Associate Cloud Solutions Engineer

Company: Tech Data
Location: Clearwater
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:In this role you will be responsible for building, packaging, and automating highly repeatable cloud centric solutions. The Digital Solution team has a focus on identifying IT problems that exist and designing cloud centric solutions to solve those issues. You will work on a global team gathering requirements from business leaders, partners, and end customers. The focus of this job is automation and design. This role will be challenging as these digital solutions often involve an anchor vendor such as AWS or Microsoft Azure, while also including components from other vendors such as open-source software, Veeam, NetApp, Red Hat, etc. There will be complex issues and you must design for several situations such as pure cloud, hybrid, multi-site across SMB and Mid-Market customer bases.Essential Duties & Responsibilities Required:

• Design UI and customer workflows for procurement of solutions (5%)
• Outline and highlight use cases for customer and partner (5%)
• Package multi-vendor and open source components into repeatable deployments using IAC templates (ARM/Cloud Formation) and config management tools (Chef/Ansible/Terraform) (10%)
• Test deployments and functionality. Continue testing, creation of testing scripts, automation of testing, and remediation of issues. (25%)
• Direct interaction with architects, engineers, and c-level leaders from vendors, partners, and internal teams. Goal is to understand needs, capture requirements, define specs, and drive answers to your questions. (5%)
• Ongoing support and enhancement of existing solutions (20%)
• Automation of repeatable tasks (PowerShell/Bash/CLI) (5%)Other Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Additional duties as assigned
  • Meets attendance and punctuality standardsQualifications and Experience:
    • 3 to 5 Years of relevant work experience.Education & Certifications:
      • Bachelor's Degree with Computer Sciences Field of Study preferred.
      • Associate Degree with Computer Sciences field of study required.
      • Other Education / Certifications: AWS/Microsoft/Chef/GCP/Ansible/RedHat/Puppet/Terraform/Equivalent Work Experience Working Conditions:
        • Occasional non-standard work hours or overtime as business requires.
        • Some travel required.Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
          • Able to execute instructions and to request clarification when needed.
          • Able to perform basic mathematical calculations.
          • Able to recognize and attend to important details with accuracy and efficiency.
          • Able to communicate clearly and convey necessary information.
          • Able to create and conduct formal presentations.
          • Able to interact effectively with all levels of management.
          • Able to negotiate skillfully, promote/sell ideas persuasively, and close transactions with mutually beneficial results.
          • Possesses strong multi-cultural interpersonal skills.
          • Possesses strong organizational and time management skills, driving tasks to completion.
          • Able to constructively work under stress and pressure when faced with high workloads and deadlines.
          • Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
          • Able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
          • Able to build solid, effective working relationships with others.
          • Able to quickly learn new systems and technology.
          • Able to use relevant computer system applications at an advanced level.Cultural Competency Requirements:
            • Within Tech Data diversity is one of our fundamental shared values. We are a multi-cultural environment and we pride ourselves on being a welcoming place of work where we celebrate inclusion and champion people from a multitude of backgrounds. Join our team to connect the world with the power of technology!Tech Data is a federal contractor, subject to the mandatory vaccination and masking requirements of Executive Order 14042. - Unless a medical or religious accommodation is requested and approved, vaccination for COVID-19 is a prerequisite for employment. - If you are offered employment, you will have an opportunity to seek an exemption for medical or religious reasons, and if established, a reasonable accommodation will be made, subject to undue business burden. Tech Data is an equal opportunity organization. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

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