Junior Cloud Engineer

About the role

The Office of Innovation & Technology (OIT) is the central IT agency for the City of Philadelphia headed by the Chief Information Officer (CIO). OIT oversees all major information and communications technology initiatives for the City of Philadelphia, increasing the effectiveness of the information technology infrastructure, where the services provided are advanced, optimized, and responsive to the needs of the City of Philadelphia’s businesses, residents, and visitors. OIT responsibilities include identifying the most effective approach for implementing new information technology directions throughout city government; improving the value of the city’s technology assets and the return on the city’s technology investments; ensuring data security continuity; planning for continuing operations in the event of disruption of information technology or communications services; and supporting accountable, efficient and effective government across every city department, board, commission and agency.

Responsibilities

• Work in tandem with our 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 to meet business needs with a focus on security
• Document standard, best practices, and procedures across 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 exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve 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

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
• Able to provide strong references successfully demonstrating such abilities and experience as defined above
• Employment is contingent upon passing a CJIS background check
• The employee must be a City of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire

Competencies, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• 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
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to help project teams meet their goals while addressing enterprise concepts such as standards and security

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage for employees and their eligible dependents
• Our wellness program offers eligibility into the discounted medical plan
• Employees receive paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
• Generous retirement savings options are available
• Pay off your student loans faster – As a qualifying employer, City of Philadelphia employees are eligible to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• Enjoy a Free Commute on SEPTA – Starting September 1, 2023, eligible City employees will receive free SEPTA Key cards for free rides on SEPTA buses, trains, trolleys, and regional rails
• Unlock Tuition Discounts and Scholarships – The City of Philadelphia has forged partnerships with over a dozen esteemed colleges and universities in the area, ensuring that our employees have access to a wide range of tuition discounts and scholarships

Pay

Salary: $70k–$75k

Schedule

In-person (onsite)