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Principal Cloud Engineer
| Company | Horizon NJ Health |
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| Location | Newark, NJ, USA |
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| Salary | $135900 – $185535 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- HSD or GED required, Bachelor//Master’s Degree preferred (or equivalent work experience) in computer science, information systems, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience as a principal cloud engineer or similar role
- Proficiency in AWS cloud platforms
- Azure & GCP cloud platform knowledge will be a plus
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift Container platform)
- Hands on experience working on service mesh (Istio, consul, Linkerd), CNI, Observability, DevSecOps tools
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Experience with networking fundamentals (BGP, OSPF, TCP, UDP, DNS, Load Balancing)
- Experience programming in one or more languages – python, Ruby, JavaScript, Go, Powershell, bash
- Strong experience in cloud foundation, landing zone, SAS integration model
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with automation and orchestration tools(Jenkins, Groovy, Bitbucket)
- Experience with cloud security principles and best practices
- Experience with security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC 1/2 , HIPAA, HiTrust, CSI, NIST)
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing cloud-based solutions, including infrastructure, applications and platforms
- Designing cloud native services deployment patterns with strong emphasis on performance, high availability and resiliency
- Performing POC/POV to select right cloud services, platforms, and tools for business applications
- Creating cloud-focused governance, standards, building blocks, and patterns
- Implementing and managing cloud security practices, including IAM roles, security groups, encryption, and compliance to protect PHI/PII data
- Developing automation scripts and infrastructure as code (IaC) for efficient resource provisioning and deployment with strong emphasis on end-to-end automation and self-service model
- Develop Finops practice focusing on standardization, cost optimization, and show back model
- Providing technical expertise and guidance to other teams
- Act as a point of escalation or troubleshooting & resolving technical issues
Preferred Qualifications
- Azure & GCP cloud platform knowledge will be a plus
