Title : Cloud Engineer
FULLTIME
HYBRID ROLE
Location : Des Moines, IA
Must Be Citizen or Green Card
Responsibilities/Duties/Function/Tasks:
- Administer, configure, and maintain the Bank’s Microsoft cloud services and other cloud-based solutions used by the Bank.
- Ensure system backups and recovery using cloud-based solutions.
- Manage and plan project work related to platform upgrades, patches, and modifications to services as needed.
- Evaluate the Bank’s cloud services utilized by the Bank, to understand how they integrate with infrastructure services.
- Design integration of cloud application and infrastructure services into existing IT systems.
- Implement and manage cloud security controls, identity and access management policies.
- Secure systems to meet corporate standards and best practices.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of disaster recovery processes and procedures.
- Develop scripts for configuration management automation and process improvements.
- Support existing applications and projects by responding to incidents, problems, and service requests.
- Participate in research and recommend new cloud technologies to meet the Bank’s business objectives.
- Operate in accordance with the Bank’s control processes and comply with the Bank’s policies and procedures.
- Manage administrative tasks.
- Crosstrain others on the team as requested.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve cloud-based system issues, involving third-party vendor support as needed for quick resolution of problems.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure-based procedures related to Microsoft cloud services and other cloud-based solutions used by the Bank.
- Consulted in the development of IT roadmaps around infrastructure and cloud services; understand and convey potential impact to Bank services and architecture.
- Develop and implement performance metrics and monitoring to report on cloud configurations, performance, and security baselines.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- 5-7 years’ experience in cloud engineering or a related role.
- Experience engineering and administrating enterprise backup/restore solutions, web servers, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Exchange, and/or other enterprise cloud services.
- Hands-on experience with major cloud providers (ex. AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Experience with scripting languages and automation tools is desired.
- Knowledge of networking, databases, and storage solutions in cloud environments.
- Ability to make effective and informed decisions using own initiative and based upon a sound understanding of the issues and challenges of the organization.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform.
- Understanding of EntraID.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) as well as interpersonal skills.
- Effective in a culture of teamwork, collaboration, and accountability.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Highly organized with the ability to plan and prioritize multiple tasks.
- Ability to positively engage with others and possess a strong desire to learn.
- Results-oriented and self-motivated
