Primary Location US-IL-LIBERTYVILLE
The Cloud Engineer will work closely with all areas of IT to assist in the architecture, design and build of the cloud infrastructure within the Medline based cloud services such as Microsoft Azure.
The engineer needs to have the aptitude to lead the requirements gathering, analysis, design, and implementation of solutions in public Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).
You will be working in a collaborative team environment to help implement our cloud and container strategies.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Act as a technical leader and mentor for team members, helps raise the expertise and knowledge of the team.
Work with IT stakeholders to identify cloud and infrastructure automation technology needs and identify potential solutions for them
Define, build, and operate PaaS and SaaS cloud capabilities
Work closely with Medline infrastructure and application teams to implement and manage secure, scalable, repeatable, and reliable infrastructure environments
Works closely with and advises Information Security on cloud vulnerabilities and threats by identifying, analyzing and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues
Manage assigned projects and tasks with minimum oversight and ensure timely completion
Apply changes in our platforms using configurations management and infrastructure-as-code-principles
Quickly identify trends and patterns, and drive out root causes of complex technical problems, in order to design and implement appropriate solutions
Maintain on-call rotation and respond within defined SLA's as needed after hours
Coach team members in technical and professional aspects of their jobs
Take accountability for the success of the project, including offering input and insight to areas other than just the development, and bearing the responsibility of decisions that need to be made
Create and update technical standards documentation
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Work Experience:
5+ Years of experience deploying PaaS and SaaS based cloud services
3+ Years of experience in Terraform deployments.
2+ Years’ of technical experience in Cloud and infrastructure automation
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Working knowledge of Agile practices within scrum and kanban frameworks
Experience building and supporting mission-critical infrastructure for critical applications
Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking and routing
Advanced knowledge of secrets management (Azure Key Vault, Hashicorp Vault)
Advanced knowledge of container-based infrastructure running on Azure Kubernetes Service
Advanced knowledge of CI/CD tools and concepts – Azure Pipelines Jenkins, Artifactory
Advanced knowledge of infrastructure as code and DevOps processes
Advanced knowledge of version management, source control tools like Git and Bitbucket
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Strong technical background with system infrastructure and familiarity with automation tools and processes
Superior oral and written communication skills; able to communicate at all levels of the organization
Advanced experience supporting applications, operations, and security teams including the ability to provide ongoing architecture and implementation support
Demonstrated ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges, build and convey compelling value propositions and work cross-organizationally to build consensus
Experience coaching team members in technical and professional aspects of their jobs
Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills
Willingness to work flexible hours and be available as needed
DISCLAIMER
All duties and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by an employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor(s)/manager(s).
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.