Senior AWS Cloud Engineer

Company: The Sherwin-Williams Company
Location: Cleveland
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

Base Salary: $81665.48 - $126125.21 per year Here, we believe there's not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there's a place for you at Sherwin Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We'll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive and Let Your Colors Show! Sherwin-Williams values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans. The IT E-Business Center of Excellence is seeking a self-motivated Senior AWS Cloud Engineer to support the needs of multiple development teams operating in a diverse technology environment. The Senior AWS IT Engineer manages processes and technologies that enable business value by delivering high quality software at speed and scale. This position focuses on standardized architectures and platforms that are built and managed via automation. This role is responsible for the design, documentation, configuration, and support of cloud solutions in a global ecommerce environment, and maintaining current or near current levels of software, patches, features, and configurations for supported platforms and services. Our team is dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Successful candidate will be a member of a cross functional team comprised of well-rounded engineers who can learn new skills and work across multiple functional domains to carry out end-to-end delivery of software and infrastructure solutions and services. We are looking for someone who thrives in an environment of constant learning. Essential Functions

• Support the development of technical requirements, design, architecture, and development within a CI/CD environment supported by agile methodologies and automated testing and deployment
• Assist in developing cloud adoption plans, infrastructure, governance, and deployment standards.
• Implement the automation of cloud architecture, including planning activities
• Strong experience supporting PaaS (Platform as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) workloads on AWS with hands on experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Support technology platforms in partnership with other teams and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with other engineers and business stakeholders to align solutions, standards, and best practices, across platforms and teams Acquisition & Deployment
  • Identify and implement the most effective and cost-efficient cloud solutions
  • Support management in ensuring the quality of new applications, systems software, and/or enhancements to existing applications
  • Assist with the assessment, design, and implementation of innovative technologies and processes to continuously improve platform and team delivery capabilities
  • Plan, coordinate and implement security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure.
  • Implement software products and services in support of procurement and development efforts
  • Collaborate with analysts, designers, and product owners in the testing of software programs and applications
  • Upgrade/migrate technology versions Operational Management
    • Assist with the design and implementation of secure cloud and infrastructure solutions following defined standards, best practices, and the "AWS Well-Architected Framework."
    • Monitor efficient resource use of cloud workloads and collaborate with engineering teams to design potential solutions that increase resource efficiency
    • Develop complex infrastructure and application automation as part of the software development lifecycle, and perform automated controlled deployments of cloud infrastructure
    • Support the software development life cycle for cloud solutions, such as planning, defining requirements, implementing, and testing
    • Solve incidents, identify root cause, and document problems, and implement preventive measures
    • Employ outstanding problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business efficiency
    • Develop and document technical designs and configurations for integration and implementation of cloud applications and systems
    • Plan and complete projects based on high-level requirements with minimal or no guidance.
    • Perform activities in support of a 24x7 global support model for production environments. Incidental Functions
      • Monitor services, containers, applications, integrations, and websites.
      • Assist with disaster planning/mitigation/recovery implementation.
      • Participate in hiring activities, fulfilling affirmative action obligations, and ensuring compliance with the equal employment opportunity policy.
      • Attend meetings with software developers and business stakeholders on behalf of the team.
      • Minimal travel, up to 5% may be required.
      • Work outside the standard office 7.5-hour workday may be required. Position Requirements Formal Education & Certification
        • Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study (e.g., Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Systems Management, Mathematics) or equivalent experience. Knowledge & Experience
          • 5+ years IT experience
          • 3+ years of AWS engineering required, including hands on experience with VPCs, Availability Zones, Security Groups, ELB/ALB, Control Tower etc.
          • Strong experience supporting AWS cloud services such as VPCs, EC2, S3, EKS, Availability Zones, Security Groups, ELB/ALB, Control Tower, CloudFront, Lambda, IAM and similar technologies.
          • 2+ years hands on experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration.
          • 2+ years' experience with automation and deployment tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo CD)
          • Understand concepts of security related tooling and scanning (Web App Firewall, SAST, DAST).
          • Working knowledge of Apache based Webserver, or Nginx.
          • Understanding and familiarity with Linux or *nix operating systems.
          • Understanding or experience breaking down work into manageable pieces to delegate to junior team members. Preferred Qualifications and Skills
            • Understanding of cloud and infrastructure components (compute, storage, network, data, and applications) to deliver end-to-end cloud Infrastructure architectures, designs & recommendations
            • Experience using Infrastructure Code approaches to infrastructure deployment and management
            • Proficient in infrastructure-as-code languages such as CloudFormation or Terraform
            • Experience with task automation via scripting.
            • Understanding of container security, management, deployment, and orchestration in AWS
            • Experience managing and supporting Microservices designs and patterns
            • Experience driving innovation in support of business requirements
            • Application Performance Management (Dynatrace or similar).
            • Knowledge of LDAP concepts and experience working with an LDAP Directory.
            • Experience with Agile development and release practices. Personal Attributes
              • Strong written and oral communications skills.
              • Exceptional ability and initiative to learn and research new concepts, ideas, and technologies quickly.
              • Advanced systems/process orientation with demonstrated analytical thinking, organization skills and problem-solving skills.
              • Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
              • Ability to quickly pick up new tools and technologies.
              • Strong ability to train and teach others.
              • Ability to facilitate meetings and follow up with resulting action items.
              • Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
              • Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.
              • Ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment, and to lead and influence cross-organizationally with and without direct authority.
              • Exceptional ability to effectively move forward on tasks even with ambiguous or changing requirements.
              • Strong commitment to inclusion and diversity. The annual salary for this position is between ($135,000-$145,000) depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. A general description of benefits can be found here . Other compensations: This position is also eligible for (bonus) (Commissions) (long-term incentive compensation awards) based on performance and subject to the terms of the Company's applicable plans. Final disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law. Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status now or in the future. Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract. As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

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