Cloud Automation Engineer

Job Description

Control-Tec is looking for a passionate, motivated, and detail-oriented Cloud Automation Engineer, entry level. This position will be working on the IT Solutions team to automate infrastructure, enable a Dev Ops culture within the company through collaboration with other teams, explore and implement new technologies, and suggest enhancements to existing services. An ideal candidate should be able to work well on a team but also be self-motivated and curious.

New technologies will be explored often so the ability to be quick learning and hands on is a must.

• Helping to design, test, and implement various infrastructure automation using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Actively participate in high level team activities such as suggesting architecture improvements, recommending process improvements and conducting tool evaluations.
• Independence to manage day to day activities with minimal supervision and be capable to elevate and drive issues to resolution when required.
• Create and support internal documentation and handoffs to other teams.
• Collaborate with other teams to help streamline application and infrastructure deployment times.

• Good understanding and use of IT Cloud concepts including architecture, security, serverless, monitoring, and networking.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - including verbal, written, and presentation. Ability to tailor communication to audience.
• Analytical, troubleshooting, and research skills with performance issues in production and development environments.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to research and solve complex issues independently.
• At least one year experience with a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, etc.
• At least two years’ experience with Linux (preferably Debian-based distributions).
• Proficient scripting in Python.
• Experience with version control systems such as Git or Subversion.
• Experience in designing and improving highly available systems.

• Experience with automated build pipelines, continuous integration, and continuous deployment with test automation frameworks.
• AWS or Azure certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect - Associate or 70-532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions).
• Experience delivering infrastructure for distributed, scalable, secure, reliable software systems.
• Experience in managing Linux and/or systems with configuration management, such as Ansible, Puppet, Chef, VMWare.
• Understanding of network and information security best practices.
• Experience working in an enterprise production environment.

CONTROLTEC offers a comprehensive and industry leading benefits package. Flexible work schedules, generous time off, and an environment that promotes ingenuity and fun.