Cloud Engineer (Mid-Level)- Usc
Job Description
Job Detail
- Work in an Agile environment as part of a full design and development team, participating in scrum ceremonies and supporting our customers
- Support the development team in deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting web applications
- Build, design, deploy, and monitor new CI/CD workflows and enhance existing ones
- Plan, develop, and deploy infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Ansible
- Use Ansible for configuration management, server maintenance, and change tracking
- Ensure compliance with security requirements by implementing and managing cloud security controls and policies
- Collaborate with application teams on migration efforts
- Respond to incidents, handle alerts, and resolve production issues
- Analyze and troubleshoot performance and reliability issues in development and production environments
- Maintain thorough documentation of processes, configurations, and system changes
- Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure and applications
Qualifications:
Experience: 5 years of professional experience planning, building, and supporting AWS Cloud and DevSecOps environments- Education: Bachelor s degree in an IT-related field required
- Clearance: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust security clearance
- Proven experience designing, building, and deploying solutions in AWS Cloud Services (EKS, EC2, Lambda)
- Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD frameworks and container orchestration using Kubernetes, Harness, Docker, and Jenkins
- Solid DevSecOps background automation, security integration, testing, and deployment across development stages
- Experience with AWS Kinesis for data stream management and performance monitoring
- Familiarity with Harness (desired)
- Proficient in application and system monitoring tools such as CloudWatch and/or Splunk
- Experience with Cloud Bees, GitHub Actions, and/or GitLab for version control and workflow automation
- Understanding of cybersecurity principles such as secure-by-design and zero-trust architecture
- Experience using SonarQube for code quality and vulnerability analysis
- Familiarity with Nexus IQ and/or Check Marx for vulnerability management (preferred)
- Experience with Prisma Cloud / Prisma Twist lock for vulnerability management (preferred)
- Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability scans
- Strong background in Linux and scripting languages (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
- Experience setting up and configuring monitoring tools such as Nagios, ELK, Grafana, and/or Prometheus (preferred)
- Experience working within Agile teams and applying DevOps principles for collaboration and continuous improvement
- Strong understanding of security best practices and how to apply them in CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
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