Avature

The Cloud Engineer position is an exciting opportunity for an associate IT professional to join our team, focusing on the unique needs of our public sector clients. This role involves deploying and maintaining a secure, modern and resilient cloud platform and requires a certain level of technical expertise and a willingness to work on public certification programs.

Your challenges and objectives:

• Gain knowledge of Avature’s infrastructure and processes within the context of policies and compliance.
• Assist in building, implementing, and managing cloud-based infrastructure resources on both production and development environments.
• Learn and apply industry best practices in DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to automate solutions to challenges.
• Build professional relationships with our partners, supporting the strategic alignment of our cloud solutions with their unique needs.
• Collaborate with global colleagues, actively participating in a diverse and interconnected working environment.

Your day-to-day activities:

• Contribute to the management and ownership of our corporate cloud-based infrastructure, working mostly with Linux.
• Support the implementation of changes in platforms using configuration management and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Assist in overseeing the continual evolution of platforms, aligning priorities with stakeholders.
• Participate in developing and enhancing fail-proof techniques to ensure security, scalability, and resilience of workloads.
• Engage in projects aimed at adopting new technologies to meet the specific requirements of the public sector.
• Ensure round-the-clock coverage of service continuity by participating in flexible on-call shifts.

About you:

• Be willing and eligible to be sponsored for US government security clearance.
• Enthusiastic about learning and growing in AWS cloud services proficiency.
• Experience in Linux system administration.
• Exposure to private or public cloud platform development using current DevOps practices such as Containerization, Configuration Management, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience with specific technologies such as Terraform, Docker, Puppet, or Kubernetes is a plus.
• Interest and curiosity in programming and automation, with a focus on creating efficient and streamlined processes, and a desire to eliminate repetitive tasks.
• Troubleshooting mindset and eagerness to apply and develop problem-solving skills.
• Interest in other essential cloud core services such as observability systems, web servers, and networking principles.

About us:

Avature is a market leading enterprise SaaS Solution provider for global talent acquisition and talent management. We have a strong commitment to high quality engineering and customer service and are recognized innovators in the very large company market. We currently work with over 650 companies worldwide, including 110 of the Fortune 500, all of the Big Four consulting firms, the largest banks and manufacturers in the world, and five governments.

We design, build, implement, and support our product ourselves. With 26 releases a year and a strong commitment to innovation and quality engineering, our private cloud platform has become the product choice for the very large global organization.

At Avature, we value opportunities to learn and grow within a dynamic, creative, and collaborative environment. We encourage autonomy and empower our people to approach challenges innovatively while bringing their unique perspective to the table. We offer a career development program that supports continuous learning and thoughtful leadership, and that meaningfully impacts each individual’s professional trajectory.

What we offer:

• A fast-paced, energetic, and engaging environment.

• Competitive salary, with one review a year.
• Four weeks vacations.
• Four days a year to attend events related to professional development.
• High deductible health plan (medical, vision and dental plan; life and AD&D insurance; disability insurance).
• We will also provide an employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) account.
• 401K - we’ll be adding $ 0.50 on the $ 1.00 on the first 3 % of employee contributions.
• Unlimited sick days.

An organizational culture that empowers everyone to be themselves is key to thrive in business, but more importantly, it is a pathway for creating a more equitable society. Avature fosters a diverse and inclusive environment and celebrates that each unique person brings something different to our team. We are committed to considering all qualified applicants equally and to promoting equal opportunities within our organization.