Cloud Engineer Aws (Remote)

Cloud Engineer AWS Geico is looking for distinguished, highly energetic, positive, collaborative, and talented free-thinking individuals to join our eclectic, accomplished and versatile team of Cloud Software Engineers. As a Cloud Engineer, your role on our talented team will be comprised of creating and designing elegant and maintainable solutions to complex cloud problems and driving our engineering and automation for public cloud services within GEICO. This role requires the ability to research, propose and prototype new principles, cloud technologies and concepts and integrate them using common DevOps practices. A successful candidate in this position will have demonstrable experience in cloud technologies focused on AWS. They will understand the intricacies between Amazon Web Services, how they are provisioned, their purpose and how they are integrated into enterprise level solutions.

Job Duties & Responsibilities: The role of a cloud engineer entails design and buildout of automation platforms utilizing Infrastructure as Code methodologies to Provision, Deploy and manage Cloud infrastructure for App teams to consume. The candidate will innovate by identifying opportunities for proactive and reactive (self-healing) automation solutions for Cloud services adopted at GEICO. The candidate will design and execute new initiatives to standardize systems, automate designs, build tooling, and optimize operations to reduce implementation cycle times, eliminate service downtime, optimize performance, and ensure that all security and compliance requirements are fully governed.

Must have requirements:

• 5+ years of demonstrable, professional Cloud Infrastructure experience in AWS.
• Experience with implementing provisioning of infrastructure utilizing Terraform. (either open source, Enterprise or cloud Terraform products)
• Experience with Cloud formation, Terraform templates and AWS APIs.
• Proven experience performing root cause analysis in complex and distributed systems and environments.
• At least 3 years of experience in a DevOps oriented team utilizing the AGILE with SCRUM methodology.
• 24/7 Level 3 On-call support on a rotational basis.
• Experience managing code and dependencies in Azure DevOps, GIT along with other Configuration management best practices.
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and practical application of IaC to manage infrastructure.
• Strong critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS Connect, Lambda, S3, Dynamo DB or any other AWS services.

Benefits:

At GEICO, we make sure you have the support and resources to leverage and develop your skills, secure your financial future, and take care of your health and well-being. GEICO continually seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. To help achieve this goal, we support associate-led Employee Resource Groups that foster a true sense of community. Through GEICO’s competitive benefits offerings and various training and development opportunities, we have you covered with our Total Rewards Program* that includes:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• Paid Training and Licensures

• Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

GEICO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to cultivating an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO celebrates diversity and believes it is critical to our success. As such, we are committed to recruit, develop and retain the most talented individuals to join our team.

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Annual Salary

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.