AWS Systems Engineer
Information Technology company
Information Technology company
Jacksonville, FL 32256
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Jacksonville, FL 32256
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Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, test, and implement a variety of secure & scalable cloud infrastructure solutions On AWS.
  • Deliver scalable designs for migrating applications to AWS, Azure, private clouds.
  • Support the GuideWell team by creating solution options and estimates for cloud migration projects.
  • Collaborate closely with customer point of contacts as well as internal teams to optimize delivery.
  • Document standard operating procedures with appropriate controls to ensure smooth delivery.
  • Document, evangelize and execute best practices on cloud migration projects.
  • Create deliverables as part of cloud migration projects. Deliverables like solution design, hardware sizing, disaster recovery plan etc.
  • Create, evangelize and publish metrics to measure cloud project delivery effectiveness.
  • Provide mentorship and leadership to team to solve complex problems.
  • Implement controls/procedures to protect information related to customers, suppliers, vendors etc.
  • Develop interpersonal relations with colleagues and practice open communication with team members in all offices.
  • Be the cloud champion by continuously learning new technologies and identifying technical areas for GuideWell to invest in, to stay ahead in the market.
  • Follow cloud technologies roadmap so that new solutions can be proposed to customers.
  • The resource will support the implementation of AWS organizations, IAM policies and AWS network architecture including VPCs, Subnets, Direct Connect

Skills & Experience:

  • 2+ years of hands-on cloud migration experience in AWS.
  • Practical experience designing and building solutions utilizing AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, KMS, Lambda, IAM, Kinesis, ECS.
  • Knowledge in AWS cloud infrastructure is mandatory
  • Strong work experience in SAN, OS, network, disaster recovery, high availability, firewalls, load balancers, and other advanced hardware concepts, clustering and VMWare etc. is required.
  • Extensive experience with one or more orchestration/automation platforms: AWS CloudFormation, Puppet, Chef, Ansible etc.
  • Practical experience working in DevOps team/organizations with applied skills in scripting, Git, Maven/Nexus and Jenkins.
  • Must be very well versed in cloud security and must be able to educate customers on moving to the cloud.
  • Past experience in a Windows environment , VMware and Linux experience favorable.
  • Working knowledge of application servers (Tomcat, JBoss etc.) and web servers (Apache, HAProxy, IIS, etc.)
  • Working knowledge of RDBMS databases on the cloud is preferred.
  • Past work experience designing and architecting cloud migration projects is mandatory.
  • Should possess strong problem solving and analytical skills.
  • Consistent incorporation of best practices and standards in delivery.
  • Excellent communication (verbal and written) & interpersonal skills – able to influence customer stakeholders.
  • Team player & ability to work proactively, provide mentorship & directions to the team & take technical decisions with minimal supervision.
  • Eagerness to learn new technology/new concepts.
  • AWS Certified Solutions architect – Associate would be given preference, Azure Certification is a plus.
  • Experience provisioning, administering and troubleshooting a majority of services on Cloud Platforms.
  • Experience in automation using one or more automation platforms such as Python, Chef, Puppet, Ansible.
  • Should have experience with command line or API integration with Cloud Service Provider APIs.
  • Establish credibility & build deep relationships with senior technical individuals within customers to enable them to be cloud advocates.
  • Responsible for cloud (AWS) security infrastructure, monitoring and compliance management of automated solutions for security features.
Skills
Skill Proficiency Years Experience Percent Used
AWS
1 - 3100%
Systems Engineering
1 - 3100%
AWS CloudFormation
1 - 375%
AWS EC2
1 - 375%
AWS S3
1 - 375%
Devops
1 - 375%
Load Balancing
1 - 375%
Scripting
1 - 375%
Solutions Architecture
1 - 375%
Apache Tomcat
1 - 350%
Cloud Infrastructure
Any50%
Disaster Recovery
1 - 350%
Firewall
1 - 350%
JBOSS BRMS
1 - 350%
VMWare
Any50%
Ansible
Any25%
Chef
Any25%
Compliance
Any25%
Git
Any25%
IIS
Any25%
Jenkins
Any25%
Linux
Any25%
Maven
Any25%
MS Azure
Any25%
Provisioning
Any25%
Puppet
Any25%
Python
Any25%
SAN
Any25%