Cloud Engineer

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Individual contributor responsible for Development, Security and Operations (DevSecOps) and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) automation in an agile software development environment. This role will play a key part in developing infrastructure as code – utilizing modern cloud services, development languages, frameworks and methodologies.

This position is a key member of the DevSecOps team which is comprised of highly skilled individuals tasked with re-imagining the next generation of CNA’s cloud platform and development tools. This team is focused on automating the delivery of environments in the public cloud with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This position will utilize multiple cloud services and make them operational for CNA.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Partners with architects and application development teams to evaluate new cloud services, features, & enhancements
• Determines secure patterns & configurations for cloud services
• Writes code, scripts, and templates to automate the provisioning and de-provisioning of cloud services using tools like Terraform and cloud provider APIs
• Ensures the security of CNA’s cloud infrastructure
• Uses Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to ensure the availability and resilience of CNA’s public cloud hosted applications
• Provides technical consulting and expertise to application teams using public cloud services
• Manages CNA’s public cloud environments
• Enhances CNA’s automation and Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Manages CNA’s cloud development tools including CI/CD orchestration platforms, source code repositories, artifact repositories, code quality tools, etc.

May perform additional duties as assigned.

Reporting Relationship

Typically AVP or above
 
Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Experience with Java, Go, Python, and other Object Oriented languages
• Experience in development using REST APIs
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• A passion for growing skills and solving complex and challenging problems
• Experience in developing integration solutions and automation
• Experience with Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Vault, Jenkins/Concourse, Spring Boot
• Experience with Public Cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure
• Experience with Cloud Networking, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security
• Experience in Object Oriented and Service Oriented Architectures as well as Design Patterns

Preferred:

• Working knowledge of core Google Cloud Platform services
• In depth understanding of Kubernetes
• Understanding of and experience creating CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of TDD and automated unit, integration & acceptance testing
• Experience in researching and prototyping new capabilities
• Experience using and administering Linux and Windows Server operating systems
• Experience with development tools such as Nexus, Artifactory, SonarQube, Git, SVN, Jira, etc

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
• Typically a minimum of ten years of Information Technology experience in IT Applications Development and/or IT Infrastructure Quality Assurance
• Applicable certifications preferred

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