Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer (hybrid)

Zirous is an accomplished tech firm based out of West Des Moines, IA. For over 38 years, Zirous has been committed to executing best practices and going above and beyond industry standards to provide viable solutions for customers in all things data & analytics, cloud adoption, enterprise integration, identity & access management, custom application development, and experience services. Zirous is seeking a Infrastructure / Cloud Engineer who is eager to work with a variety of technologies and to continue to develop their technical expertise.

Our technology partners include: https://www.zirous.com/partnerships/

Zirous has been acclaimed for its outstanding workplace environment as a Top Workplace in the State of Iowa for several years. Additionally, Zirous has been a finalist for the prestigious Best Technology Company Culture of the Year (2023) and Large Iowa Technology Company of the Year (2024) awards by the Technology Association of Iowa. Join our fantastic team today!

Location: This position will work in a hybrid model with both work from home (remote) days each Monday & Friday, as well as on-site days at the West Des Moines, IA office each Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Zirous offers a flexible schedule so that you can work to meet clients needs and your personal needs. On-site days as described will be required for this role, local candidates within the Des Moines, IA metro will be given priority.

What You'd Be Doing:

• This position will support infrastructure and cloud services for clients.
• Work on a variety of client projects as a full-time employee of Zirous - length of projects and types of client industries will vary.
• Research and development of applications to support client projects.
• Resolve technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation.
• Work closely with Project Managers & Technical Leads to ensure successful project implementation.
• Provide expert and specialized hands-on technical support, consultation and coaching to clients.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Have the ability to create your career!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, Cyber Security, or in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Previous Systems Administrator work experience.
• Experience with any of the following cloud technologies: AWS, Azure, Google, Oracle, etc.
• Experience with Linux and Unix operating systems
• Migrating various work loads from on-premises to cloud
• Back-office technologies: M365/O365, OneDrive, Exchange, SharePoint, Windows Server 2012-2019, Active Directory, Azure Active Directory
  Security technologies: SentinelOne, Proofpoint, IronScales, Windows Defender, BitLocker
• Virtualization technologies: VMWare and Hyper-V
• Network technologies: TCP/IP, DNS, switching, firewall, routing, Subnetting, VLANs
• Remove access technologies: VPN (client and webapp), terminal services, RDP, FTP/sFTP
• Remote Monitoring and Management technology and best practices
• Scripting and automation experience using powershell and other tools
• Industry network/server support experience
• Windows desktop OS experience
• A firm understanding of IaaS, PaaS and SaaS, as well as the differences between them.
• Solid troubleshooting skills and be able to debug and analyze issues to resolution.
• The ability to interact with clients in order to maintain good standing which includes, but is not limited to; assisting in gathering requirements, answering questions, and participating in implementations.
• Ability to demonstrate organization and documentation skills
• High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities
• Professional appearance and attire
• Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented
• Excellent communication skills, analytical ability, good judgment, and the ability to work effectively with staff.
• Position will work closely with other team members and VP of Cloud & Managed Services to accomplish company, client and personal goals.

Don't have all of the experience or skills? We encourage you to still apply today! We'll train you and teach you what you don't already know. We