Lead Cloud Engineer
Company: New York Power Authority
Location: White Plains
Posted on: January 20, 2023
Job Description:
Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link At NYPA, we will help
bring about the flexible, distributed, consumer-driven energy
system of the future by investing in the things that customers
truly value. We will realize this vision by becoming the first
end-to-end "digital utility" in the country by redesigning how we
manage our assets and use innovative digital technologies. NYPA has
been making strategic investments in tools and capabilities to fuel
its transition to an end-to-end fully digital utility. Fundamental
to this transformation is the investment and modernization of our
technology infrastructure.
Improved IT data management will increase benefits to customers by
providing the state with market leading management of future
technologies, management of enterprise wide systems providing
near-real-time access to information and predictive analysis,
improved systems management, and increased system efficiency. -NYPA
is looking for an experienced technologist to help lead NYPA's
technology platforms and capabilities into the future. The Cloud
Engineer works with the Data Services team to support
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IAAS), Platform-as-a-Service (PAAS)
and Software-as-a-Service solutions deployment over the internet
supporting the strategic technology direction of the organization.
#LI-JP1 Responsibilities
- Design and implement the cloud platform solutions using
IaaS/PaaS/SaaS so that it is flexible, extensible, elastic, secure
and reliable at large scale.
- Design and implement platform building Service Fabric services
such as Identity, Authentication and Authorization, Service
Registration and Discovery, Deployment and Provisioning, etc.
- Offer guidance in infrastructure movement techniques including
bulk application transfers into the cloud.
- Identify the top cloud architecture solutions to successfully
meet the strategic needs of the organization.
- Delivery of systems and services as per the solution
architecture for both the platform and the applications running on
top of the platform.
- Support the functional area of cloud architecture by leading
matrixed teams who work across the cloud team; Work with team
members to design, and implement solutions across geographic
locations
- Work closely with IT security to monitor the company's cloud
privacy; Manage NYPA's Datahub platform and provide guidance to
Data Engineering team on configuring the production and
non-production environments; Provision and size the cloud
components based on project/use case needs; Provide guidance on
information management lifecycle and maximize the value of the
enterprise information architecture.
- Responsible for establishing service levels and support
processes for the analytics platform and tools by working with
Operations team, cloud providers/vendors to ensure adherence to
those SLAs.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Familiarity with DevOps and Agile methodologies
- Experience with any infrastructure-as-code (Azure ARM, AWS
Cloud Formation, or similar technology)
- Experience with any scripting language or command line tools
(Bash, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, etc.)
- Strong understanding of cloud concepts: virtualization
technologies, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, HA, distributed systems, and cloud
delivery models.
- Knowledge and understanding of cloud security policies,
infrastructure deployments in enterprise-wide environments
- Experience with full-stack engineering or DevOps (OpenStack or
others)
- Experience in cloud data management components (RDS, Athena,
etc.)
- Knowledge of designing micro services and APIs -
- Hands on experience with public cloud providers
(AWS/Azure)
- Candidates with strong back-end developer experience
- Knowledge and experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or both
- Possesses strong organizational and time management skills,
driving tasks to completion.
- Able to work independently with minimum supervision.
- Able to build solid, effective working relationships with
others
- Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new
emerging technologies, methodologies and solutions.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the
ability to effectively communicate with a diverse group of
customers, partners, and colleaguesEducation, Experience and
Certifications
- Bachelor Degree required; in MIS or Computer
Science/Engineering (or similar)
- Minimum of 8 years of total experience in software development
with specialization in information integration architecture
technologies and data integration patterns.
- Experience in working in a distributed team environment
- Experience with software engineering best-practices such as
build automation, continuous integration and continuous
deployment
- Experience in a combination of database and platform
application services
- Microsoft / AWS Certifications in any of the following -
Solutions Architect, Infrastructure Architect or Systems Ops.
- Willingness to travel if necessaryPhysical Requirements New
York Power Authority is committed to providing fair, competitive,
and market-informed compensation. The target salary range for this
position is: $126,000 - $154,000 . Salary offered will be
determined based the successful candidates' relevant experience,
knowledge, skills, and abilities. The New York Power Authority and
Canals Corporation believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion
drive our success, and we encourage women, people of color,
LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic
minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. As an
equal opportunity employer, NYPA/Canals is committed to building
inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect
communities across NY and enthusiastically serve them. We proudly
celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race,
religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability status,
pregnancy, marital status, genetic information, arrest record or
criminal conviction history, or any other category protected by
law.
We are happy to provide reasonable religious accommodations during
the hiring process for those in need. If you have a disability or
special need that requires a reasonable accommodation, please send
a request to - accessibility@nypa.gov . New York is Powered by
YouWe are a team of over 1,900 energy technologists, IT
specialists, business experts, hydro engineers, and other
professionals leading the energy revolution. With state-of-the-art
technology, advanced R&D, and a modernized infrastructure, we
provide New Yorkers with low-cost, clean, reliable power - and we
are well on the way to becoming the first fully digital utility in
the country. At NYPA, you will be empowered to think big, do good,
and transform the energy industry.
Nearest Major Market: White Plains
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City
Job Segment: Cloud, Developer, Solution Architect, Computer
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