Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

Tricon Residential is an owner and operator of a growing portfolio of more than 38,000 single-family rental homes in the U.S. Sun Belt and multi-family apartments in Canada. Our commitment to enriching the lives of our employees, residents and local communities underpins Tricon’s culture and business philosophy. We provide high-quality rental housing options for families across the United States and Canada through our technology-enabled operating platform and dedicated on-the-ground operating teams. Our development programs are also delivering thousands of new rental homes and apartments as part of our commitment to help solve the housing supply shortage. At Tricon, we imagine a world where housing unlocks life’s potential. For more information, visit Tricon Residential. 

Job Description

The Senior Cloud Systems Engineer will be responsible for providing support for all activities related to cloud and infrastructure across a variety of platforms and operating systems. This individual must possess a thorough understanding of cloud and infrastructure technology backed with hands-on operational experience within multiple cloud platforms. This position plans, implements, oversees, and supports cloud-based servers, services, networks, and integrations. The role is responsible for effective provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software, services, and related infrastructure. This individual participates in technical design and development to enable continuing innovation within our technology infrastructure. They will ensure all the enterprise systems are up and running smoothly 24/7.

• Design, deploy, and support AWS and Microsoft Azure services

• Provide hands-on cloud, infrastructure, system administration, and troubleshooting expertise

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate requirements into technology plans

• Ensure all cloud environments meet best-practice standards for security, scalability, and functionality

• Review operational requirements with project teams, management, and 3rd party service providers for deployment and ongoing support

• Create and maintain detailed technical documentation

• Build, configure, and support development, test, and production IT systems

• Design, implement, and maintain a backup and disaster recovery plan

• Provide technical direction on network topologies, server configurations, hardware + software deployments, firewall configurations, and other administrative tasks related to the support of computing environments

• Ensure timely and effective delivery of hardware upgrades, network upgrades, OS upgrades, and new technical services

• Develop automated approaches for system administration tasks

• Perform daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, cloud environments, and critical technology workloads

• Execution of maintenance plans designed to keep systems up to date, while maintaining service level agreements

• Report on capacity, growth, and expenditures within all environments

• Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders, cross functional teams, and management

• Respond to system outages and crisis events as needed.

Qualifications:

• Customer first mindset in all work
• Provide robust solutions while adhering to an advanced security posture
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills both verbal and written
• Exhibit strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Proactively look for process improvement
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• Discipline to succeed in a fast paced and complex environment
• Adaptability to rapidly changing technology
• Lead and manage small projects
• Demonstrable experience in migrating on-premises workloads to the cloud
• Maintain functional expertise on the latest compute, storage, networking, and cloud technologies including surrounding industry best practices
• Strong technical, communication, and documentation skills
• Manage and maintain an automation framework centered around rapid, scalable, and predictable infrastructure provisioning.
• Extensive understanding of IT security
• Excellent understanding of Windows Server 2012R2 and higher
• Knowledge of Azure Active Directory (AD) for authentication and federation
• Knowledge of firewalls, VPN, load balancing, and general networking architecture
• Capable of managing multiple, concurrent deliverables on aggressive delivery schedules with a conscientious work ethic

Minimum Requirements:

• BSc/BA in IT, Computer Science or relevant field
• 5+ years of relevant professional experience engineering cloud and infrastructure services
• Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure certifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, including:

• Frequently required to sit, talk, and hear.
• Frequently required to stand and move; use hands to grasp, squeeze, finger, handle, and feel; reach, push, and pull with hands and arms; occasionally required to twist; reach overhead; stoop, kneel, squat, bend, and crouch.
• Occasionally lift, carry, and move up to 10 pounds.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

At Tricon, we are committed to creating a workplace where every individual is valued for their unique contributions, experiences, voices, and backgrounds. By embracing these principles, we aim to positively impact our business and the communities we serve, creating a lasting legacy where everyone can thrive.

Salary Range

Placement within this compensation range will be determined by the candidate's knowledge, experience and skills.

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