Cloud Engineer

Role:
Cloud Engineer
Duration: 1+yr
Work Type:
Hybrid

Job Summary:

• We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Cloud Engineer to join our dynamic IT team.
• This role is pivotal in supporting the Agency and its affiliated entities as they expand their operations into cloud environments.
• The cloud engineer will provide expert technical guidance on cloud security, system upgrades, and issue resolution to OCIO senior leadership, internal divisions, and external partners.
• They will ensure responsive and professional service delivery, collaborating with other OCIO technical teams to manage changes and upgrades to cloud tools and applications.

Duties:

• Developing and implementing governance policies that align with industry best practices to ensure our IT infrastructure remains secure and efficient.
• Continuous evaluation of our cloud infrastructure to identify opportunities for service improvement, cost savings, and enhanced security will be essential.
• Capacity planning is also important to ensure systems are appropriately scaled for current and future needs, while proactive monitoring will ensure optimal performance.
• Generating detailed reports on cloud storage usage, highlighting data composition and identifying top users and organizational usage patterns.
• The cloud engineer will oversee financial planning and cost tracking across platforms like Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS
  , ensuring expenditures remain within budget and providing regular reporting on planned versus actual spending.
• This comprehensive oversight ensures that the Agency’s cloud infrastructure is not only technically sound but also financially sustainable and aligned with our strategic goals.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications preferred (i.e., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Dev Ops Engineer, Google Cloud Professional Engineer, Certified Cloud Security Professional).
• 5+ years of enterprise IT experience with hands‑on cloud engineering.
• 5+ years of proven Expertise in Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, including security and governance.
• 5+ years of experience with cloud upgrades, capacity planning, monitoring, and optimization.
• Ability to manage cloud costs, usage reporting, and advise leadership.

Flexible work from home options available.