Remote Cloud Engineer (Remote)

Description:

• A leading online bookstore and market services for educational institutions in the United States is looking for a Cloud Engineer.
• The company's product is a full-service online solution that allows significant savings on textbooks and other learning materials, giving administrators and teachers control over the entire process.
• Since its inception, the service has saved more than $161 million for university and college students.
• The position allows for remote work from anywhere in the world.
• Responsibilities include ensuring high availability and stability of systems, collaborating with engineering teams on deployment and availability issues, and providing technical support services.
• The Cloud Engineer will monitor production systems for maximum uptime and performance, manage system resources, and provide initial assessments for production issues.
• The role requires expertise in Cloud Systems, Databases, and Kubernetes, as well as exploring new technologies to keep the team innovative.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering Cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise-scale app development and integration projects is required.
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science is mandatory.
• Proficiency in Russian at B1+ level and English at B2+ level is required.
• Experience in designing, building, and supporting multi-regional IaaS/PaaS solutions on GCP or AWS is a plus.
• Experience in cloud automation, configuration management, and deployment of infrastructures as code using Terraform, Python, and Puppet is preferred.
• Familiarity with scripting or programming languages, preferably Python, Go, or Bash, is beneficial.
• Knowledge of security processes, standards, and issues in multi-tier cloud or hybrid applications is advantageous.
• Familiarity with principles of network, application, and information security is a plus.
• Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes or Docker is desirable.
• Understanding of software engineering principles, including DevOps, CI/CD pipeline, and test automation, is beneficial.

Benefits:

• The position offers a stable job with an American company that has been in existence since the 1990s, with many team members working there for over 5 years.
• Employees will be part of a dynamic, continually growing company culture where contributions are valued and new ideas are welcomed.
• The role provides significant ownership and responsibility for the systems worked on.
• Competitive wages are offered.
• The company promotes fast, agile development within a smart, highly collaborative, and dedicated team.
• Employees will work with cutting-edge tech stacks and large-scale, global applications that positively impact students and educational institutions.
• Opportunities for self-development are available, including access to various technologies and tools, corporate subscriptions to the Udemy learning platform, ChatGPT Plus, and GitHub Copilot.
• A friendly and supportive team environment is fostered.