What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Admin position at AAA Mountain West Group?
Why Work For Us?
NOTE: This role is hybrid and requires 3 days a week onsite in either our Phoenix, AZ corporate office OR Las Vegas DataCenter.
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Admin to join our IT Operations team. In this role, will be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of our organization's cloud infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage systems, and networking across Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. You will play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our cloud environment. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of various cloud technologies, proficiency in scripting languages for automation, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Responsibilities / Job Duties
- Great Pay - opportunity to participate in AAA discretionary annual incentive plan or other incentive plans depending upon position
- 401k Matching – $1 for $1 company match up to 6% of eligible earnings per pay period
- Benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, wellness program and more!
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off – Team Members accrue paid time off monthly. Depending on position, an additional 24 hours per year are earmarked for volunteer activities.
- Collaborative Environment – AAA will value your contribution to providing exceptional service to our members
- Free AAA Classic Membership
- AAA Product Discounts
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
NOTE: This role is hybrid and requires 3 days a week onsite in either our Phoenix, AZ corporate office OR Las Vegas DataCenter.
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled and experienced Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Admin to join our IT Operations team. In this role, will be responsible for the day-to-day management and maintenance of our organization's cloud infrastructure, including virtual machines, storage systems, and networking across Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. You will play a key role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our cloud environment. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of various cloud technologies, proficiency in scripting languages for automation, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Responsibilities / Job Duties
- Cloud Platform Administration (Google Cloud & Azure):
- Install, configure, and maintain virtual machines, storage, and networking across Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
- Perform cloud administration tasks, including user management, system updates and patching, backup and recovery, and performance tuning.
- Troubleshoot cloud-related issues and escalate complex problems to senior engineers.
- Deployment pipeline management, SRE, Github
- Network Management:
- Manage and maintain network devices within cloud environments, including virtual routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot network connectivity issues between cloud and on-premises environments.
- Implement and maintain network security measures.
- Storage Administration:
- Manage and maintain cloud storage systems (e.g., Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files).
- Monitor storage capacity and performance, and ensure data integrity and availability.
- Security Management:
- Implement and maintain secure configurations for cloud resources.
- Monitor cloud security logs and respond to security incidents.
- System Monitoring :
- Utilize cloud-native monitoring tools and other infrastructure monitoring tools to monitor the health and performance of cloud systems.
- Respond to alerts and notifications, and escalate issues as needed.
- Automation:
- Develop and maintain scripts (e.g., Terraform, PowerShell, Bash, Python) to automate administrative tasks and processes within cloud platforms.
- Implement automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.
- Documentation:
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for cloud infrastructure systems and processes.
- Cloud Platform Administration: Proficiency with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure administration, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and identity management.
- Network Management: Understanding of networking concepts and experience with managing network devices in a cloud context.
- Storage Administration: Knowledge of cloud storage technologies and experience with storage administration tasks.
- Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automating administrative tasks.
- System Monitoring: Experience with cloud-native monitoring tools and the ability to interpret monitoring data.
- Troubleshooting: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure issues.
- Communication: Excellent communication skills to effectively interact with technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency with cloud-native operating systems and services.
- Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in cloud infrastructure administration, specifically with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure,
- Or Master's degree with 3 years of experience in cloud infrastructure administration, specifically with Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure
- Experience with a range of cloud infrastructure tasks, including virtual machine configuration and maintenance, network management, storage administration, and system monitoring.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Industry certifications (e.g., Google Cloud Professional Cloud Administrator, Azure Administrator Associate)