Cloud engineer Jobs in Meridian, ID

The Cloud DevOps Engineer supports the entire Innovation Lab’s products by owning the Innovation Lab’s cloud infrastructure. This position develops and maintains cloud solutions that support the firm's automation and data processing needs. This role involves identifying, setting, scoping, and implementing project-level goals in coordination with larger IT organization.

The Cloud DevOps Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining CI/CD workflows, as well as troubleshooting, scaling, and securing cloud infrastructure. The Engineer will also contribute to a culture of collaboration, feedback, and continuous improvement. The DevOps Engineer will work closely with Software Engineers, Security, and others to deliver top quality software tools that deliver material value to end users, and will be at home in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall design and operations of the Innovation Lab's cloud computing resources, specifically our Kubernetes cluster, CI/CD pipelines, Azure and AWS environments.
• Supports the entire Firm’s technology products through maintaining the cloud infrastructure hosted in Azure.
• Enhance the Firm's cloud infrastructure in response to changing business needs.
• Ensure application and system outages are minimal; preventing disruptions in service by quickly addressing any outages. Proactively prevent potential infrastructure issues before they become major problems.
• Ensure complex technical issues across the entire infrastructure and software stack are identified and addressed.
• Write and administer system architecture to include documentation for implementation.
• Meet and collaborate with members of our Systems and Security team to ensure infrastructure is to policy standards; ensuring compliance with data governance, security, access policies, etc.
• Identify cloud infrastructure upgrades and ensure security compliance and desired feature offerings.
• Maintain our infrastructure as code base utilizing tools such as Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Drive the design, development, and improvement of automation solutions, including CI/CD pipelines, to improve the team’s software delivery cadence.
• Proactively develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets Firm needs.
• Own the design, planning, and execution of the strategic vision for the Firm’s technology infrastructure.
• Other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Organization & Planning: Proactively takes actions, finds solutions, and displays skills to be efficient and productive.
• Communication: Understands the importance of and demonstrates verbal, written, and non-verbal communications.
• Team Player: Works within team and cross-functionally to meet required results.
• Customer/Client Experience: Creates a consistent and exceptional experience for others, whether directly to external clients/customers or indirectly through internal support, which elevates the overall perception of the firm.

Job Qualifications (Education, Experience and Certification):

• Bachelors degree in information technology, information systems, computer science or computer engineering preferred, or other bachelor’s degree with relevant information technology experience
• 3-5 years of experience in cloud administration and development, particularly in the Microsoft Azure environment.
• 3-5 years of experience building and executing DevOps or DevSecOps solutions using Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) utilizing tools such as Github Actions and ArgoCD.
• Experience with deploying production-grade applications in cloud environments using automation applications such as Terraform.
• Experience with container-based deployment and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with health and status monitoring technologies such as Prometheus.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code solutions, preferably Terraform.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Development experience in Python, Haskell, or JavaScript is a plus.
• Familiarity with AWS is a plus

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this position, the employee must have the ability to sit, stand and/or walk for extended periods of time; manipulate (lift, carry, move) weights of at least ten (10) pounds; have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on a computer and/or related office equipment; speak clearly and concisely so listeners can understand; and regularly understand the speech of another person.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by this position to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

Hybrid remote/in-person work environment. Professional office atmosphere. Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting or standing for prolonged periods. Position may require occasional off-hour meetings and events.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those this position may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Note: This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

Holland & Hart offers of employment take into consideration a candidate’s education, training, and experience, as well as the position's work location, external market and internal value, including seniority and merit systems, and internal pay alignment when determining the salary level for potential new employees. The Colorado salary range is $94, to $157, annually. A discretionary bonus may be available based upon performance.

Application Window:

The application window is anticipated to close on or after Friday, February 20th. Holland & Hart reserves the right to close the position prior to or after this date.

Benefits:

Holland & Hart works hard to promote work/life balance with a scheduled work week for most staff employees, a robust wellness program, and generous PTO and holiday pay for eligible employees. Full-time employees become eligible for benefits on the date hire, with a benefits offering that includes medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, EAP, STD, and LTD. Also available are voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurances, as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. In addition, the firm has programs that may provide for educational assistance, free or discounted legal services, and opportunities through the Holland & Hart Foundation, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating volunteer opportunities for lawyers, staff, families, and friends of Holland & Hart LLP. Part-time employees may have access to some of these benefits, which may be on a pro-rated basis.