Cloud Engineer II
| Company | Fairfield University |
|---|---|
| Location | Fairfield, CT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Associate’s |
| Experience Level | Junior, Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; OR an Associate’s degree in a related field with at least two (2) years of hands-on experience managing cloud infrastructure.
- 2+ years of experience administering Azure, AWS, or GCP environments.
- Proficiency with cloud networking (e.g., VPCs, subnets), storage (e.g., Blob, S3), and compute services (e.g., VMs, EC2).
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure issues efficiently.
- Experience analyzing performance metrics and implementing optimization strategies.
- Strong collaboration skills to engage with Systems, Security, and Identity teams effectively.
- Clear and concise documentation skills for maintaining runbooks, procedures, and architecture diagrams.
Responsibilities
- Administer and enhance cloud platforms, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, and Microsoft 365, ensuring operational reliability and performance.
- Oversee cloud-based resources such as virtual machines, storage, networking, and identity services, maintaining availability and scalability.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Templates, or AWS CloudFormation to automate and standardize deployments.
- Enforce security best practices, leveraging role-based access control (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and encryption to protect cloud assets.
- Collaborate with Security and Identity teams to align cloud operations with university policies and industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
- Design and test backup, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity plans for cloud workloads, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss.
- Develop automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python) to simplify repetitive tasks, accelerate deployments, and reduce manual errors.
- Integrate monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, AWS CloudWatch, or Google Cloud Operations Suite to proactively manage performance and incidents.
- Analyze usage metrics to optimize cloud costs, improve resource efficiency, and enhance scalability, delivering actionable recommendations to leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with cloud security frameworks, including Identity and Access Management (IAM) policies in Azure AD, AWS IAM, or Google IAM.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust security principles and cloud governance models.
- Working knowledge of IaC tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates) for repeatable deployments.
- Experience managing Microsoft 365 services (e.g., Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams).
- Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator, Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer).