastructure as code environment

• Self-driven personality

• Desire to learn and develop new skills

Preferred:

• Python Experience (A plus)

• Ansible Experience (A plus)

• Container Management System Experience (ECS and/or Kubernetes) (A plus)

• AWS certification in System Ops, Solution Architecture, or DevOps a plus

• Experience in support of container services (Docker) a plus.

Physical Demands

• This role involves mostly sedentary work, with occasional movement around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to perform repetitive tasks on a computer, using a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable accommodation statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111.