ECHO IT SOLUTIONS INC .

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Sr Cloud Network Engineer Houston, TX - Hybrid Long term contract we are looking for is specifically more cloud networking proficiency in all 3 major cloud providers if possible. Practical Terraform Cloud experience would be necessary as well " The search for a potential candidate would be with someone who has worked with CISCO, F5 networks and ZScalar and transitioned into Cloud. The candidate background has to be in networking and not cloud as the core. Please look for deep networking knowledge. The cloud will come together which is not a big deal. Focus on Cisco switches networking, Big IP, WAN, LAN , BGP, FW and AWS Direct Connect. Job summary: The Sr Cloud Engineer role is part of the Cloud COE, and is responsible for delivering Cloud solutions to the Application team (internal customer), based on customer requirements. The Sr Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing and building scalable, available, and secure architecture solutions, based on Architectural standards, availability of services, cost, network, security, storage, and Governance considerations. The Engineer should also be able to design, develop, test, and deploy secure custom workflows and scripts within the Cloud infrastructure that can be used for integration, deployment, monitoring, compliance, or other routine tasks. Essential Duties/Responsibilities: Lead the implementation of solutions based on Architectural best practices and AWS Well Architected Framework Provides guidance on AWS, Azure and GCP Cloud offerings. Assists business devops teams with the design and implementation of highly available, cost efficient and fault tolerant systems. Leads the implementation of Cloud Architecture solutions, based on defined standards for Cloud COE - from an Application and Infrastructure perspective. Leads the delivery of simple Cloud architecture patterns and implementations based on customer requirements. Assists with the analysis of the application portfolios and migration feasibility. Understand the integration of Cloud infrastructure/network environment with corporate infrastructure / data centre environment. Assist with design of reference Architecture for implementation of codified stacks that meet the needs of the applications Continuous building, testing, integration, and deployment of platforms and pipelines Provides hands-on technical support to accelerate Cloud learning among peers Assist with implementation of standardized offerings Assist maintaining Repositories & registries for build/deployment artifacts Assist with the creation of automated testing frameworks for applications and infrastructure Collaborates with internal service teams for infrastructure and application deployments Understands the tools used to perform proactive monitoring of system and server health, analyze trends to prevent incidents Assists in implementation of Security Standards, based on organization's Security policy Familiarity with Security best practices and industry standards for security Working Conditions: Work either fully remote or Hybrid office schedule. Some overtime required as special projects arise. Minimal Travel Minimum Requirements: Demonstrated experience in AWS, Azure & GCP environments. Terraform Cloud expertise. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated experience working with Hashicorp applications, specifically Terraform Cloud Enterprise, Vault and Packer Demonstrated experience of working in an Agile/Scrum environment Demonstrated experience of Cloud computing technologies Demonstrated experience of AWS, Azure and GCP design principles and architectural best practices and industry standards Demonstrated experience of the AWS Well Architected Framework and Cloud migration industry standards and best practices Prior programming background in at least ONE language: C++, Java, Python, Ruby etc. Demonstrated experience of building IaaS and PaaS solutions Knowledge of technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization Demonstrated experience of Cloud computing technologies and workload transition challenges Demonstrated experience with one or more IaaS platforms like Google Compute Engine, Azure, Soft Layer, OpenStack, etc. Demonstrated experience with software development life cycle (SDLC). One or more of the following certifications preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Azure Solutions Architect Azure Devops Engineer GCP Cloud Architect GCP DevOps Engineer Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment. Ability to deliver in sprints and work as a team. • Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines • Ability to operate in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams Physical Requirements: Be able to sit in a workplace environment for required working schedule.