Cloud Architect

Job Summary:

The Sr. Cloud Engineer is a critical role at CVR Energy, Inc. responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a secure and scalable cloud infrastructure. This position requires a deep understanding of cloud computing, data centers, and virtual infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a cloud services architecture and provide input on decisions regarding new virtual cloud equipment and upgrades.
• Develop and track budgets for new and existing cloud infrastructure.
• Manage and report availability of cloud services across the entire cloud server ecosystem to meet required SLAs.
• Develop and monitor metrics to improve cloud environment availability and performance.
• Drive incident resolution from participation in incident troubleshooting sessions through delivery and closure of post-mortems of cloud services-related incidents.
• Develop standards for cloud services.
• Support and maintain a scalable backup solution for the virtualized and standalone cloud environments.
• Create and execute test plans to validate cloud infrastructure and technical systems performance. Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement leading to an optimized environment.
• Develop and execute cloud security standards and policies to ensure maximum security from internal as well as external sources.
• Ensure optimum monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of system issues and ensure that processes are in place with proper documentation and diagrams where needed.
• Provide ongoing support of the disaster recovery plan with a focus on building a secure, highly available cloud environment, ensuring successful system restoration of data to meet defined objectives.
• Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging engineering practices; participates in educational opportunities and professional organizations; reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks.
• Fosters cross-functional and cross-business teamwork; builds and promotes morale; works efficiently and effectively on teams to meet customer needs; supports meeting all team commitments; commitment to delivery, including both high-profile tasks and sometimes the mundane.
• Regularly communicate work progress, concerns, and questions.
• Work with finance and 3rd-party vendors to validate monthly consumption reports.
• Work with multiple IT and business groups to manage demand and allocation of cloud service and document management resources.
• Manage 3rd-party vendor operational escalations.
• Communicate and collaborate with partners in the business and 3rd-party providers to ensure customer satisfaction through transparency and issue resolution.
• Investigate opportunities to leverage automation tools to simplify and accelerate the operations process.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in information technology with a minimum of 3-5 years in an IT architectural role.
• 5-7 years in the application/solution development experience in a professional environment.
• 3-5 years of experience in designing and maintaining cloud services technologies such as Azure, AWS, etc.
• Experience required in designing, assessing, implementing, and maintaining cloud services (e.g., Software as a Service or Platform as a Service, etc.), maintain cloud infrastructure services, and managing and monitoring performance of cloud service providers.
• Experience defining cloud information architecture (IA) and governance.
• Experience with Active Directory (on-premises and in MS Azure).
• Experience and understanding IT service management concepts (ITIL), processes, and procedures.
• Applies broad knowledge of IT operations principles, business drivers, and related areas to impact results. Understands the key players in the business and communicates appropriately with them.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate technology terms into business terms required.
• Communications (written and verbal) and presentation delivery skills required.
• Demonstrated systems performance monitoring and problem resolution skills.
• Track record developing and implementing systems infrastructure design best practices and operational policies following industry standard security principles required.
• Project management experience and skills.
• Ability to adjust schedule to meet business needs.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related scientific/technical discipline required.
• Master's degree preferred.
• IT architecture certification e.g., TOGAF is a plus.
• ITIL V3/V4 certified for IT service management is a plus.
• PMP/PMI project management certification is a plus.
• Cloud security certification like CCSP is a plus.

Language: English