Cloud Engineer
Job ID: 109101
Location: Reston , VA [Remote]
Salary: $65.00 - $70.00
Category: App/Dev
Employment Type: Contract
Our client is hiring a skilled and experienced Lead Cloud Engineer to join our team. This pivotal role involves leading a team dedicated to the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud environments, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. The successful candidate will work 100% remotely, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to a vital sector from any location. This position demands a blend of leadership capabilities and deep technical expertise, particularly in cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role offers a competitive conversion rate, with a maximum of 175k, and is geared towards individuals seeking to leverage their cloud computing skills in a dynamic, remote setting.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the cloud engineering and operations team, overseeing the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud environments across platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Manage the prioritization of tasks within the team, including ServiceNow requests, changes, and Jira tasks for provisioning, modifying, troubleshooting, and decommissioning cloud services.
- Advise on and implement process improvements within the cloud team, utilizing cloud best practices and established team standards.
- Coordinate effectively with internal counterparts and peer leads, ensuring seamless integration and operation of cloud services with other system components.
- Provide technical guidance and direction on the provisioning of new resources and the resolution of infrastructure issues within cloud environments.
- Implement and manage identity and access management (IAM) policies and tools, controlling user permissions and access to cloud resources.
- Monitor overall cloud health, identifying issues and collaborating with the cloud services team and customers to resolve them promptly.
- Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience in the field.
- Minimum of five years of experience in cloud technologies, with a strong preference for candidates with significant AWS experience.
- Proficiency in writing and deploying Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Cloud Formation, Terraform, CDK) to provision cloud infrastructure.
- At least two years of experience with Python or a similar cloud scripting language.
- Preferred: At least one cloud certification at the associate level or higher in AWS.
- Demonstrated experience leading a team in provisioning cloud infrastructure resources and operational support.
- Familiarity with a broad range of cloud infrastructure resources.
- Experience with Jira, ServiceNow, and similar toolsets for workflow management.
- Knowledge of SolarWinds, Splunk, and similar tools for logging and monitoring.
At GDH, we believe in the power of people and the importance of caring. Our culture statement, “We care about people,” isn't just a tagline – it's the core of everything we do. GDH is a premier staffing and talent solutions company dedicated to helping businesses find the best talent and assisting job seekers in finding their dream jobs.
Who We Are:
GDH, founded in 2001, has grown into a leader in providing staffing solutions across various industries. We specialize in IT across several sectors, connecting top talent with leading enterprises. As a Best of Staffing firm recognized for excellence in client, employee, talent, and women's services, we pride ourselves on our commitment to quality and service.
Benefits of Working for GDH:
- Professional Development
- Competitive pay
- Full health insurance
- 401k Plan
- Holiday Pay
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Weekly Paycheck & Direct Deposit
- & More!
