Principal Cloud Automation Engineer
SPECTRUM
St. Louis, Missouri
cloud
automation
automation engineer
engineer
cloud
technical
engineering
automation
architecture
infrastructure
tools
management
design
December 5, 2022
SPECTRUM
St. Louis, Missouri
FULL_TIME
The Charter Technical Engineering Center (CTEC) facilities in Englewood, CO oversee the design and architecture of Charter's multi-billion dollar network infrastructure. We investigate, select, develop, and integrate technologies and solutions that meet the needs of the company for short, medium and long term initiatives. This includes the delivery of the technology plan and future architecture for Voice, Video, Data, Optical, Commercial, Cloud, CPE, Network and Access.
JOB SUMMARY
This role collaborates with team members on various cloud technologies, and recommends cloud infrastructure solutions. Works with various automation tools to automate the deployment of VM's in a public or private cloud. Works with various configuration management tools to manage a consistent state for VM's. Interfaces with other teams to collect and define project requirements for automating and deploying their application or technology stack. Bridge the gap between various different organizations within Charter by leveraging automation tooling and concepts (IAE, Ops, IT, etc.).
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
Designs, implements, integrates, automate, monitors, enhances and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas.
Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
Tests and reviews system designs.
Provides Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met.
Provides technical leadership within the area of expertise and mentors junior engineers.
Reviews work plans and designs and advises on improvements.
Adheres to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
Performs other duties as requested by the manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Experience and understanding of cloud technologies private and public
Experience with Modeling data/network/info modeling (e.g. Json, Yaml)
Experience with Infrastructure As Code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formations, etc..)
Experience with Scripting languages (e.g. Ansible, Bash, Python, etc..)
Experience with API development and integration
Experience with Linux (e.g. RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu)
Experience with CI/CD (Git, Gitlab, Jenkins)
Experience with Lifecycle Management of Artifacts (e.g. Artifactory)
Working knowledge of automation technologies
Working knowledge of configuration management tools
Must be able to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, video conferencing, on the phone, and written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner
Basic knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
Basic knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model
Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace agile environment and ability to learn new technologies quickly
Desirable Qualifications and Skills
Experience with Object Oriented concepts and languages is a plus (Java, C#, C++)
Experience or knowledge with Orchestration/automation/Workflow is a plus
Virtualization and Containerization knowledge is a plus
Experience with Databases is a plus
Ideally someone between a Systems Engineer and a Software Engineer
Education
Masters or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience
Related Work Experience / Number of Years
Engineering work experience / 5 - 10
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JOB SUMMARY
This role collaborates with team members on various cloud technologies, and recommends cloud infrastructure solutions. Works with various automation tools to automate the deployment of VM's in a public or private cloud. Works with various configuration management tools to manage a consistent state for VM's. Interfaces with other teams to collect and define project requirements for automating and deploying their application or technology stack. Bridge the gap between various different organizations within Charter by leveraging automation tooling and concepts (IAE, Ops, IT, etc.).
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Actively and consistently support all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
Designs, implements, integrates, automate, monitors, enhances and troubleshoots systems in assigned areas.
Analyzes and revises existing system logic difficulties and documentation as necessary.
Tests and reviews system designs.
Provides Engineering Technical support and guidance to regional personnel and ensure all technical integration, changes, standards and documentation are met.
Provides technical leadership within the area of expertise and mentors junior engineers.
Reviews work plans and designs and advises on improvements.
Adheres to industry specific local, state, and federal regulations, as applicable.
Performs other duties as requested by the manager.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Skills/Abilities and Knowledge
Experience and understanding of cloud technologies private and public
Experience with Modeling data/network/info modeling (e.g. Json, Yaml)
Experience with Infrastructure As Code (e.g. Terraform, Cloud Formations, etc..)
Experience with Scripting languages (e.g. Ansible, Bash, Python, etc..)
Experience with API development and integration
Experience with Linux (e.g. RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu)
Experience with CI/CD (Git, Gitlab, Jenkins)
Experience with Lifecycle Management of Artifacts (e.g. Artifactory)
Working knowledge of automation technologies
Working knowledge of configuration management tools
Must be able to read, write and speak the English language to communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, in person, video conferencing, on the phone, and written communications in a clear, straight-forward, and professional manner
Basic knowledge of related industry specifications and standards IEEE, ANSI, Fiber (Multimode, Single mode, UTP, etc.), Bridging, Switching, Routing, Ethernet and Transport technologies and protocols
Basic knowledge in network design, network architecture, protocols and network topology
Basic knowledge in TCP/IP and the OSI Model
Ability to perform duties in a very fast pace agile environment and ability to learn new technologies quickly
Desirable Qualifications and Skills
Experience with Object Oriented concepts and languages is a plus (Java, C#, C++)
Experience or knowledge with Orchestration/automation/Workflow is a plus
Virtualization and Containerization knowledge is a plus
Experience with Databases is a plus
Ideally someone between a Systems Engineer and a Software Engineer
Education
Masters or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or related work experience
Related Work Experience / Number of Years
Engineering work experience / 5 - 10
#LI-LYR
#LI-Hybrid EGN601 310829-1 310829BR
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