Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Builders FirstSource is America’s largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. The Sr. Cloud Engineer will design, develop, deploy, and manage cloud-based systems and environments, collaborating with various teams to determine the appropriate use of cloud platforms.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, and maintain cloud-based solutions in Microsoft Azure and other cloud providers
- Manage the software development life cycle, including planning, designing, testing and deploying applications
- Creatively solve complex problems in the DevOps space, collaborating with other IT teams and team members as required
- Design and implement complex network solutions to meet company needs for security and scalability, working with vendors, managed service providers, and other IT teams
- Document & build CI/CD pipelines leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC), specifically Terraform
- Design and build Kubernetes platform solutions for hosting container workloads and assist developers with solution deployments
- Create professional documentation for designs, technology choices, practices, and process workflows
- Automate builds and deployments across multi-platform environments
- Establish continuous improvement practices that include performance capacity planning, scalability, resiliency, reliability engineering, and evaluation of existing systems for enhancements
- Mentor junior engineers to encourage growth and foster a collaborative team environment
- Work with customers to gather requirements and create solutions that address their needs
- Other duties may be assigned as required
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
- Five (5) years of experience in Cloud Engineering role
- Subject matter expert in cloud platforms and DevOps deployment techniques
- Experience creating complex solutions in Microsoft Azure
- Strong background in managing version control systems, such as Git
- Experience managing CI/CD platforms, such as Azure DevOps and GitHub
- Experience with automated configuration management and deployment tools
- Experience developing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
- Design and implement complex networking solutions across cloud and on premises systems
- Familiarity working with a structured ITIL change / problem management process
- Broad range of programming / scripting experience
- Experience with technologies to create and manage virtual development environments
- Strong background with containerization and Kubernetes
- Demonstrated ability to organize and lead complex cross-team initiatives to successful outcomes
- Strong team-oriented and collaborative skills
- Demonstrated strategic and critical analysis skills
- Background working in a multi-platform environment (Linux, Windows)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Experience managing and deploying AI solutions a plus
Benefits
- In addition to the base wage listed, this position is also eligible to earn an annual bonus subject to changes in plan design and documents and in accordance with applicable law.
- Eligibility and the amount of the bonus varies based on overall company success, thresholds met and other terms and conditions of the Company’s active bonus policy for the respective year.
- This role is eligible for medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance plans
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- PTO (including paid sick time)
- 8 paid holidays per year (for salaried and hourly team members)
Company Overview
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