Cloud Engineer II

Salt Lake, UT - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 105600 - 158400

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 407

Pay Range: $105600.00 - $158400.00

Job Description

Job Duties

Performs software deployments.
Implements and maintains monitoring solutions.
Deploys automation of software deployment and automation tools.
Increases application and system responsiveness.
Monitors performance by anticipating and correcting operational issues before occurrence.
Creates more stable operating environments by continuously improving infrastructure to be easily deployable and scalable.
Utilizes in-house documentation tools for progressing tickets and gathering approvals for work.
Documents progress and reports on delays/roadblocks to leadership.
Provides technical and process expertise for various development teams.
Participates and possibly leads various maintenance and innovation-based projects.
Supports the teams on-call rotation.
Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

KSAs

Comprehensive understanding of AWS core technologies and tools
Strong administration knowledge of Linux
Knowledge and experience scripting/programming in Bash Java Python and
Understanding of DevOps Scrum and ITIL concepts
Understanding of Virtualization and/or Containerization
Understanding of GitFlow model and Continuous Integration with Travis or Jenkins
Knowledge and experience using Configuration Management Tools such as Terraform CloudFormation Chef and SaltStack
Knowledge and experience using monitoring tools like Dynatrace Nagios CloudWatch or IPMon
Strong communication and documentation skills
Self-starter with a drive to work autonomously as a member of a collaborative team
Strong service-oriented focus with a customer service attitude
Strong analytical skills

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or related field
3 years of experience working with AWS
5 years of experience as a Linux Systems Administrator/Engineer
5 years of experience interfacing with development and/or operational teams
2 AWS Associate Certifications or 1 Professional certificate
Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications

Linux based certifications

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.

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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.