Cloud Engineer II

Summary

This position is responsible for the support of cloud environments primarily in Azure as well as Google Cloud and AWS. This position focuses on supporting the Cloud environment as well as moving the on-premises environment to Azure Virtual Machines, Microsoft’s PaaS solutions, and SaaS solutions.

WHY Jewelers Mutual:

We are a financially secure, exceptionally positioned, and intellectually curious company driven by our core values of Agility, Accountability and Relevancy! We continue to raise the tide of the jewelry industry we’ve served since 1913 through our innovative people, our unyielding customer commitment, and evolution of our products and services to be the most trusted advisor to all we serve.

With a generous benefits package, office locations throughout the United States, and a mantra of “making your mark today”, consider evolving your career and shining bright with Jewelers Mutual Group!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

•  Participates in the design process and implements cloud-based solutions.
•  Migrating on-premises based workloads into cloud infrastructure.
•  Maintenance and monitoring of cloud-based solutions.
•  Reporting on cloud usage.
•  Partnering with internal teams to support and design efficient cloud solutions that meet business requirements.
•  Work closely with DevOps and Infrastructure team members to automate and implement infrastructure as code.
•  Troubleshoot and support issues related to performance, security, or capabilities of cloud-based solutions.
•  Integrate cloud-based solutions with other cloud or on-premises workloads.
•  Works closely with other teams to provide technical guidance for cloud options.
•  Works with Security team to implementing and maintain security solutions.
•  Automate the elasticity of cloud services to minimize costs during light usage and to maximize performance during peak volume.
•  Identify inadequate or inefficient systems and suggests alternatives to reduce cost or increase efficiency to enable the company to reach its goals.
•  Stay up to date on industry trends and technologies; recommend new solutions.
•  Participate in an "on-call" rotation for cloud support.
•  Review current server infrastructure and determine sizing and scalability as well as reduce server sprawl.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Leadership Responsibilities 

None

Qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related field preferred.
•  3 - 4 years of related experience in Information Technology.
•  Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in Microsoft Azure
•  Experience supporting major infrastructure migration initiatives is preferred. 
•  Property/casualty insurance background and jewelry industry experience are helpful, but not required.
•  Experience with Google Cloud and AWS seen as a plus.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

•  Microsoft, Google, AWS, Cisco, VMware, Citrix, PowerShell preferred.

Physical Requirements  

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects or controls; and talk or hear.