We are looking to hire a passionate, creative and curious Senior Cloud Engineer with the ability to solve complex problems. This role will help drive the development of a variety of projects for our customers, including new development and the modernization of existing cloud infrastructure and applications. You will be part of a team designing, automating, and deploying services on behalf of our customers to AWS. We have deep experience applying DevOps techniques in virtually every industry. Every week is different and the problems you will be challenged to solve are constantly evolving. We know and understand DevOps. We help build and create automation that enables our customers to save time and other resources. 

If you like a challenge, you’ll love it here, because we’re solving complex business problems every day, building and promoting great technology solutions that impact our customers’ success. The best part is, we’re committed to you and your growth, both professionally and personally.

What you'll be doing:

• Creating well-designed, documented, and tested software and infrastructure solutions in AWS that meet customer requirements
• Designing and developing solutions for AWS migrations, containerization, and transformation tools and projects to customers and internal teams
• Writing infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Serving as a technical mentor to other Rackers
• Serving as escalation for AWS environment troubleshooting
• Identifying and addressing bugs, deficiencies, and performance bottlenecks
• Participating in an agile delivery team, helping to ensure the technical quality of the features delivered across the team, including documentation, testing strategies, and code
• Leading and presenting technology discussions to client
• Helping to determine technical feasibility of solutions for business requirements
• Meeting customer SLAs and managing communication in case of issues
• Configuring and maintaining backup, monitoring, and alerting systems for multiple clients
• Interacting with teams and customers in different time zones for ensuring 24×7 support
• Developing advanced Linux/Windows deployment and management automation (Bash/PowerShell/Python/Chef/Ansible)
• Remaining up-to-date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proficient in networking and security
• Advanced expertise of common AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, CloudFormation etc.) with comfort in AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, Cognito, API Gateway)
• Service architecture and advanced container experience in Docker and / or Kubernetes
• Experience with CI/CD and code management tools (Git, TFS, Jenkins etc.)
• Extensive experience with CloudFormation or Terraform
• In-depth knowledgeable of configuration management frameworks such as Puppet, Chef or Ansible
• Able to comfortably lead team and customer technical and demo sessions
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers
• Experience in performance management of database engines (MySQL, MSSQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch)
• Some experience with any of the following C#, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Go
• 1 to 2 industry recognized certifications (AWS, Kubernetes, Chef, Microsoft, etc)
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks and their impact on design considerations (HIPAA, PCI, ITAR, etc)

Location:

• Role can work remotely anywhere within the U.S.

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The following information is required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act and applies only to individuals working in the state of Colorado. The anticipated starting pay range of Colorado applicants for this role is $114,000 – $150,000. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. Information on benefits offered is here.

About Rackspace Technology

We are the multicloud solutions experts. We combine our expertise with the world’s leading technologies — across applications, data and security — to deliver end-to-end solutions. We have a proven record of advising customers based on their business challenges, designing solutions that scale, building and managing those solutions, and optimizing returns into the future. Named a best place to work, year after year according to Fortune, Forbes and Glassdoor, we attract and develop world-class talent. Join us on our mission to embrace technology, empower customers and deliver the future.

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Though we’re all different, Rackers thrive through our connection to a central goal: to be a valued member of a winning team on an inspiring mission. We bring our whole selves to work every day. And we embrace the notion that unique perspectives fuel innovation and enable us to best serve our customers and communities around the globe. We welcome you to apply today and want you to know that we are committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender reassignment or identity or expression, genetic information, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, military or veteran status, nationality, ethnic or national origin, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.