Cloud Engineer

Overview

Work Location:

Work Location District Office

Position Status:
Full Time

Salary Range: $141,330 - $172,437 Annual Salary (Range 150: Classified Salary Schedule Fiscal Year ). Starting placement is generally at Step 1.

Benefits

Summary:

In addition to the salary, this position qualifies for the choice of one of the District’s health and welfare plans, with premium cost 100% paid by the District for the employee and eligible dependents. The District offers two medical plans (Anthem Blue Cross [PPO] and Kaiser Permanente [HMO]); dental (Delta Dental PPO); vision (VSP Choice); life insurance for the employee (The Lincoln);

life insurance for eligible dependents (The Lincoln); a long-term disability/income protection plan (The Lincoln); and an employee assistance plan (Anthem EAP). The District also contributes an additional 26.81% of the employee’s salary toward CalPERS pension. Optional plans include additional life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (medical, transportation, dependent care) with a $4 monthly administrative fee paid by the District, and 403b and 457 retirement plans.

Classified employees also earn 10 to 22 days per year of vacation (based on years of service), and up to 12 sick leave days (pro-rated for less than full-time positions). There are currently 20 paid holidays.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Cloud Engineer reports to the Executive Director, Information Technology Services & Support at the District Office. The work schedule is 12 months per year; 40 hours per week;
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

This position is represented by CSEA (California School Employees Association), Chapter 363.

POSITION PURPOSE

Reporting to Executive Director, ITSS or an assigned administrator, the Cloud Engineer is responsible for leading cloud migration initiatives and maintaining the District’s cloud infrastructure. The Cloud Engineer performs advanced senior technical duties as a professional staff member for the planning, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing management of the District’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure platforms. This role focuses on ensuring the availability, performance, and security of cloud services while aligning cloud technologies with the District’s technical and business objectives.

This position participates in various activities related to cloud platform information systems and provides cross-functional support and backup as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This position is a senior level, non-managerial professional, fully functional in all aspects of the assigned field. Incumbents at this level serve as a senior technical resource providing advanced technical support, cloud systems analysis and recommend solutions to assigned functional area. The position involves collaboration with leadership, technical teams, and functional areas to design cloud solutions, optimize resources, and address service gaps through continuous improvement and innovation.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES