Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

DISA Global Solutions is an industry-leading safety and compliance solutions provider with customers across the Globe since 1986 and more than 1,200+ Team members across more than 30 locations. When you join the DISA Team, you join an industry leader that more than 30% of fortune 500 companies use. With a rich history of IT innovation, we have more than 55,000 customers and complete more than 10 million orders each year. 

DISA is proud to be a “Top Workplaces” award winner across multiple locations in 2023. We offer competitive pay, a robust benefits package, and an exciting place to work. We have a collaborative and team-oriented culture with numerous opportunities for career advancement. We host monthly appreciation events, and our internal learning and development team provides the resources for employees to engage in continuing education and training. 

Position Summary: In the role of Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, executing, and managing system transition to new cloud landing zones as well as supporting existing Azure\AWS environments. As we ramp up our cloud migration initiatives, this position will play a key role in ensuring seamless transitions, from on premise to cloud, while optimizing performance, security, and cost effectiveness within Azure\AWS environments.

Essential functions, responsibilities:

• On-Premises Infrastructure Support:
  • Participate in an infrastructure team on-call rotation schedule.
  • Provide escalation support for outages and major application issues.
  • Support DR systems testing and planning for on premise and cloud-based environments.
  • Act as a technical resource for business unit related projects and cross company initiatives.
• Cloud Migration Strategy Support:
  • Analyze existing on-premises infrastructure, network, and applications.
  • Collaborate across multiple business units in developing comprehensive migration plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and risk assessments.
  • Work closely with IT team colleagues, developers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and address concerns.
  • Provide analytical, technical, and administrative support in the planning and architecture of new cloud environments.
  • Assist in the selection of appropriate cloud services for specific applications and workloads.
• Cloud Migration Implementation Support:
  • Collaborate in the design and execution of migration strategies, ensuring system integrity and security during the transition from on premise to cloud environments.
  • Set up, configure, and support cloud services (e.g., Azure, AWS) based on best practices and security standards. o Utilize tools and scripts to automate and streamline migration processes.
  • Cloud implementation using IAC (Terraform) and other automation to assure consistency, governance adherence, and control
• Cloud Migration Testing and Validation:
  • Conduct thorough testing of migrated applications, systems, and networks.
  • Validate functionality and performance in the new cloud environment.
• Cloud Migration Documentation and Reporting:
  • Maintain accurate documentation of migration processes, configurations, and changes. o Report on project progress and provide updates to management.
• Ongoing Optimization and Support for all Cloud Environments:
  • Research and analyze cloud patches and maintenance configurations.
  • Monitor cloud environments post-migration for performance and security.
  • Assist in the development, maintenance, and support of Level 1 and 2 (CloudOps) Support. Provide Level 3 (Cloud Engineering) Day to Day support (responding and resolving incidents and problems). Mentor junior members on the team.
  • Develop agile cloud support services following ITIL ITSM best practices
  • Familiarity with ITIL Change and Incident Management.
  • Identify opportunities for optimization and cost savings in cloud usage.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field with 7+ years related work experience
• Relevant cloud certifications, such as AZ900/AZ104.
• Experience leading global cloud migration efforts spanning multiple time zones
• Significant experience within Azure and Terraform. Terraform certification a plus
• Experience with Service Now, Incident Management, and Change Management. ITIL certification a plus
• Strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Domain knowledge of background screening and/or drug screening industries preferred
• Experience working within a DevOps team a plus

Benefits:

• Personal and Sick Paid Time Off.
• 401k with a highly competitive match.
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical/Dental and Vision.
• Group Life Insurance, HSA/FSA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program

Physical Requirements:
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to speak, hear, have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Walk (occasionally), sit- up to 8hrs. a day, stand (occasionally), use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, able to lift-up to 15lbs.(occasionally).
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The pay range for this position is listed below. Your actual pay rate will vary based on: Geography, Skill-Set and applicable Local and State Pay Practices. Any questions, please contact our DISA Recruiting Team at [email protected].

Job Pay Range

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability