Principal Cloud Engineer-Remote

Job Description

Sinclair Broadcast Group seeks a motivated and experienced Principal Cloud Engineer to join the Corporate Information Technology Department. The individual will develop, integrate and support key Enterprise infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities:
• Lead programs to develop, maintain, and govern Continuous Integration and Delivery capabilities across the enterprise
• Collaborate with other internal teams and third-party vendors to define best-in-class solutions
• Proactively monitor KPIs and address areas of improvement for public, private and hybrid cloud solutions
• Configuration, management, and maintenance of cloud based solutions across public, private and hybrid clouds
• Develop and maintain business continuity and disaster recovery processes
• Ensure cloud security measures are incorporated into infrastructure implementation
• Support and participate in the development of architecture designs for enterprise-wide systems infrastructure environments
• Drive efficiencies through process automation and Infrastructure as Code frameworks
• Mentor, train, and provide guidance to all other Cloud Engineering and DevOps team members

Experience, Skills & Competencies:
• 10+ years of experience in IT engineering
• 7+ years of experience directly administering and supporting cloud solutions including compute, networking, storage, and security
• 7+ years of experience with scripting and IT process automation – PowerShell, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Python, Go, JSON, Jenkins, etc.
• 7+ years of Linux systems administration in an enterprise level environment
• Experience in the architecture, engineering, and operation of containerization and virtualization technologies
• Understanding of industry best practices surrounding proper maintenance and support of a 24x7 cloud infrastructure – Service/Server hardening, service/server tuning, vulnerability and patch management
• Demonstrable implementation of infrastructure lifecycles including planning, budgeting, forecasting, ordering, implementation, and tracking of projects/assets deployment
• Experience supporting and managing private, public and hybrid cloud solutions
• Experience working within an Agile/SAFe framework
• Strong analytical problem-solving skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making
• Strong presentation skills with deep experience in data usage both in excel and other dash-boarding platforms
• Advanced understanding and experience with monitoring tools
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to quickly grasp technical issues and offer solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Professional business demeanor
• Customer-focused attitude and desire to interface directly with end-user clients
• Cloud Certification required (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems or a related field or equivalent work experience
• Immediate authorization to work in the US

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g676x9-18-217-194-39-42 in your application.