Cloud Architect/Engineer

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This role is for a Cloud Architect/Engineer with a contract length of "unknown," offering a pay rate of "$X per hour." Required skills include extensive experience in hybrid cloud solutions, proficiency in IaC tools, and relevant cloud certifications.
🌎 - Country
United States
💱 - Currency
$ USD
💰 - Day rate
Unknown
Unknown
🗓️ - Date discovered
April 15, 2025
🕒 - Project duration
Unknown
🏝️ - Location type
Unknown
📄 - Contract type
Unknown
🔒 - Security clearance
Unknown
📍 - Location detailed
San Jose, CA
🧠 - Skills detailed
#Leadership #Containers #PCI (Payment Card Industry) #Puppet #Terraform #Cloud #Scripting #Security #OpenStack #Public Cloud #Python #Automation #Docker #API (Application Programming Interface) #Scala #Infrastructure as Code (IaC) #Ansible #GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) #Virtualization #CHEF #Kubernetes #Compliance
Role description

Technology Leadership: Looking for someone to take ownership of the managed cloud services platform and design a multi-tenant hybrid multi-cloud platform, keeping current and future needs in mind. Collaborate with product management to develop a solid understanding of EDA customer’s cloud requirements and create a vision for the future of the cloud platform. Demonstrate technological leadership by building a platform with thorough research, evaluating multiple options, considering their pros and cons, and making well-supported decisions.

Cloud Best Practices: Define, establish, and monitor the implementation of best cloud practices to ensure optimal performance and security.

Security Best Practices: Ensure compliance with industry security standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2, and ISO 27001, working closely with the security team to monitor cloud privacy.

Qualifications

   • Experience: A minimum of 12 years of experience across at least two disciplines, including technical architecture, application development, cloud technologies, and middleware. Specifically, experience in building a hybrid cloud solution leveraging OpenStack or other similar private cloud solutions along with one or more public cloud providers is very desirable.

   • Technical Skills: Proficient in cloud service architecture, security, networking, containers, and full-stack service development. Well-versed in scalability and reliability principles, cloud computing design patterns, and industry security best practices.

   • Cloud Services: Proven ability to build, guide, and manage best-in-class API-driven cloud solutions, with hands-on contribution to complex development activities. Should be able to independently build end-to-end cloud services from the ground up.

   • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in IaC tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Chef, or Puppet, along with knowledge of scripting and automation using Python or other similar languages.

   • Container Technologies: Expertise in virtualization/container technologies like Docker, and Kubernetes.

   • Cloud Certification: Possess relevant cloud certifications.

Preferred Attributes

   • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

   • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

   • Ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams.