Cloud Engineer (Remote Opportunity)
Job title: Cloud Engineer (Remote Opportunity) in Florida at VetsEZ
Company: VetsEZ
Job description: VetsEZ is seeking an AWS/ Azure Cloud Engineer to join our team. In this role you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing scalable cloud infrastructure using both Microsoft Azure platforms and Amazon Web Services (AWS), ensuring optimal performance, security, and cost efficiency by leveraging automation tools. Further responsibilities include DevOps, in automating CI/CD pipelines and collaborating with development teams to deploy and maintain cloud-based applications across multiple environments.Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement cloud architectures utilizing AWS and Azure services like EC2, S3, RDS, Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Kubernetes and more, considering scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Provision and manage Azure virtual machines, storage accounts, networks, and other cloud resources using Azure portal or CLI.
- Develop and maintain automated deployment scripts using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), PowerShell templates to automate provisioning and deployment of cloud resources.
- Implement robust security measures on cloud environments, including access control, encryption, network segmentation, and compliance with industry regulations.
- Proactively monitor cloud systems for performance issues, troubleshoot technical problems, and implement alerting mechanisms.
- Integrate cloud infrastructure with continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to streamline application deployments by leveraging GitHub Actions.
- Manage software deployments and releases, ensuring minimal downtime. Utilize containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
- Extensive knowledge of core cloud services like compute, storage, networking, databases, and security features within Azure and AWS.
- Excellent understanding of core Azure services like Compute (Virtual Machines), Storage (Blob, Queue, Disk), Networking (VNETs, NSGs), Azure Active Directory (AD), and Azure Functions. Expertise in using Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates for infrastructure automation.
- Strong proficiency in scripting languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash for automation and system management.
- Understanding of core cloud security principles, compliance requirements, and best practices for securing cloud environments.
- Solid grasp of network concepts like subnetting, routing, load balancing, and VPNs.
- Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues related to cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding principles related to continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- One or more of the following certifications is mandatory Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer (Professional), AWS Certified Advanced Networking (Specialty).
- Ability to manage containerized applications on cloud platforms (Docker, Kubernetes).
- · Familiarity with CI/CD tools and methodologies (GitHub Actions).
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- 401k with Employer Match
- PTO + Federal Holidays
- Corporate Laptop
- Training opportunities
- Remote Opportunity