Senior Cloud Engineer (Remote)

A named leader by Forrester in the sales performance management space, Varicent was founded in 2005 when we pioneered sales performance management software. Evolving quickly to become the fastest growing software company in North America according to Deloitte’s Fast 50™ in 2010, Varicent was acquired by IBM in 2012 and has since been re-founded as an independent global business serving mid-size and enterprise clients with our full suite of solutions to assist in smarter territory and quota planning, efficient lead to revenue operations, and the fastest and most flexible way to pay sellers accurately and on-time. We are looking for talented, driven people that can make an impact across our organization.

As a Sr. Cloud Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud-based solutions that meet the needs and requirements of our organization. Our SaaS products are essential for our customers, and you will work with a multidisciplinary team of cloud engineers, development, design, architecture, and quality assurance teams to implement and support new features and enhancements. You will lead projects aimed at improving automation, optimizing system performance, ensuring stability and reliability, increasing efficiency, and enhancing security measures to protect sensitive data and applications. As a key member of the team, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement best practices, tools, and processes to ensure that our systems meet the highest standards of excellence in cloud engineering. The team will also be entrusting you with helping to scale the team by mentoring cloud operation engineers and monitoring the quality of the service.

What you will be doing:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful deployment and operation of systems
• Implement and maintain security measures and best practices to ensure the protection of sensitive data and applications
• Manage incident response and root cause analysis processes
• Automate and optimize infrastructure and processes to improve stability, reliability, and efficiency
• Continuously monitor and improve system performance and availability
• Mentor junior engineers to improve their cloud engineering skills and contribute to the growth of the team
• Lead the implementation and maintenance of automated processes for deployment, scaling, and monitoring of systems
• Develop, deploy, and maintain complex cloud infrastructure, applications, and services
• Identify and troubleshoot complex issues with systems and applications

What you will bring:

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. Datadog, Grafana, New Relic, Splunk)
• Experience with directory service or identity and access management
• Experience with at least one programming language (e.g. Python, JavaScript, C#, Java)
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies and services such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or a related field
• Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes)

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