Associate Engineer, Release Management

Job Description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. AtAHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging,where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer,anddo not discriminatebased onan individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, maritalstatus,or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. We embraceall candidatesthatwillcontribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas andperspectives atAHEAD. The Associate Cloud Engineer will assist in building automation and services to help clients operate their workloads and infrastructure, securely and cost-effectively in the cloud. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of cloud-based platforms, especially AWS and Azure. This person will have experience with CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, and many services native to AWS and Azure, as well as cloud-based tools such as Harness, TerraForm, CloudCheckr, CloudGuard Prisma Cloud, CloudHealth, and Cloudability. In addition, familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems, networking, production operations, and software deployment is important. As an Associate Cloud Engineer you will excel at working directly with the clients engineers to achieve their business objectives in the cloud. Key Responsibilities Day to day support and monitoring of clients cloud-based infrastructure. Weekly discussions with clients to review outstanding issues and changes, and discuss proposals for improving the clients environments, Development of automated solutions to monitor and support cloud-based infrastructure. Configuration and tuning of cloud-based tools, managing cost, security, and compliance for the clients environments. Provide consultation and monthly reports with respect to the clients cloud-based infrastructure. Skills Required Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field 1-2 years of relevant operational experience Associate level certification(s) in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, or Google Cloud Platform Client relationship skills and experience managing vendors Experience developing CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, and Terraform templates Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows system administration Familiarity with scripting languages Python, Bash, Powershell Experience with tools for managing Cost, Security, and Compliance in the Public Cloud (e.g. CloudCheckr, CloudGuard Dome9, CloudHealth, Cloud Prisma, Cloudability) Experience with AWS native services for exampleIAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, Config, Lambda, Organizations Experience with Azure native services for examplePolicy, Cost Management, Active Directory, Lighthouse, Monitor/Log Analytics, Security Center Experience with service portals and ticketing systems for Incident and Change Management Strong verbal and written communication skills Demonstrated technical leadership Strong desire for personal development and learning Good understanding of distributed systems Good familiarity with TCP/IP protocols and applications Understanding of scaling technologies and solutions Why AHEAD: Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between. We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning. USA Employment Benefits include - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details. The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (OTE) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidates relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.