Cloud Engineer

Job Description

As a Cloud Engineer, you will be an individual contributor and subject matter expert who maintains and participates in the design and implementation of technology solutions. The engineer will collaborate within a team of technologists to produce enterprise-scale solutions for our clients needs. This position will be working with the latest Amazon Web Services technologies around cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, and network security. What You'll Do Identify, test prototype solutions and proofs of concept on public clouds. Help develop architectural standards and guidelines for scalability, performance, resilience, and efficient operations while adhering to necessary security and compliance standards. Work with application development teams to select and automate repeatable tasks along with participating and assisting in root cause analysis activities. Architect cloud solutions using industry-leading DevSecOps best practices and technologies. Review software product designs to ensure consistency with architectural best practices; participate in regular implementation reviews to ensure consistent quality and adherence with internal standards. Partner closely with cross-functional leaders (platform engineers / software development / product management / business leaders) to ensure a clear understanding of business and technical needs; jointly select the best strategy after evaluating the benefits and costs associated with different approaches. Closely collaborate with implementation teams to ensure understanding and utilization of the most optimal approach. What You'll Bring 1-4 years in an Infrastructure Engineering / Software Engineering / DevOps role, deploying and maintaining SaaS applications. 1-4 years experience with AWS/Azure/GCP cloud technologies and at least one cloud proficiency certification is required. Hands-on experience with AWS services like Lambda, S3, RDS, EMR, Cloud Formation (or Terraform), Code Build, Config, Systems Manager, Servic Catalog, Lambda, etc. Experience building automation using scripting languages like Bash/Python/PowerShell. Experience working and contributing to software applications development/deployment/management processes. Experience in architecting and implementing cloud-based solutions with robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery requirements. Experience working in agile teams with short release cycles. Possess strong verbal, written and team presentation communication skills. ZS is a global firm; fluency in English is required. This role requires healthy doses of initiative and the ability to remain flexible and responsive in a very dynamic environment. Ability to work around unknowns and develop robust solutions. Experience of delivering quality work on defined tasks with limited oversight. Ability to quickly learn new platforms, cloud technologies, languages, tools, and techniques as needed to meet project requirements.