Cloud Engineer III - Suwanee, United States - QTS Realty Trust , Inc.

QTS Realty Trust , Inc. Suwanee, United States

4 weeks ago

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Description

The

Cloud Engineer III - DevOps

primary focuses on utilizing and building code to enable automation, visibility, and reliability maturity for QTS' infrastructure and applications.

This role will utilize state of the art technology to deploy, automate, manage, and troubleshoot all of QTS' Technology Infrastructure.

As part of an Agile team, this role will work cross departmentally on enterprise wide technology projects in support of QTS' ongoing digital transformation goals.

This role requires a broad understanding of various technologies and the ability to think creatively and use advanced problem solving skills to create innovative solutions to any QTS technology problem – to include Data Center Infrastructure Management, Technology Operations, Service Delivery Platform, and Enterprise IT.

This position requires skills, motivation and experience to serve as a member of a highly functional team to deliver superior, predictable and reliable services in a dynamic IT service provider environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES,

other duties may be assigned.
Streamline automation, visibility, and reliability improvements for QTS technology. Able to work across multiple programming languages, third party tools and integrations, and software and hardware
Establish and meet SLOs on reliability for QTS products and infrastructure
Ensure that operational technologies are integrated within QTS monitoring tools to increase visibility of potential issues to proactively reduce risk and & maximize the availability of IT infrastructure & services while improving Mean Time to Restore during outages
Diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve external customer and QTS Systems issues
Facilitates meetings to determine feature design requirements from stakeholders
Supports organizational change management by providing platform training
Supports platform roadmap planning
Manage vendors and evaluate new technologies
Plan and document MOPs and engineering standards. Manage lifecycle of assigned devices and provide associated budget inputs
Evangelize and implement an "automation first" mindset. Brief executives regularly on improvements
Research issues using multiple sources as needed; take direction as needed to quickly resolve high severity issues
Work cross-departmentally on technology problems that digitally transform QTS
Work with MQTT, Apache Kafka, or similar technologies for event-driven architectures.
Understand, implement, configure, and maintain database technologies such as Cassandra and InfluxDB to handle a variety of data.
Proactively analyze system performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Create/update infrastructure documentation to include environment technical diagrams, workbooks, etc.
Write/update or review Change Requests, MOPs, and similar documentation.
Provide training and mentorship to Level I and II Cloud Engineers

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience
Seven or more years of systems engineering experience
Experience with OS systems (Linux and/or Windows) and virtualization technologies (VMware)
Linux/Unix experience and/or related certifications (RHCE / SCSA / SCNA / LPIC)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience working in a Data Center environment
Microsoft systems certifications (MCSE, MCITP)
VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP)
Python
Ansible
PowerShell
Or equivalent engineering professional certification for a relevant DevOps/SRE technology
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Expert ability to write infrastructure as code and manage updates to associated Ansible playbooks and code repositories (e.g., GitLab, GitHub, etc.) via best practice Agile and release management
Expert understanding of one or more scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python, PowerShell, etc.)
Proficient ability to deploy, upgrade and migrate complex private cloud environments according to best practices using current versions of VMware vCenter Server and ESXi
Proficient ability deploying and administering Windows and Linux operating systems such as RedHat/CentOS or similar
Proficient ability to harden OS in accordance with compliance standards and/or QTS policy
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Proficient in utilizing CI/CD and orchestration tool(s) in support of code testing and automation (Jenkins, Ansible Tower, etc.)
Proficient in developing monitoring and observability solutions across various technologies that increase overall system reliability
Proficient in understanding, integrating, and developing REST API based solutions
Proficient ability to manage cloud environments on AWS and Azure, including provisioning, monitoring, and optimization.
Thinking, analytical, and problem solving skills
Ability to solve multi-faceted complex problems.

Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills - Ability to interface with all levels of the organization and customers with varied levels of technical knowledge.

Ability to work well within a team environment in a matrixed organization.
Flexibility; ability to thrive in a fast-paced, interrupt-driven environment

TOTAL REWARDS

This role is also eligible for a competitive benefits package that includes: medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; flexible spending and HSA accounts; paid holidays; paid time off; paid volunteer days; employee assistance program; tuition assistance; parental leave; military leave assistance; QTS scholarship for dependents; wellness program, and other company benefits.

This position is Bonus eligible.
We conform to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply to all of our job openings.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information & Testing, Family & Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint or discrimination claim.

The "Know Your Rights" Poster is included here:

The pay transparency policy is available here:
QTS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to

and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
QTS Data Centers was built around the Core Values of Integrity, Character, and Trust. We prioritize family, faith and community involvement while leading with strong, honorable, and principled behavior.

We started this journey in 2003 when our CEO, Chad Williams, purchased his first data center in Overland Park, KS.

Humble beginnings that have led to 35+ data centers and growing. Recently privatized in a $10 billion transaction with Blackstone, one of the most notable real estate

investments companies

in the world, QTS is positioned to execute on a global expansion initiative and we are looking for the best and brightest to join our team.

At QTS, we're fearlessly leading the way by redefining what it means to be a data center provider.

QTS is entrusted with providing world-class data center solutions to enterprises, government agencies as well as the largest and fastest growing technology companies in the world.

We deliver a fully-integrated platform from top to bottom – one enabled by technology and world-class infrastructure. Simply put, we're innovating to stay ahead of the curve.

We are powered by people.

And we'd like to invite you to join us.
In addition to a variety of benefit packages, QTS goes above and beyond for our employees:
Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting
Every employee is bonus or commission eligible
Generous PTO Accrual plus additional Paid Volunteer Days
Paid Holidays Annually/Holiday compensation when worked
Pet and Legal Insurance
Q-Anniversary Service Award Program
Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers
Military Benefits Package
QTS Charitable Matching Gift Program
QTS Scholarship for Employee Dependents
QTS Crisis Fund
Wellness Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Learn what makes QTS a unique place to grow your career
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