Cloud Engineer

Company

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems.

We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic team for our future.
Bring your passion and expertise, and we’ll provide the opportunities that will challenge you and propel your growth—along with a wide range of benefits and perks that support your health, wealth, and life.

In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes tuition assistance, generous paid time off, top-notch health care benefits, child and family care leave, professional development opportunities, a 401(k) match, pension, and more.

All brought together in a work environment where you can truly find balance.

About the Opportunity

The Cloud Solution Services department has an immediate opening for a Cloud Engineer, reporting to Senior Manager- Information Technology.

As a Cloud Specialist (AWS) you will serve as a technical operations expert responsible for the design, implementation, and support of cloud-based information technology solutions in the current and future state.

In this role you will be building, maintaining, and operationalizing infrastructure, security services, and system components in commercial or government cloud service providers to deliver highly available and scalable services.

The level of work required is considered advanced and staff must be able to work under minimal supervision.

This job does not have direct reports.

What You Will Do:


* Proactive Problem Solver: Identify and address the root causes of issues, focusing on solving problem categories rather than individual instances.

Engage early and comprehensively.


* Automation Enthusiast: Leverage automation tools such as build and deploy pipelines, Docker, Python, Bash, and Ansible to streamline and eliminate recurring issues.


* Multifaceted Expertise: Proficient in CI/CD automation, SDLC, Cloud computing (AWS), Python, Bash, and Ansible, demonstrating versatility across a range of technologies.


* Comprehensive Problem Analysis: Conduct thorough investigations to understand all facets of a problem, ensuring comprehensive and effective solutions.


* Culture: Strong focus on helping to establish and maintain a DevOps culture, setting development teams up for success by enabling and encouraging self sufficiency  

Qualifications:


* Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an information technology field, equivalent work experience


* 6+ years of experience in cloud engineering, or related disciplines


* Proficiency in Git and understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)


* Strong skills in Linux/Unix systems enl...