Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

🔍 Business Affairs: University IT (UIT), Redwood City, California, United States

📁: Information Technology Services

📅   : Nov 16, 2023 Post Date

📅   : 101441 Requisition #

Build and maintain scalable, highly available, and resilient systems in the cloud and on-prem. Implement any new cloud functionality or migrate existing processes to the cloud and maintain them. Build and deploy systems utilizing Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery framework and infrastructure automation.

CORE DUTIES:

Build and manage IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services (e.g., compute, storage, network, security, administration, automation, application services, and databases) in either native cloud or hybrid cloud environments. Will ensure that the infrastructure is properly optimized for performance, cost, and security.
Develop and maintain automation scripts using high-level with a 'devops language' (such as Python, etc) and infrastructure-as-code templates to provision and manage Oracle OCI and AWS resources using Terraform.
Engineer processes across various areas like servers, applications, and databases and monitor them to ensure everything works as it should, taking necessary steps to facilitate spikes in traffic and usage.
Take responsibility for infrastructure resource design and performance optimization, backup and recovery strategies and implementation, as well as monitoring the overall health of the environment.
Develop and maintain efficient and appropriate connectivity solutions between various campus infrastructure to ensure necessary data is available as needed.
Collaborate with application development and infrastructure teams to optimize cloud-based solutions, ensuring high performance and cost-effectiveness.
Ensure monitoring coverage for applications and proactively monitor and manage the health of applications/systems; responsible and accountable for driving the root cause and ensuring all issues are addressed and resolved in a timely fashion.
Implement Best Practices for IaaS, PaaS services lifecycle.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and five years of relevant experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrate Cloud Infrastructure experience including but not limited to AWS, GCP, Azure, OCI.
Experience working with Single Sign-On SAML, OpenID is a plus.
Extensive Experience with AWS server deployment using AWS CLI, HashiCorp Terraform.
Experience in orchestrating environment deployment from OS all the way through the application layers of a solution, using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Puppet and many others.
Experience with AWS SQS, API Gateway, OAuth 2.0 & RESTful APIs is a plus.
Experience with Servers, Infrastructure, Platform Sizing, Infrastructure Cost Reduction
Experience in Oracle OCI is highly recommended.
Experience with automated deployment/ Continuous Integration/ Release
Demonstrate experience in Network Security and Network awareness principal.
Demonstrate a full-stack infrastructure including but not limited to database, web server, application server development as code.
Good understanding & experience of Networking, Firewall, Security hardening, storage and OS software package management in Unix Environment.
AWS , OCI certifications preferred.
Strong understanding of Cloud Technologies with focus on AWS and OCI.
Comprehensive knowledge of DevOps practices and tools.
Knowledge of infrastructure APIs on cloud platforms such as EC2/VM/Bare Metal/Containers, Storage/EBS/Volumes, Network/VPC/Subnet, Network Interfaces, etc.
Extensive experience with deploying Infrastructure as a Code patterns using Terraform.
Ability to script proficiently using Unix Shell, Python for automation.
Ability to work independently or as a team member and self-motivated in learning new technology.
Excellent communication, presentation and collaborative problem-solving skills.
Ability to collaborate with vendors and system service providers, provide administration for system solutions, and act as a liaison.

The expected pay range for this position is $118,000 to $130,000 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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