Enterprise - Cloud System Architect - AWS, OpenStack, Ansible

Erias Ventures was founded to serve its customers with an entrepreneurial mindset. We value creative problem-solving
, open communication
, and empowering our employees to make decisions and put forth new ideas.

Our staff includes technical experts working across multiple disciplines, bringing diverse perspectives to every project. We are seeking engineers who wish to grow their careers and want to become part of a technically strong and growth-oriented company focused on bringing innovative solutions to the difficult mission problems facing our customers.

Provides support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of Cloud Infrastructure Services hosted in multiple cloud environments. Provides Tier I/II and Tier 3 (Escalation to Architecture Team) resolution of customer capacity requests. Provides support for the escalation and communication of status to management and internal customers. Provide connectivity and utilization support to Cloud Infrastructure Services managed cloud environment customers. Provide customer support through chat, email and capacity request ticketing.

• Provide Tier I/II support.
• Follow established guidelines for delivery of cloud-based resources.
• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of customer resources.
• Provide assistance to users in accessing and utilizing cloud-based compute resources.
• Serve as the technical point of contact between the customer and the Architecture and Capacity Engineering teams.
• Maintain currency of relevant documents and update the Wiki and SharePoint knowledge bases.
• Monitor and respond to chat rooms.
• Responsible for all aspects of integration and deployment to include infrastructure and application deployment, load testing, and disaster recovery.
• Must take planning seriously and strive for a seamless transition with little to no downtime.
• Is responsible for full documentation of the cloud infrastructure to enable a smooth handoff to application team.
• The architect will be responsible for deployment of new solutions into existing cloud resources or off-premise infrastructure.

A current Top-Secret/SCI with polygraph security clearance is required. Candidates cannot be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance under this position.

Must have nine (9) years of related work experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related technical field. Must work with little to no prescriptive guidance. An additional four (4) years of relevant experience can be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree.

• Strong knowledge of cloud solutions included but not limited to AWS, Open Stack and Microsoft Azure products.
• Must possess one active mid-level or advanced cloud certification (i.e. AWS, Azure, Open Stack).
• Development experience with both Linux and Windows workloads using cloud technologies with automation including Amazon Cloud formation, Ops Works, Ansible, Chef, and Docker.
• Demonstrated experience writing software scripts using languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby.
• Must be able to deploy new cloud production, staging, and test environment.
• Should be able to identify the most agile, scalable infrastructure, and select the best cloud services and technologies for customer projects and plan all implementation procedures.
• Should be able to automate and deploy cloud infrastructures.
• Demonstrated experience planning and implementing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) using tools like Open Stack, Eucalyptus, Open Shift, and Kubernetes.

Erias Ventures provides a complete package of wealth, health, and happiness benefits. The expected salary range for this position, depending on education and years of experience is $215,000 - $235,000.

• Above Market Hourly Pay
• 11% Roth or Traditional 401k with Immediate Vesting and Deposit
• Spot Bonuses for Assisting with Business Development and Company Growth
• Professional Development Bonuses for Certificates and Degrees

• Company subsidized Medical Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Vision and Dental Coverage
• 100% Company Paid Long Term Disability
  , Short Term Disability
  , and Group Life Insurance
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off with Flexible Work Schedules and Birthday Off
• Amazon Prime Membership and Monthly Internet Reimbursement
• Technology and Productivity Allowance for Equipment and Supplies
• Morale Building and Company Events to Celebrate our Successes and Build our Community
• Onboarding and Annual Swag
• Company Paid Professional Development and Training

At Erias Ventures, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As an equal opportunity employer, we ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment based on merit, without discrimination. We welcome individuals regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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