Engineer Specialist III Cloud

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What youll be doing

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Cloud Operations Engineer to join our Centralized Operations team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on professional in the applications operations with a strong background in cloud-native technologies automation and the telecom domain. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our robust and scalable infrastructure directly contributing to the reliability of our next-generation telecom services. This role requires an autonomous professional who can handle multiple tools and technologies in a fast-paced DevOps-centric environment.

• Designing deploying and managing scalable highly available and fault-tolerant infrastructure across Kubernetes and OpenStack environments.
• Developing executing and maintaining robust Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripts using Ansible Python and Shell to automate provisioning and system configurations.
• Administering and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab to enable seamless software delivery deployment agility and rapid operational workflows.
• Configuring and managing core IP networking services including VPCs VPNs SDNs DNS load balancers and firewalls.
• Building packaging and deploying microservices and application solutions utilizing containerization technologies like Docker.
• Operating and administering enterprise operational suites including the VSOP toolchain DML and SON applications.
• Building executing and managing RPA (Robotic Process Automation) regression testing frameworks as well as reporting analyzing and resolving operational defects.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to continuously safeguard security optimize operational performance and enforce cloud governance.

Where youll be working

In this hybrid role youll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

What we are looking for

Youll need to have:

• Bachelors degree or four or more years of equivalent work experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes OpenStack Docker and other OS virtualization and containerization technologies.
• Expertise in scripting and coding specifically Ansible Python and shell.
• Sound knowledge of the Telecom Domain including 4G/5G Network Function Virtualization (NFV) MANO and SOL standards.
• Strong knowledge of IP Networking including VPC VPN SDN DNS and firewalls.
• Proven experience with CI/CD methodologies and tools particularly gitlab.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and optimize database and storage solutions.:
• Experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and configuration management tools like Ansible postman
• Familiarity with the day-to-day operational use of centralized tools like the VSOP tool chain DML and SON Applications.

Even Better if you have one or more of the following:

• A Masters degree

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you we encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every even better qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race gender disability or any other legally protected characteristics.