Senior Cloud Platforms Engineer

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Summary:

In this role, you will partner with infrastructure, application development, and security teams to define and implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Azure DevOps (ADO) requirements for various development initiatives. You will support building automation and monitor needs through a blend of technical expertise, organizational skills, and interpersonal abilities. You will drive enhancements in technical team’s experience, propose pragmatic solutions to complex problems, and be eager to learn from and educate others.

Responsibilities:

·        Design, manage, and maintain native toolsets in a multi-cloud environment, that automate operational processes to improve development delivery.

·        Partner with Agile Product teams to identify opportunities for improvement.

·        Assist in setting Azure CI/CD and integrations to Azure cloud environments, Artifactory, automation testing tools, Octopus, Jenkins, Infrastructure as Code, Pulumi, etc.

·        Work with developers and other DevOps-oriented engineers to test system integrity.

·        Partner with Internal IT Infrastructure to establish appropriate automation frameworks in support of fully automating code deployments.

·        Monitor Azure cloud deployments and application performance.

·        Administer tools or environments to support platform and application delivery teams.

·        Support code deployments and pipeline monitoring across all environments, troubleshoot and resolve issues.

·        Collaborate with Vizient’s Security team to understand, implement, and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validations.

·        Collaborate with Agile product teams to assist with configuration needs and ensure those needs align with efficient release of each product.

·        Support engineers in other departments in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other team members.

·        Stay up to date on emerging technologies, and understand trends and opportunities to ensure we are utilizing the best techniques and tools.

Qualifications:

 

·        Relevant degree preferred.

·        5 or more years of relevant experience required.

·        Experience in a Cloud Engineering, DevOps role, or related position required.

·        Experience in a software development role using languages such as Java C# or Python with an understanding of CI/CD concepts is required.

·        Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, and Chef is required.

·        Experience with SOA applications and cloud-based services, preferably Azure required.

·        Experience with Windows Server preferred, Linux experience preferred.

·        Deep knowledge of PowerShell or other scripting languages preferred.

·        Certification as an Azure Architect, DevOps Administrator, or other cloud-related certification preferred.

·        Understanding of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks preferred.

·        Extensive experience with open-source technology, software development, and system engineering preferred.

·        You must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Estimated Hiring Range:

At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $102,400.00 to $179,000.00.

This position is also incentive eligible.

Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:

http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers

Equal Opportunity Employer:   Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.