Junior Cloud Engineer

About the Role

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is seeking a Junior Cloud Engineer to support and expand the City of Philadelphia's emerging cloud practice. This role is primarily a cloud administration position focused on a hybrid cloud/on-premises environment across AWS GovCloud and Standard (Commercial) Cloud organizations. The ideal candidate is expected to operate independently, possess a results-oriented mindset, foster continuous improvement, and have strong interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with architecture and engineering teams to identify and implement optimal cloud-based solutions.
• Manage a multi-account, multi-organization cloud environment in AWS.
• Plan and design cloud workloads with a focus on security to meet business needs.
• Document standard practices, best practices, and procedures for the environment.
• Automate infrastructure configuration and deployment throughout the development lifecycle.
• Manage and govern cloud environments.
• Monitor and optimize services to control costs and usage.
• Employ problem-solving skills to address and resolve 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• AWS experience (professional or personal account management).
• Experience automating environments using Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with network technologies, including: VPCs, VPNs, Transit Gateways, Route53, Load Balancers.
• Understanding of cloud architecture design (Well-Architected Framework).
• Understanding of data and data integration concepts, including SQL, data governance, and enterprise patterns.
• Python experience is preferred.
• Experience in AWS and architecture design.
• Knowledge of design principles in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with:
• IAM and security in the Cloud.
• Cost optimization in AWS.
• Networking.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to assist project teams in meeting goals while addressing enterprise concepts like standards and security.
• Must be a City of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire.
• Employment is contingent upon passing a CJIS background check.

Qualifications

• AWS experience.
• Automating environments using Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with network technologies (VPCs, VPNs, Transit Gateways, Route53, Load Balancers, etc.).
• Cloud architecture design (Well-Architected Framework).
• Understanding of data and data integration concepts (SQL, data governance, enterprise patterns).
• Python experience preferred.
• Strong references successfully demonstrating abilities and experience.

Salary

$70k - $75k

Work Setting

In-person (onsite)