IT Cloud Engineer/Architect

Introduction

About the Position
Responsible for the design, build, test, deployment and maintenance (complete life cycle) of cloud services efficiently over private, public and hybrid environments, working collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment involving but not limited to security, networking and application development. Collaborates on identifying efficient and effective strategies involving investing in cloud migration/s on a case-by-case basis, including but not limited to disaster recovery and backups. Multiple years of demonstrated expertise with hands-on knowledge in configuring services in both AWS and Azure cloud environments is a must, along with designing cloud architecture based on standards, and organizational strategy. Experience with docker and or Kubernetes containerization and microservices is necessary. Acts as the primary technical expert for cloud-based infrastructure, services, and integrations.

Anticipated starting salary may be up to mid-point depending on candidate's experience and internal equity. The midpoint for this position is $124,072.00
First review of applications will be October 25,2024

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Seven years' experience in enterprise systems or security engineering.
• An equivalent combination of education and / job-related experience that meets the minimum qualifications may substituted.
• Preferred:
  • Degree in Computer Science
  • Two years' experience in configuring in AWS and Azure cloud/s
  • Two year's experience in deploying workloads in the cloud using microservices-Docker/Kubernetes
  • Relevant cloud architecture, configuration, and security-related technical certifications.
  • Relevant technical certifications

Licensing, Certifications and Other Requirements

• Obtain and maintain Level D Terminal Operator Certification (TOC-D) within 1 month of hire.
• Every person employed by the City of Scottsdale shall reside in the State of Arizona during his or her active employment by the City, regardless of whether the employee is approved to remote work.

Essential Functions

Performs duties and responsibilities commensurate with assigned functional area within a department(s) which may include, but are not limited to, any combination of the following:

• Develops and maintains the cloud standards, solutions, and architecture in conjunction with the IT Leadership team's cloud strategy.
• Collaborates with application development, engineering, security, and networking teams to evaluate and identify optimal cloud solutions.
• Designs, builds, deploys, maintains, and lead the implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions across multiple cloud offerings and departments.
• Creates, manages, monitors and decommissions cloud infrastructure, systems, resources, networks, and other cloud services to support City of Scottsdale infrastructure.
• Troubleshoots incidents, identifies root cause, and implements preventative measures.
• Identifies, analyzes, and resolves infrastructure vulnerabilities and application deployment issues.
• Manages requests for new technology, establishing a secure cloud environment, and ensuring appropriate availability and reliability of cloud services.
• Provides on-going support for specific cloud-based enterprise infrastructure systems and applications.
• Provides training, documentation and knowledge transfer to other members of the team.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Travel to/from meetings and various locations.

Located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert, Scottsdale, Arizona is bordered by Phoenix to the west and the McDowell Mountains on the east. Scottsdale is annually rated among the nation's most desirable communities to live in, visit and do business in. Check out more about Scottsdale .

Benefits Highlights:
The City of Scottsdale offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 12 Paid Holidays, which includes 1 Floating Holiday
• Vacation Accrual; starts at 10.3 hours/month
• Sick Leave Accrual; 8 hours/month
• Medical (which includes behavioral health coverage), Dental and Vision Benefits
• City Paid Basic Life Insurance (equal to one times employee annual salary); option of Supplemental Life Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement; $2,500/year
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) Defined benefit plan with mandatory employer and employee contributions currently at 12.27% which includes a Long-Term Disability benefit
• Supplemental Retirement Plans through Nationwide; 457
• Pet Insurance
• Bilingual pay compensation

Please visit the Human Resources and Benefits Information page for more information.

Selection Process:
The application and supplemental questions are an integral part of the selection process and must be completed in full in order for you to be considered as a candidate. Please complete each section and answer all questions as thoroughly as possible. DO NOT state "See Resume" in lieu of answering. Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

Applicants whose education, training and experience most closely meet the needs of the position may be invited to participate in a selection process that may include a panel interview. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening that may include:

• Fingerprinting search of the national FBI Database
• Criminal Background screening

The City of Scottsdale reserves the right to change this process at any time, potentially without advance notice.

PLEASE NOTE: Years of experience are based on a work schedule of 2,080 hours per year for full-time positions and 1,040 hours per year for part-time positions, and while work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, depending upon the job classification, education may not be substituted for work experience.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: It is the policy of the city to provide employment opportunities to all persons based solely on ability, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
When advised reasonable accommodations will be made for an "otherwise qualified applicant" with a disability to participate in any phase of the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources to request an accommodation. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting HR Receptionist at (480) 312-2491. Requests should be made 24 hours in advance or as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. For TTY users, the Arizona Relay Service (1-800-367-8939) may contact HR Receptionist at (480) 312-2491.
This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change. (Italic)This position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the position change.
Closing Date/Time: 11/1/2024 11:59 PM Arizona

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