Advanced Cloud Engineer

Overview

15000 Valmont Plaza Omaha Nebraska 68154

Why Valmont

We’re Here to Move the World Forward. Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

A Brief Summary Of This Position

“Conserving Resources, Improving Lives”. That is what Valmont is about. We are a growing $4B company which is significantly investing in digital transformation. This is a critical initiative which is key to meeting our revenue targets. This position will be a lead developer within our IT Cloud Center of Excellence team, helping to architect, deliver and support new and existing cloud platforms across all BU’s.

It is essential to embody Valmont’s core values of Passion, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, and Delivering Results while cultivating a workplace where employees feel valued, trusted, understood, and respected.

Essential Functions

• This position reports to the Senior Manager Global IT Operations and has no direct or indirect reports.
• Mentor and train technical teams and peers on cloud technologies and best practices, including, but not limited to, optimized design, automation, and deploying code using industry best practices and Valmont standards.
• Design, Coordinate, Direct, and Curate complex systems involving multiple platforms and technologies, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and tools to continuously improve Valmont’s cloud architecture and development practices.
• Oversee cloud operations and governance across all Valmont tenants and vendors including Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, Hashi Corp (Terraform), and Red Hat (Ansible) ensuring compliance, security, and cost optimization.
• Establish and maintain standards for Source Control repositories and development tools across Valmont’s global enterprise.
• Architect and manage systems that enable development teams to build, test, and deploy code using CI/CD pipelines and Dev Ops best practices.
• Lead prioritization and delivery of system enhancements, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
• Provide technical leadership in resolving complex problems and incidents across cloud environments.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand functional requirements and advise on optimal cloud-native or hybrid solutions.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements and guide development teams on necessary customizations.
• Evangelize cloud software development best practices across all business units, fostering consistency and innovation.
• Document and validate requirements in partnership with business users and sponsors.
• Align cloud strategy with Valmont’s strategic business drivers to support growth and innovation.
• Assess risks and proactively inform stakeholders of potential impacts to timelines or scope.
• Create and maintain technical specifications, architecture diagrams, and operational documentation.
• Develop and enforce cloud security policies, including identity and access management, encryption, and compliance controls.
• Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage, implementing cost-saving strategies and performance improvements.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning for cloud-hosted systems.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration between infrastructure, operations, security, application development, and business teams.
• Lead cloud readiness assessments and migration planning for legacy systems.
• Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve deployment consistency.
• Participate in vendor evaluations and contract negotiations for cloud…