Cloud Engineer
Kforce Inc.
Chicago, IL
- Partner with application teams on their journey to Public Cloud
- Key technical lead and liaison between application teams and enterprise cloud migration initiative
- Identify end to end DevOps solutions, leverage best practices and patterns
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience with developing and implementing applications and end-to-end solutions
- At least 5 years of progressive experience with the concepts and tools behind the design and implementation of best-in-class CI/CD, application monitoring and resilience on Public Cloud.
- Self-starter who can pick up new technologies/skills, be comfortable with ambiguity and drive initiatives forward
- Roll up sleeves and get teams over tricky CI/CD challenges
- Must have hands-on experience deploying and running applications on Public Cloud (Azure preferrable, AWS) from Development through Production
- Very strong Interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication
- Proven track record with IaC, CI/CD/DevOps/DevSecOps, Test Automation, Supportability
- Core toolsets include Terraform, Ansible, Gitlab CI/CD, Jira, Datadog
- App Stack Exposure - .NET/Java/Spring, REST, Microservice, React, Docker/K8s; On-prem/Azure and/or AWS
- Azure IaaS/PaaS expert experience. Define/create runtime environment, network, storage, etc.
- Database experience - DML/DDL deployment for Microsoft SQL Server (must have), Cassandra (nice to have)
- End to end System Solutioning on Cloud for - Resilience, Security, Performance, Availability, Scalability
- Financial Services domain knowledge is highly desirable
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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About the Company
Kforce Inc.
Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services. Our KNOWLEDGEforce® empowers top companies to achieve their digital transformation goals. We curate teams of technical experts who deliver solutions custom-tailored to each client’s needs. These scalable, flexible outcomes are shaped by deep market knowledge, thought leadership and our multi-industry expertise.
Our integrated approach is rooted in 60 years of proven success deploying highly skilled professionals on a temporary and direct-hire basis. Each year, approximately 18,000 talented experts work with the Fortune 500 and other leading companies. Together, we deliver Great Results Through Strategic Partnership and Knowledge Sharing®.