Cloud Engineer, Senior

UPMC is looking for a Cloud Engineer to join their team. This position will remote and offers a competitive salary and an excellent total rewards package. If you are looking for an opportunity that involves cutting edge tech, driving innovation and automation APPLY NOW!! 

Purpose:
UPMC is looking to hire a Senior Cloud Engineer to work within the Corporate Technology Services Team. This position will be working on a team that has three major goals: Innovation, Collaboration, and Continuous Improvement, on a 360 platform, responsible for Cloud Strategy including, but not limited to Infrastructure, Security, Architecture, and Governance. Under the general direction of managemcnt, this Senior position requires a degree of technical expertise in the areas of cloud, security, network, and systems design to drive development, DevOps, implementation, and automation across various domains and projects. Technical experience and analytical capabilities to troubleshoot complex systems. Define project plans, implement, and maintain Cloud environments, and provide services to meet client and business needs within budget and targeted deadlines.

Responsibilities:

• While under the direction of management and other senior team members, the Senior Cloud Engineer, maintains systems, participates in projects, provides end user and application support, contributes to team documentation, and continually contributes to process improvement.
• Plan and execute on technical design, delivery, and architecture on major new platforms and products for a team of engineers.
• Analyze customer needs, create technical designs and documents as needed.
• Document Cloud policies, and procedures. Perform research and analysis required for project proposals, system modifications, and new products.
• Review Cloud tool sets regularly for efficiency, cost, and performance. Conduct research on cloud environment issues and attend meetings to propose technical solutions for user requests.
• Own the overall system design, security, scalability, reliability, and performance of Cloud projects.
• Implement tools and processes to maximize efficiency and automation.
• Oversee and develop team members through mentoring, coaching, and best practice collaboration to provide stretch opportunities.
• Performs all other related duties as assigned, including responding to production issues as needed 24x7x365.
  
  *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
  *Performs other duties as assigned.

• Ideal candidate will have 3+ years Azure (IaaS, PaaS, & SaaS) with 5+ years overall IT experience in mid to complex sized organizations or equivalent educational qualifications.
• Microsoft Azure Administrator and/or AWS certification preferred.
• Multi-cloud experience preferred.
• Must have sound understanding of SQL, Web, Networking, and Security best practices.
• Must have a Security mindset with an understanding of HIPAA and Data Privacy.
• Working knowledge of DevOps, application, and data integration.
• Understanding of Container services.
• Ability to script using PowerShell.
• Ability to develop complex Azure Resource Manager Templates.
• Ability to multi-task, manage projects, and have a production support mentality.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
  
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  UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran