Cloud Engineer I - Remote, US
This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: United States Short Description: Bowman has an opportunity for a Cloud Engineer I to join our team remotely. At Bowman, we believe in creating opportunities for aspiring people to thrive and achieve ambitious goals. That’s why a career at Bowman is more than a job. It is an opportunity to be part of a diverse and engaged community of professionals, to be treated as a respected and valued member of a motivated team and to be empowered to do exceptional work that advances the best interest of everyone involved. We recognize the importance of creating a work environment that is both rewarding to our employees and supportive of our unwavering commitment to provide unparalleled service to our clients. Overview: The Cloud Engineer will play a key role within the cloud operations team working closely with development, security, and the engineering teams to ensure the development, deployment and maintenance of scalable, secure, and high-performance cloud solutions. Drive cloud adoption through proven experience in deploying solutions, enhancing sustainability, implementing automation, and balancing cloud solution costs. Responsibilities: Leadership and Direction • Receive broad guidance relating to overall key objectives, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters and general parameters for execution. Receive direction as needed, and especially on highly complex assignments. • Independently apply extensive and diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments and related fields. Review work produced by staff for quality assurance. At the Operational and Company Level • Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to develop the necessary resources, automation and code to implement the specified cloud solutions. • Work closely with support, security, architecture, and development teams to ensure seamless implementation and sustainment over the full lifecycle of the solution. • Lead operations teams in monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving cloud-related issues. Do the Work • Design, develop, and deploy end-to-end cloud solutions that meet business and technical requirements. • Suggest and evaluate cloud operations best practices for cloud adoption, governance, security, and scalability. • Lead cloud migrations, modernization, and digital transformation project initiatives. • Develop and deploy cloud solution artifacts using infrastructure as code (IaC), DevOps, and CI/CD in an enterprise cloud adoption framework (CAF) environment. • Ensure cloud solutions development and deployments meet compliance with industry standards, security frameworks, regulatory requirements, and enterprise architecture. • Optimize cloud costs, performance, and reliability by leveraging cloud operations best practices. • Configure platform controls to manage costs effectively and prevent overruns. • Stay up to date with cloud services, trends, and emerging technologies. Success Metrics and Competencies: • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment. • Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization and external partners. • High degree of discretion and ability to manage highly confidential information. • Highly motivated and problem-solving attitude. • Strong sense of urgency in responding to constituents. • Effective verbal and written communication skills. • Strong work ethic and commitment to quality. • Self-reliance and ability to operate independently with limited direction. • Commitment to promoting the reputation of the company through quality of work. • Aspirations to grow professionally and advance within the company. • Effective working relationship with internal leaders and peers, as well as external clients. • Commitment to becoming a "citizen" of the broader organization, breaking down barriers and silos. • Commitment to working in partnership with others inside and outside the organization. • Ability to effectively manage multiple time-sensitive tasks. Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. • Three or more (3+) years of experience in cloud engineering and operations in Microsoft Azure. • Strong understanding of cloud architecture and cloud security principles. • Solid understanding of zero trust and cloud security. • Proven experience in designing, building, and migrating Azure cloud solutions. • Strong knowledge of DevOps, Cl/CD, and automation in cloud environments. • Proficiency developing and deploying landing zone solutions using Azure cloud services including virtual machines, containers, applications, storage, networking, databases, security, and identity management. • Experience designing Azure solutions to meet the core pillars of the Well-Architected Framework (WAF). • Experience deploying and maintaining the Azure Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and associated Landing Zones. • Experience in designing, implementing, and