Cloud Engineer; Platform Engineering

Cloud Engineer (Platform Engineering)
Job Description

Department(s): ITS - Infrastructure

Reports to:

Sr Manager II
FLSA status:
Non-Exempt
Salary Grade: O - $105,000 - $173,734

Applications will be accepted on a continuous basis until a sufficient number of qualified applications have been received. The deadline for the first review of applications is on Tuesday, January 16, 2023 at 11:59 PM.Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Applicants that apply after the first review are not guaranteed to be considered for this recruitment. This recruitment may close at any time without notice after the first review date.

Are you looking for a career that changes lives? As the single largest health plan in Orange County, Cal Optima Health serves one in three residents with health insurance programs for low-income children, adults, seniors and people with disabilities. Our 1,500 employees are valued for their individual perspectives and contributions and benefit from flexible work schedules, recognition and opportunities to grow.

If you're looking for a rewarding career supporting a meaningful mission, along with generous benefits and recognition, consider joining us at Cal Optima Health!

The Cloud Engineer (Platform Engineering) will work under minimal supervision and be responsible for the day-to-day design, development and operations of Cal Optima Health's cloud platform (Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Office 365, Active Directory and additional services) focusing on all the network aspects of the platform. The incumbent will be an experienced technical professional who has the capability to embrace and expand the existing cloud architecture.

The incumbent will provide expertise as workloads are transitioned to the cloud while ensuring minimal business disruptions. The incumbent will be responsible for extensive coordination with respective internal support, engineering teams and various external partners and vendors on multiple projects and initiatives.

§ Participates in a mission-driven culture of high-quality performance, with a member focus on customer service, consistency, dignity and accountability.

§ Assists the team in carrying out department responsibilities and collaborates with others to support short- and long-term goals/priorities for the department.

§ Designs, develops and deploys cloud-based systems and services in collaboration with Architects and in accordance with best practices and strategic direction.

§ Optimizes cloud infrastructure initiatives and assists other departments with moving their workloads to the cloud.

§ Coordinates medium-large size projects including but not limited to planning, developing, testing and implementing new projects.

§ Provides input on technical architecture and direction for the cloud environments.

§ Compiles and updates cloud reference architecture and provides support for Microsoft Azure, Office 365, SaaS, PaaS and IaaS Integrations and other cloud services.

§ Evaluates and provides insight on cloud technologies (modules, applications, hardware and new software).

§ Ensures efficient performance and utilization of cloud services (compute, storage and network).

§ Works closely with and advises Information Security on cloud vulnerabilities and threats by identifying, analyzing and resolving infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.

§ Works closely with the Information Technology Services (ITS) Application team on service performance by migrating workloads to Microsoft Azure and automating tasks using Microsoft Power Shell, Python, etc.

§ Assists with configuration of network solutions.

§ Responds to updates and closes service desk tickets generated by internal business partners.

§ Works closely with the ITS team by reviewing legacy systems and provides recommendations for improvements.

§ Monitors network/system performance by identifying system and network events, security and environmental alarms.

§ Assists with the development, implementation and testing of data contingency/disaster recovery planning.

§ Completes other projects and duties as assigned.

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