Senior Cloud Architect/Azure/DevOps-Active Secret Clearance

Company Description

Oteemo is a dynamic and innovative technology company at the forefront of Digital Transformation. We specialize in empowering enterprise organizations to thrive in the ever-evolving digital landscape through cutting-edge solutions and end-to-end consulting services. We are a team dedicated to driving growth, optimizing operations, and enhancing experiences for our clients. If you are a visionary professional seeking to make a significant impact in the world of technology and innovation, we invite you to explore exciting opportunities at Oteemo.

Job Description

Oteemo is  seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator and DevSecOps Architect, to join our team of hands-on engineering consultants, to support our customers development, test, and production environments. This role is for an experienced Platform and Infrastructure Architect and Solutioneer, capable of identifying and implementing end-to-end solutions for a large and complex system of systems across both cloud and hybrid on-premise environments. This role will function as a subject matter expert for the customer, and lead a small team of Cloud Engineers, to identify, propose, develop, and implement infrastructure and platform solutions. 

Candidates should have experience designing large system solutions, and communicating and advocating their designs effective with C-Suite leaders and non-technical staff. They should also have experience as a team lead or with managing a small team of engineers. 

Work also includes system administration, networking, CI/CD pipeline administration in Gitlab, pipeline and security tooling, vulnerability assessments and scanning, Kubernetes Cluster Administration (AKS and on-prem K8S), testing infrastructure, building machine and container images, and upgrades and maintenance of system infrastructure and tooling.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have 8 years of experience as a systems administrator in Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, and Linux 

• At least one year of experience leading a team of engineers 

• Experience building and delivering engineering presentations for C-Suite leaders and non-technical audiences 

• Experience with Kubernetes (AKS, GKE, EKS, RKE2, K3D, OpenShift, etc.), with AKS preferred 

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, and Linux administration. 

• Experience building and deploying container images in Docker/Podman/Helm preferred 

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Terraform preferred) 

• Experience with BASH scripting for automation or similar 

• Experience with Python scripting for automation or similar 

• Hands-on experience automating Development and Infrastructure tasking 

• Hand-on experience with service catalogue self-service automation preferred 

• Hands-on experience implementing and integrating security tooling into the operational stack. 

• Experience using AI for automation preferred 

Must have one of the following certifications 

• Security+ CE 

• CySA+ 

• GSEC 

• CCNA Security 

Preferred for candidates to also have the following or can complete one of these certification once hired by Oteemo. 

• Provide proof of completing a training or course in one of the following areas 

• Linux+ 

• RedHat 

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 

• Provide proof of completing a training course in Microsoft Azure in both of the following areas 

• AZ-104 

• AZ-305 

Additional Information

We Value:

• Drive: Passion and energy to implement quality technical solutions. Self-motivation and intellectual curiosity
• Commitment to Quality: Passion to conceive and produce world-class solutions that drive real-world value for the customer
• Customer Focus: Consultative approach to solving problems for customers. Expectations management.
• Communication: Superior communication skills. Ability to clearly articulate problems, solutions, risks, rewards etc. (written and verbal)
• Technical Skills: Love for technology. You have to be inherently passionate about technology.
• Business Acumen: Technology ultimately is used to enable the business. We look for people who understand how the businesses can be enabled through their technical solutions

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