Cloud Platform Engineer -Jboss, Tomcat, Apache, DevOps

Role Description / Accountabilities

• We are seeking an IT Specialist to fill a technology role responsible for delivering business application technology for our partner Lines of Business.

• The candidate will have strong technical qualities as well as proven experience in a technology field deploying business applications on a variety of technology platforms:

o Jboss

o Tomcat and Apache

o EWS

o Web Sphere

o IHS 8/9

o UNIX | LINUX

o Windows Server Stand Alone and Cluster 2016 | 2019

o .NET

o IIS

o Node.js

o Springboot

o Cloud Technology – Microsoft Azure

o Dev Ops – XLR and XLD

• Activities associated within this job family include (but are not limited to) the following:

o Perform application deployments (e.g. automated or manual approaches on products ranging from Public Cloud solutions to Internal deliveries within Private Cloud or Physical hosting)

o Lead the end-to-end deployment of products, across all environments, as part of the delivery team

o Design, build, implement, and maintain automation that can be used for the build, install and deploy of code packages, artifacts and/or configurations

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Job Requirements

• College, University, or equivalent work experience

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Experience / Skills

• 6 years in the IT Technology field

• Significant experience with Windows and Linux operating system environments

• Knowledgeable in various web-based technologies, database management best practices

• Networking fundamentals

• Deploy and maintain critical applications on cloud-native microservices architecture

• A drive towards automating repetitive tasks (e.g. scripting via Bash, Powershell, Python, JavaScript, YAML)

• Implement automation, effective monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code

• Deploy and maintain CICD pipelines across multiple environments (Jenkins, Git, Git Lab, Salt, Terraform, Jira, Confluence)

• Practical experience with Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes, ECS)

• Version control system experience (e.g. Git, Bitbucket, MKS)

• Experience working in and advocating for agile environments

• Azure certifications

• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, effective troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Ability to exercise discretion and independent judgement

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• Knowledge of ITS internal business practices and related tools/processes would be an asset

• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices

• Strong change management skills

• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple platforms, deadlines, and competing priorities

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Additional Information

• Join in on what others in Technology Solutions are doing

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business

• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking

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Essential Skills / MUST HAVE

• Strong understanding of and practical experience with:

o Professional certifications related to Kubernetes are beneficial (Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), etc.)

o Other certifications related to GCP platform are beneficial, along with Certified Terraform Associate

o Familiarity with ITIL processes (incident, change, and problem management)

o Availability for off-hours support

o Drive root cause analysis on repeatable incidents to help prevent issues in the future

o Provide operational consultancy for future-state technologies

o Stay up to date with emerging security threats and industry best practices related to container security and cloud-native technologies

o Responsible for DEV to PROD GCP Cloud Containers PaaS, IaaS, etc. support and processes

o Ensure quality, performance, and availability of Public Cloud services (GCP)

o Critical thinker with strong research and analytics skills

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Mandatory Technical Skills

• Kubernetes (GKE / AKS) specifics

• 3 years of experience supporting container technologies such as Kubernetes, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Azure Kubernetes