Cloud Engineer #1058065
Job Description:
Top Skills & Years of Experience:

• Cloud Delivery Analyst / Business Analyst - 1-3 years
• Knowledge of concepts of designing and developing dynamic Cloud solutions in Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services and moving parts involved in continuous integration and delivery - 1-3 years
• Solid understanding and skill with DevOps, web services and application programming interfaces (APIs) - 1-3 years
• Foundational institutional knowledge of platforms, cloud architecture, security requirements and processes - 1-3 years

 
Engagement:

• Company is looking for a candidate with a focus on basic cloud engineering Cloud deployment.
• This role will wear multiple hats assisting Cloud Architects and team to comprehend objectives, generate solutions, POC the solution, generate recommendations then implement the decisions.
• The Entry-Level Cloud Engineer will support the cloud architecture and engineering teams in designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based solutions across public, private, and hybrid environments.
• This role is ideal for early‑career technologists who have foundational cloud knowledge
• and are eager to grow into a full cloud engineering or cloud architecture role.
• The engineer will assist senior architects in understanding business objectives, developing solution concepts, performing proof‑of‑concepts, and implementing cloud technologies that improve delivery, automation, and operational efficiency

 
Skill Matrix: Required

• Cloud Delivery Analyst / Business Analyst - 1-3 years
• Knowledge of concepts of designing and developing dynamic Cloud solutions in Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services and moving parts involved in continuous integration and delivery. - 1-3 years
• Experience with Tooling and Automation to enable seamless automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration. - Highly Desirable
• Pipeline Design and Architecture to improve development flow and delivery. - Highly Desirable
• Solid understanding and skill with DevOps, web services and application programming interfaces (APIs). - 1-3 years
• Create, maintain, and troubleshooting skills for cloud infrastructure Highly Desirable
• Foundational institutional knowledge of platforms, cloud architecture, security
• requirements and processes. - 1-3 years
• Cloud security and compliance experience - Highly Desirable

 
Certification(s):

• Google - Cloud Certified Cloud Digital Leader
• AWS - Certified Cloud Practitioner Highly Desirable

 
Core Competencies:

• Ability to learn and apply cloud engineering concepts quickly.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements and assist in developing cloud-based solutions.
• Interest in automation, DevOps, and continuous improvement.
• Clear communication skills for explaining technical concepts to both technical and non technical
• Collaborative mindset and willingness to work across teams.
• Other desired skills: Containerization, Linux, Database skills, security and recovery, web services
• and applications programming interfaces (APIs)

 
Core Tasks:

• Assist senior cloud architects with the design and deployment of cloud solutions across the AWS, and GCP environments.
• Support the build-out of multi-cloud environments, including public, private, and hybrid cloud
• Help maintain and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure components.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist with infrastructure provisioning and configuration using automation tools.
• Participate in integrating cloud pipelines with existing DevOps systems.
• Document architecture decisions, pipeline configurations, and deployment procedures.
• Participate in knowledge transfer sessions and training activities.
• Maintain clear and organized technical documentation for onboarding and future reference.
• Support adherence to cloud security best practices and compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS, PCI,
• ).
• Assist in implementing secure configurations and monitoring controls.
• Work with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into cloud
• Participate in discussions with vendors, product specialists, and internal teams to evaluate technologies.
• Support enterprise architecture reviews and solution assessments.
• Assist with performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization of cloud workloads.
• Help design and test workload migrations and disaster recovery scenarios.
• Support integration of cloud services with on-premises technologies (VMware, Cisco, Dell, Nutanix, etc.).
• Leverage Institutional knowledge to cloud engineering projects

 
Additional Info:
 
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023!
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