Cloud Engineer

Job Description:

The American Institute of Architects (AIA)

AIA will provide you with the opportunity to advocate for the value of architecture and give architects and design professionals the resources they need to do their best work. The collective voice of architects is essential and our work drives positive change through the power of design.

Each one of us at AIA is a leader committed to demonstrating our mission and values and designing a better future for our country and planet. Even in times of change, AIA’s values remain constant:

• We stand for equity and human rights
• We stand for architecture that strengthens our communities
• We stand for a sustainable future
• We stand for protecting communities from the impacts of climate change
• We stand for economic opportunity
• We stand for investing in the future
• We speak up, and policymakers listen

The American Institute of Architects, as part of the global community, is building a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion within the profession of architecture to create a better built environment for all. Achieving this vision has a direct impact on the relevance of the profession of architecture and the world's prosperity, health, and future.

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Cloud and Infrastructure, The Cloud Engineer is responsible for the development, deployment, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning on AIA’s cloud hosted infrastructure.

Job Duties:

• Help build and maintain AIAs cloud infrastructure.
• ensure accurate monitoring and metrics are being collected.
• Architect infrastructure to gain efficiencies and optimize performance across all AIA cloud-based platforms.
• Continuously improve site reliability engineering practices.
• Contribute to solutions that diminish operational issues.
• Participate in an on-call rotation as needed.
• Ensure good backups and retention policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Frequent Contacts:

• Dir, Cloud and Infrastructure DevOps Team
• Infrastructure and Cloud Teammates
• Security and Compliance team
• AIA Staff
• Third-party content and design vendors

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Be knowledgeable about security principles and practices and enforce them, when needed.
• Demonstrated Experience with AWS and/or Azure stack – particularly in the areas of networking (VPCs, security groups), VMs, databases, load balancing, and logging.
• Experience leveraging monitoring tools.
• Excellent information management practices, such as thorough documentation, usage of wikis, and other collaboration tools
• Ability to scope project work, estimate effort and then break down work into sub-tasks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrating the ability to effectively convey technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred

• A philosophical approach to automate away from manual efforts.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience with a minimum of 5-year relevant experience designing, developing, testing, implementing, and supporting AWS and or Azure network and VM infrastructure.

Supervisory Requirements
- None

What we offer:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our company values and workplace culture, including:

• Medical, vision and dental
• 401(k)
• Flexibility
• Paid time off
• Flexible spending accounts
• Income protection (Life Insurance Coverage up to 2x salary) & disability plans at no cost.
• Tuition and membership reimbursements
• AIA employees have access to a variety of other programs, including:
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their family members
• SmartBenefits transportation program, featuring up to $55 monthly in public transportation as well as pretax METRO parking
• Computer purchase program
• Fitness club discounts
• Prepaid legal services program
• Identity theft protection

Location:

Hybrid, Washington, DC metro area. This position will periodically be required to be on-site at the AIA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Skills

• AWS, Azure network and VM infrastructure