Private Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Private Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
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Job Description
Introduction
Looking for a rewarding career in the fastpaced technology industry Look no further!
The Department of Technology & Information (DTI) is Delawares central IT organization committed to providing technology services and collaborative solutions for Delaware while working to improve the lives of Delawareans through advanced technologies that innovate government services.
Employment with DTI is an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that offers opportunities for professional development. DTI employees have the chance to work with best in class IT companies offering our employees experience operating with some of the most talented in their field.
In addition to recruiting and retaining the best and brightest DTI acknowledges and values the diversity of our employees. DTI recognizes that fostering a diverse workforce provides remarkable benefits in terms of innovative thinking increased collection of skills and experiences greater teamwork and higher morale.
To learn more visit DTIs Website at offers a robust hybrid work policy for employees whose job duties are conducive to working remotely.
Summary Statement
The incumbents focus is on building areliable and secure infrastructure for multiple workloads in a Private/HybridCloud environment utilizing open and innovative technologies. The incumbent will work under the intermittent supervisionof the Private Cloud Infrastructure Lead. Employees are assigned duties to provide skilledtechnical support to maintain our cloud infrastructure and process requests forinfrastructure provisioning. The Private Cloud Infrastructure Engineer servesas a primary point of contact that partners with internal business anddevelopment stakeholders when design or architectural changes may be required.
The Private Cloud Infrastructure Engineer will be instrumental inimplementing the architecture and the engineering processes and best practicesto enable the foundational infrastructure (compute network storage andservice availability) required for application hosting in a Private Cloud.
CoreTechnologies:
- Private cloud infrastructure concepts and technologies
- Automating processes with a scripting language
- Configuration management tooling
- Software version control system
In this role employees are responsible for architectingdeploying maintaining and lifecycling equipment needed to provide theprivate cloud infrastructure including the creation of relevant and uptodateinfrastructure documentation for all deployed systems. The Private CloudInfrastructure Engineer serves as the Level/Tier 3 support and escalates morecomplex issues. The position provides training and mentoring for lessexperienced team members as needed.
TheSystems Engineering Senior Analyst will report to the Systems EngineeringManager.
Selective Requirement
SelectiveRequirements must be met in addition to the job requirements. Applicantswho do not possess the selective requirement will not be qualified.
- Applicant must possess a high school diploma or GED
Preferred Qualification
Applicants who do not possessthe preferred qualification will still be eligible to compete for this positionif job requirements are met.
- Bachelors Degree preferred with emphasis in Computer Science Information Systems Telecommunications Network Security or a relatedfield
- Possess certification in storage technologies hypervisors (VMware) compute platforms etc
Essential Functions
Essential functionsare fundamental core functions common to all positions in the class series andare not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any oneposition in the class specifications are descriptive and notrestrictive incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind notspecifically listed here.
PrimaryFunction:
- Build design deploy maintain support and lead the implementation ofprivate cloudinfrastructure solutions including physical storage compute hypervisor (VMware) network and virtual appliance technologies.
Other Functions:
- Work in tandem with DTI engineering teams to identify and implement the most optimal private cloudbased solutions for DTI and the State of Delaware
- Maintain and updates critical tools and infrastructure.
- Develop basic tools scripts and frameworks that drive efficiency in automation monitoring and management of largescale environments.
- Maintain awareness of industry trends and contributes to the execution of the private cloud roadmap and strategy.
- Manage private cloud environments in accordance with DTI security guidelines including problem identification and resolution performance management and design configuration.
- Deliver the infrastructure tooling and capabilities needed to enable our private cloud strategy.
- Deploy and debug private cloud initiatives as needed in accordance with best practices throughout the development lifecycle.
- Develop cascade and enforce engineering best practices using modern Software Design Life Cycle (SDLC) that enables CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous delivery) and favors automation auditability automated testing infrastructure and policy as code.
- Drive client satisfaction by identifying and developing process improvement and automation initiatives while ensuring compliance of solutions to operations roadmap.
Job Requirements
Applicantsmust have education training and/or experience demonstrating competence ineach of the following areas:
- Possess a minimum of two years of experience automating tasks with a scripting language
- Possess a minimum of two years of experience developing CI/CD pipelines
- Possess a minimum of four years of experience with running a virtualization or containerization infrastructure
- Possess a minimum of one year of experience working with Microsoft Office applications and virtual meeting tools
- Possess good communication skills (verbal and written) as well as effective presentation skills
Additional Posting Information
DTI retains the right to close the job posting prior to thelisted application deadline should a business need warrant it.
Conditions of Hire
Criminal background check: A satisfactoryfingerprint based criminal background check administered by the Delaware StatePolice is required as a Condition of Hire.
All applicants must be legally authorized towork in the United States. DTI participates in the Federal EVerify systemwhere we will provide the federal government with each Executive Branch newhires Form I9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in theU.S. For more information visit our Job Seeker Resource web page.
DTI doesnot provide employmentbased sponsorship.
Benefits
- Group Health Plan Dental Plan Vision Plan Prescription Flexible Spending (Health and Dependent Care) Long & ShortTermDisability Insurance Group Universal Life Insurance Accident & Critical Illness Insurance Health Management Programs
- 21 paid vacation days 15 paid sick days 13 paid holidays Up to 12 weeks paid Parental Leave.
- Tuition reimbursement up to $4000 annually
- State funded learning opportunities mentor programs and professional development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program: Access to support services such as Professional Counseling Services Legal Services Financial Services
- Employer & Employee Funded Pension Plan as well as an Employee Funded Retirement Savings Plan available
To learn more about the Statescomprehensive benefit package please visit our website atDelawareState Employee Benefits
Selection Process
The application andsupplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your educationtraining and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.
It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on yourapplication and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employmentjob title and job duties.For education and training list name of educationalprovider training course titles and summary of course supplied in response to the questions must be supported by theinformation supplied on the application including your employment educationand training history as it relates to the job requirements.
Once you have submitted yourapplication online all future correspondence related to your application willbe sent via email. Please keep your contact information current. You mayalso view all correspondence sent to you by the State of Delaware in the MyApplications tab at
Accommodations
Accommodationsare available for applicants with disabilities in all phases of the applicationand employment process. TDD users may request an auxiliary aid or serviceby calling (800)or by visiting.You may also call (302)or email for additionalapplicant services support.
TheState of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverseworkforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative ofDelaware including race color religion age sex national origin disabilitystatus genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identityor expression.
Selection Plan
Employment Type
Full-Time
