Cloud Operations Engineer- US Remote

Actian

2mo ago

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Job
Full-time
Mid Level
Software Engineering

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience related to Information Technology
3+ years’ experience as a Cloud Operations Engineer or Site Reliability Engineer managing a SaaS / PaaS / IaaS environment
Experience managing Linux and Windows Server
Experience with the configuration and automation toolsets such as Terraform, Puppet, Chef and Ansible
Experience in monitoring a global Cloud footprint. Hands-on with modern monitoring platforms and time-series databases, such as Grafana, Prometheus, DataDog, or SumoLogic, Nagios, Zenoss
Experience in the design and/or deployment of Public Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience in Network Services such as DNS, DHCP, WAN Routing, TCP/IP networking and DNS, LDAP, NFS and SMTP.
Knowledge of RDBMS systems such as MySQL and SQL Server.
Experience with containerization and container orchestration especially with Docker, Kubernetes
Experience in the deployment and management of microservices
Experience maintaining and managing Spark, Kafka, Tomcat, Cassandra, and MySQL based systems
Proficient with Python, Bash, SQL or Java
Requires the ability to write and present effective materials, including presentations, status reports, technical diagrams, and flowcharts
Requires the ability to use problem-solving techniques, such as root cause analysis, to resolve issues.
Solid understanding of incident management, change management, and problem management
Nice to Haves:
Experience working with a globally distributed team
Understanding of software development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines
Experience architecting and optimizing cloud platforms
Certifications in either of the following AWS, Azure and GCP

Responsibilities

Monitor and debug issues across the platforms (applications, networks, databases)
Administer, maintain, automate systems to ensure reliability, resiliency, scalability, and security
Deploy, maintain, and enhance monitoring solutions and provide technical resolutions and root cause analysis for high severity incidents
Work closely with Engineering and Software Development teams to design, deploy, and operate components/services that are automated, resilient, and scalable
Ensures that documented SSAE Policies and Procedures are followed and enforced
Create, update, and maintain documentation for all configurations for the production environment
Maintains and ensures the readiness and availability of disaster recovery environments
Develop and deliver timely reports on service metrics including but not limited to availability, capacity, performance, and latency across all production systems
Manage a 24x7x365 regional operational team

FAQs

What are the main responsibilities of a Cloud Operations Engineer?

Cloud Operations Engineers are responsible for keeping all production systems at Actian running smoothly, developing and delivering automation, creating monitoring and telemetry, enhancing the CD pipeline, driving operational excellence through automation and monitoring, and working closely with development teams to build reliability into products and architecture.

What skills are important for a Cloud Operations Engineer to have?

A successful Cloud Operations Engineer should be customer focused, a self-starter, and able and willing to work with geo-dispersed teams. Additionally, strong engineering principles, operational discipline, automation skills, monitoring and telemetry knowledge, CD pipeline development experience, and the ability to drive improvements and change across the organization are important skills for this role.

What is the primary goal of a Cloud Operations Engineer at Actian?

The primary goal of a Cloud Operations Engineer at Actian is to ensure the smooth operation of all production systems, drive operational excellence through automation and monitoring, and accelerate the adoption of containers and Kubernetes within the organization.

Actian

Powering the data-driven enterprise

Technology

Industry

201-500

Employees

2005

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Actian makes data easy. We deliver cloud and on-premises data solutions that simplify how people connect, manage, and analyze data. We transform business by enabling customers to make confident, data-driven decisions that accelerate their organization’s growth. Our data platform integrates seamlessly, performs reliably, and delivers at industry-leading speeds.