Senior Cloud Consultant

Contract length: 12 months

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide deep technical expertise and leadership across a range of technologies. You will be the go-to person for driving tool selection, resolving complex engineering issues, and guiding best practices during engagements
• Lead whiteboard design sessions with internal and external team members
• Identify and communicate technical risks as they emerge over the course of a project
• Work closely with cloud vendors and their customers to extract project requirements during technical discovery sessions, define deliverables to meet those requirements, and break down those deliverables into a technical roadmap
• Manage scope within customer engagements, identify changing requirements as they arise, determine their impact on scope, and ensure all stakeholders are aware and agree with the changes
• Maintain a close working relationship with the customer, as a “trusted advisor”, set clear expectations, challenge assumptions, solicit feedback, and take ownership of project deliverables
• Maintain relevant certifications on cloud technologies and stay informed of key industry trends
• Proactively identify additional sales opportunities throughout the duration of the project

Required Knowledge & Experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• 10+ years of experience in public or private cloud environments
• 2+ years of experience with Terraform on a public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
• 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role (e.g. team lead, architect)
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines for Terraform and a strong understanding of CI/CD best practices
• Advanced knowledge in one of the following: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Proficiency in source code management with Git
• Proficiency with at least one non-shell scripting language
• Strong but flexible opinions on best practices for technical operations teams

Preferred Skills:

• Expertise in Kubernetes, Cloud Networking, or Cloud Security
• Advanced certifications in one of the following: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Experience assessing, refactoring, and deploying large TF codebase