The Cloud Operations Engineer manages, monitors, and optimizes cloud-based infrastructure, applications, and services. This role ensures the smooth functioning of cloud environments by handling tasks such as resource provisioning, configuration management, deployment, automation, and incident response.
Implements standardized offerings to facilitate the successful deployment of stacks:
Continuous build, test, integration, and deployment of platforms and pipelines.
Automated testing frameworks for applications and infrastructure.
Implements standardized offerings to ensure the operational health of stacks:
Metrics collection, aggregation, and visualization.
Log collection, aggregation, and correlation.
Event management and routing.
Inventory, capacity, and billing/tag management.
Clean up and decommissioning of unused or uncompliant resources.
Deploys complex infrastructure (interlinking systems); Configures, manages and troubleshoots systems of scale - various levels of complexity (Cloud, virtualization, distributed networks, colocation, etc.).
Develops, tracks, and leverages performance metrics for continuous improvement.
Pair with application teams and implement of:
Continuous testing and delivery practices.
Standard practices that ensure their operational health & excellence.
Implement Cloud team products and legacy applications that do not operate in a full-stack operating model.
Leads the collection of metrics and generation of relevant reporting mechanisms.
Drives continuous delivery and full-stack operations communities of practices across the Cloud Enablement Team.
Qualifications
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and experience with scripting and automation tools.
Solid foundation in IT infrastructure, networking, and cloud technologies.
Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Understanding of automation tools.
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Experience in deploying, managing, and monitoring cloud infrastructure.
Education & Experience
Minimum Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
Minimum Required: 3+ years of experience working with a public cloud infrastructure.
Licenses & Credentials
AWS Certifications (Architect, SysOps, DevOps) is preferred.
Systems & Technology (if applicable)
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Experience with Python, Java, C+, or Ruby.
Experience with SQL.
About Stifel
Stifel is a more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients' money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.
While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let's talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.
At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.
Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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