What are the responsibilities and job description for the Platform Specialist III position at GDH?
Role Summary
This position requires an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer. The role involves deploying, managing, and optimizing cloud environments in Azure and AWS, with a focus on infrastructure automation, security, and scalability. The candidate will support both cloud and on premise Kubernetes clusters and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and efficient systems.
Responsibilities
This position is based in office and requires employee to work on-site.
This position requires an experienced cloud infrastructure engineer. The role involves deploying, managing, and optimizing cloud environments in Azure and AWS, with a focus on infrastructure automation, security, and scalability. The candidate will support both cloud and on premise Kubernetes clusters and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and efficient systems.
Responsibilities
- Deploy, configure, and manage Azure and AWS landing zones, control towers, guard rails, and related cloud infrastructure components.
- Implement best practices for cloud security, networking, and infrastructure management, emphasizing scalability, observability, and site reliability.
- Automate deployment processes and infrastructure provisioning using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and other DevOps practices.
- Support the development and ongoing management of Azure and AWS tenants, subscriptions, and networking architectures.
- Manage on premise Kubernetes clusters, including provisioning, performance tuning, and security configuration.
- Investigate and resolve incidents affecting cloud and on premise platforms, performing root cause analysis when needed.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform remediation to ensure continuous platform availability.
- Collaborate with product teams, DBAs, developers, and SREs to optimize infrastructure costs and improve system resilience.
- Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures, presenting recommendations for platform improvements.
- Assist in designing and implementing high-availability solutions, disaster recovery, and data backup strategies.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience working with AWS and Azure cloud platforms, with relevant certifications or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 5 years’ experience in application deployment automation, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code.
- 5 years’ experience administering Linux-based systems.
- 3 years’ experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Salt, and Terraform.
- Extensive knowledge of Azure DevOps and cloud architecture best practices.
- Proven experience designing redundant, scalable, and highly available systems, including disaster recovery and data backup strategies.
- Strong documentation and communication skills, capable of effectively conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proficiency in core IT infrastructure technologies, including virtualization, networking, and storage management.
- High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
This position is based in office and requires employee to work on-site.
Salary : $75 - $77