Job Description

Do you want to be at the forefront of CoP’s emerging cloud practice? We are seeking an exceptional engineer to support and expand an environment that has already provided great value to CoP by enabling modernization and optimization strategies. An ideal candidate is expected to operate independently, have a results-oriented mindset, and foster an environment of continuous improvement. A Cloud Engineer must possess strong interpersonal skills and regularly work with IT leaders and engineers in other departments.

Essential Functions

• Work in tandem with our architecture and engineering teams to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions
• Plan and design cloud workloads to meet business needs with a focus on security
• Document standard, best practices, and procedures across the environment
• Automate deployment infrastructure and applications throughout the development lifecycle
• Manage and govern all cloud environments. Monitor and optimizes services to control costs and usage
• Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity
• Stay current with industry trends and new services
• Forecast cloud services costs for new workloads
• Optimize existing workloads for cost and reliability
• Build dashboards and usage reports in AWS Cost Explorer

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in AWS cloud engineering and architecture design · Competent in maintaining multi-account AWS environments
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to help project teams meet their goals while addressing enterprise concepts such as standards and security
• Demonstrable ability to architect scalable, resilient, secure systems in virtualized and / or cloud-based environments
• Possesses excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills with proven ability to champion causes with positive impact and change agency

Qualifications

• AWS experience is a must - preferably 3 + years
• Automating environments using Infrastructure as Code - Terraform experience preferred
• Familiarity with network topology and technologies (VPC, Direct Connect, Route53, Load Balancers, etc.)
• Cloud architecture design (Well-Architected five pillars)
• Understanding of data and data integration concepts (SQL, data governance, enterprise patterns)
• Scripting - 2+ years experience (python, BASH, PowerShell) - preferred

Additional:

• Able to provide strong references successfully demonstrating such abilities and experience as defined above
• Employment is contingent upon passing a CJIS background check

Additional Information

Salary Range: $110,000 - $115,000

Starting salary to be determined based on experience and qualifications.

Important: To apply, candidates must provide a cover letter and a resume.

Did you know?
● We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer
● 25% tuition discount program for City employees (and sometimes spouses and dependents as well) in partnership with area colleges and universities
● We offer Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
● Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
● Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
● Generous retirement savings options are available

**_The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire._*

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to faqpchr @phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx