Cloud Systems Administrator

Cloud Systems Administrator

Syracuse, NY

In more than 60 years as an established, family-owned company, Raymour and Flanigan has grown into the largest furniture retailer in the Northeast with more than 140 showrooms in seven states, and we are continually expanding our territory. We have a strong foundation of experienced IT professionals with expertise in harnessing and maximizing organizational processes and their associated information to solve a wide variety of complex business needs.

The sustained growth and strength of Raymour and Flanigan requires us to continually Raise the Bar in the search for motivated and driven people to join our team. To those candidates selected, we offer stable employment, a strong compensation and benefits package, and a high-energy work environment. More importantly, we provide opportunities to learn and grow, and our end objective is to build a team of highly skilled software professionals who can support business needs and develop into qualified professionals we may consider for future roles in the Raymour and Flanigan management and executive teams.

 

Position Overview

Raymour & Flanigan’s Systems Team is looking for someone who is a positive influence and can provide technical leadership, expertise, and guidance to continue the team’s role of excellence. The Systems Administrator professional is responsible for the design, deployment, and daily administration of systems architecture, with a strong focus on cloud infrastructure. If you are a driven individual who is seeking challenges, then this is the position for you.

 

Cloud Administration Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Implement and manage cloud security measures to ensure data protection and compliance.
• Monitor cloud performance and optimize resources to ensure cost-efficiency and scalability.
• Automate cloud operations using tools like Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.
• Collaborate with development teams to support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Ensure cloud environments are compliant with industry standards and best practices.
• Develop and maintain documentation for cloud infrastructure and processes.
• Manage and deploy containerized applications using technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and perform system maintenance, software installations and upgrades, patch management, and documentation.
• Work with systems team to regularly update and adjust our strategic technology plan to ensure we meet and are aligned with our business objectives.
• Support our user’s needs, including troubleshooting, account maintenance, and training.
• Maintain and monitor systems in our 24 x 7 environment to ensure they operate at optimal efficiency.
• Establish system specifications by conferring with users, analyzing workflow, access, information, and security requirements, designing system infrastructure.
• Secure systems by developing system access, monitoring, control, evaluation, and maintaining documentation.
• Lead and participate in the conceptual phases of identifying and solving business problems and initiatives.
• Work with business departmental teams to help define and document business requirements for new metrics and reports.
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Always act and communicate with our internal customers professionally and with an empathetic customer-centric attitude.
• Perform additional functions that may be assigned at the discretion of management.

Required Skills and Experience

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, System Administration, or a closely related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 3-5 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or system administration.
• Cloud administration certifications in AW