Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as a Cloud Consultant. In this role, you will be responsible for partnering with clients to form long-lasting relationships while assisting with their growth across various cloud platforms, particularly AWS and Azure.
Responsibilities
- Surface and analyze customer business requirements
- Translate requirements into an architectural design and influence the deployment of key infrastructure components
- Design, construct, configure, and maintain all facets of an AWS Subscription/Tenants
- Plan and execute an end-to-end implementation of the target workload
- CI/CD development pipeline work
- Troubleshooting AWS and Linux issues as our Subject Matter Expertise
- Cost and performance optimization of server and cloud resources
- Maintain a thorough understanding of existing and emerging Azure and related core technologies
- Be up to date on new technologies within Azure that could benefit customers
- Understand and be comfortable with multiple Azure technologies/products and be able to assist clients in the exploration, initial setup, and support of those technologies
- Desired SME skillset for a few select technologies for which you could ask as the team's internal expert and escalation point. (Example - Infrastructure as a code, AKS, VMware, Linux, Database, Security, Virtual Desktop, AWS etc.)
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Skills
- Deep knowledge of Linux OS and its supported technologies and systems
- AWS Cloud experience and expertise
- Azure Cloud experience and expertise
- Cloud Core Platforms (AWS and Azure): Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management (IAM Identity Center), Security and Compliance (AWS Security Hub), Federation with external identity Platforms, Infrastructure required
- Experience with AWS or Azure Government highly desired
- Kubernetes, containers, are highly desired
- Governance experience is preferred
- Linux System administrator experience, OS management, patching, application management, etc
- Linux experience with Red Hat Enterprise, Ubuntu and GNOME is desired
- Any Linux Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to system administration at scale in Cloud environments
- Any AWS Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Amazon Web Services
- Any Azure Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Microsoft Cloud
Benefits
- Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefit Guide 2025-2026
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