What are we looking for in our Cloud Engineer / Architect?
Job Title: Cloud Engineer / Architect
Location: Bell, CA 90201 Hybrid
6+ Months with possible extension
Pay: $70-$80/Hr on W2 (depends upon experience)
Description:
- We are looking for Sr Cloud engineer / Architect with strong technical and leadership skills to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will architect/design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions using tools like ArgoCD, Corssplane, GitHub, Terraform and Kubernetes.
- You will also lead initiatives to improve our Cloud, GitOps best practices, mentor junior team members, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive initiatives to ensure our cloud environments are scalable, secure, and cost-effective
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Architectural Design: Design robust and scalable architectures leveraging ArgoCD for GitOps and Crossplane / Terraform for infrastructure management.
- Deployment Strategy: Develop and implement deployment strategies that leverage ArgoCD for automated application delivery.
- Infrastructure Management: Utilize Crossplane / Terraform to manage and provision cloud resources, ensuring alignment with best practices and organizational standards.
- Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization.
- Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management.
- Continuous Improvement: Evaluate and recommend tools and technologies that enhance our deployment processes and infrastructure management.
- GitHub: Establish and promote best practices for GitOps workflows, including branching strategies, pull requests, and code reviews
- Monitoring & Optimization: Design and implement Observability capability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability
- Implement infrastructure as code (IaaC) using tools like Terraform or Crossplane or similar.
- Kubernetes : Responsible to architect large clusters and operationally support it.
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Security: Experience with security tools like Wiz / OPA / Kyverno along with in-depth knowledge of security principles and frameworks.
Leadership and Mentorship:
- Lead and mentor a team of cloud engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
- Conduct training sessions and workshops to upskill team members on cloud technologies and best practices.
- Provide strategic guidance on cloud architecture and design principles.
Collaboration and Communication:
- Act as a liaison between technical teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals and timelines.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging cloud technologies and trends to drive innovation within the team.
- Identify areas for process improvement and lead initiatives to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in cloud operations.
Requirements:
- Proven experience as a Senior level engineer/Architect or similar role in a cloud-native environment
- Extensive experience with ArgoCD and Crossplane.
- GitHub Proficiency: Strong understanding of Git and GitHub workflows, including branching strategies and pull request management
- Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Crossplane/Cloudformation etc) is a plus.
- Leadership experience with the ability to drive/guide and motivate a team.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, Go) and automation tools (e.g., Jenkins, Ansible, ArgoCD, Crossplane, Github).
- Expert level knowledge in engineering and operational related tasks on containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Expert level knowledge in network concepts and implementation on AWS (VPC, WAF, etc.)
- Expert level knowledge in AWS, Kubernetes (EKS), Istio Service Mesh, API G/W
- Familiarity with observability, monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Splunk, Cribl).
- Experience working on security related certifications like PCI
- Experience with workflow and issue management tools such as JIRA/ ServiceNow.
Benefits Info
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
