Cloud Automation Engineer

We are seeking a cloud automation engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be working 100% remote and will focus on automation in support of the cloud infrastructure team. A candidate in this position will work as part of an enterprise cloud services team and will assist in the automation of cloud infrastructure, ensuring efficient, reliable, and scalable operations. The candidate will be part of a team of automation engineers implementing automation tools and processes. This role will develop and implement the automation needs for the cloud infrastructure team. The candidate responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Develop and deploy comprehensive cloud automation strategy to meet the cloud team’s automation requirements • Identify automation tools and best practices and support the adoption of the tools and practices across the cloud team • Analyze existing cloud processes and identify areas where automation can be implemented to optimize cloud processes • Support the automation needs of the cross-functional cloud infrastructure team • Identify and implement cloud strategies to increase self-service infrastructure deployments using cloud native services • Manage cloud infrastructure and ensure availability, scalability, and security through automation • Monitor and optimize the performance of cloud services and resources through automation • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation in support of streamlined deployment and management of cloud infrastructure • Automate cloud infrastructure team reporting on service usage, cost, etc. • Support the development governance documentation and standard operation procedures for automated processes and tools Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of relevant experience preferred • Five (5) years of experience preferred in cloud technologies including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or other public cloud services with an emphasis on AWS experience • Three (3) years of experience writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CDK, and CloudFormation preferred • Three (3) years of experience in Python, or similar cloud scripting language, and AWS SDK (e.g. Boto3) preferred • Experience using Python, or similar scripting, with Boto3, or similar SDKs, to implement automation, reporting, service interrogation in a multi-account environment • One (1) cloud certification preferred at the associate level or higher in AWS preferred • Experience with automating self-service deployments using AWS cloud services (e.g. AWS Service Catalog or other similar services) • Experience analyzing existing processes then identifying opportunities for automation • Experience with automation reporting on cloud infrastructure services • Experience with automation in an AWS multi-account organization • Candidate must hold or be able to obtain Public Trust We offer benefits that work as hard as you do. Time Off • 15 days of Vacation Leave for the first two years • 20 days of Vacation Leave starting the third year • 11 Paid Holidays • Bereavement Leave • Military Leave • Civic Duty Leave • Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Retirement Plan & Professional Development • Company-sponsored 401(k) Plan • 100% Match for the first 3% • 50% Match for the next 2% • Tuition Assistance • Training Reimbursement Health and Wellness • Medical, Dental, and Vision Programs • Subsidized premiums for employee and family • Long-term Disability Insurance (company paid) • Short-term Disability Insurance (company paid) • Life Insurance (company paid) Social Events • Annual Holiday Party • Spring Outing • Summer Outing • Fall Outing • Team Happy Hours • Complementary tickets to sporting events Cloud Automation Engineer Apply tot his job Apply To this Job