Junior Cloud Engineer

Job Description

Do you want to be at the forefront of CoP’s emerging cloud practice? We are seeking a junior engineer to support and expand our Cloud computing environment that has already provided great value to the City of Philadelphia by enabling modernization and optimization strategies. An ideal candidate is expected to operate independently, have a results-oriented mindset, and foster an environment of continuous improvement. A Cloud Engineer must possess strong interpersonal skills and regularly work with IT leaders and engineers in other departments.

This is primarily a cloud administration position focused on a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment across AWS GovCloud and Standard (Commercial) Cloud organizations. An ideal candidate will have a background in AWS, either professionally or managing their own accounts, and a solid basis in programming skills (ideally, Python). Although there is overlap with the skills and competencies associated with a DevOps role, this is not a DevOps role.

Essential Functions

• Work in tandem with our architecture and engineering teams to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions
• Manage a multi-account, multi-organization cloud environment in AWS
• Plan and design cloud workloads to meet business needs with a focus on security
• Document standard, best practices, and procedures across the environment
• Automate infrastructure configuration and deployment throughout the development lifecycle
• Manage and govern cloud environments. Monitor and optimize services to control costs and usage
• Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
• Stay current with industry trends and new services
• Forecast cloud services costs for new workloads
• Optimize existing workloads for cost and reliability
  

  Qualifications

• AWS experience
• Automating environments using Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with network technologies (VPCs, VPNs, Transit Gateways, Route53, Load Balancers, etc.)
• Cloud architecture design (Well-Architected Framework)
• Understanding of data and data integration concepts (SQL, data governance, enterprise patterns)
• Python experience preferred.

**Additional: ** 

• Able to provide strong references successfully demonstrating such abilities and experience as defined above
• Employment is contingent upon passing a CJIS background check
• The employee must be a City of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in AWS and architecture design.
• Knowledge of design principles in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with:
  • IAM and security in the Cloud;
  • cost optimization in AWS; and
  • networking.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to help project teams meet their goals while addressing enterprise concepts such as standards and security