[Hiring] Cloud Consultant @Planet Technologies

Role Description

Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as a Cloud Consultant. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.

The Managed Services Cloud Engineer is responsible for partnering with clients to form a long-lasting relationship while assisting with their growth across the various cloud platforms. This would cover a wide breadth of tasks including:

• Technical writing
• Security assessments
• Licensing questions
• Anything in or related to the AWS and Azure Cloud

Expertise in AWS, Linux, and related core technologies is the primary driver for this position, including but not limited to:

• Cloud Identities
• Virtual Machines
• Networking
• Firewalls
• Database and File Management
• Functions
• Architecture

Azure cloud experience is a huge positive, and represents most of our active work today, so being able to work in both clouds is highly desired. Amazon Web Services experience with engineering and architect work, as well as Linux expertise is required. This position will perform other duties as assigned and/or needed.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of Linux OS and its supported technologies and systems
• AWS Cloud experience and expertise
• Azure Cloud experience and expertise
• Cloud Core Platforms (AWS and Azure): Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management (IAM Identity Center), Security and Compliance (AWS Security Hub), Federation with external identity Platforms, Infrastructure required
• Experience with AWS or Azure Government highly desired
• Kubernetes, containers, are highly desired
• Governance experience is preferred
• Linux System administrator experience, OS management, patching, application management, etc.
• Linux experience with Red Hat Enterprise, Ubuntu and GNOME is desired
• Any Linux Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to system administration at scale in Cloud environments
• Any AWS Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Amazon Web Services
• Any Azure Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Microsoft Cloud

Requirements

• Creates processes, documentation, and sets standards in several practice areas
• Demonstrates technical lead skills and supports customer projects
• Implements related technologies and understands their direct dependencies
• Navigates new or unknown technical areas and quickly gets up to speed to support customer requirements
• Professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proactively responds to internal/external questions and collaborates across internal/external teams
• Solves problems efficiently in complex environments and suggests process improvement or standardization as requested and/or needed
• Demonstrates a proactive approach to help customers make critical decisions around features and capabilities
• Articulates escalations and communicates progress to stakeholders effectively

Essential Duties

• Responsible for helping to foster long-term relationships and partnerships with clients
• Surfaces and analyzes customer business requirements
• Translates requirements into architectural design and influences the deployment of key infrastructure components
• Designs, constructs, configures, and maintains all facets of an AWS Subscription/Tenants
• Plans and executes an end-to-end implementation of the target workload
• CI/CD development pipeline work
• Troubleshoots AWS and Linux issues as Subject Matter Expertise
• Cost and performance optimization of server and cloud resources
• Maintains a thorough understanding of existing and emerging Azure and related core technologies
• Stays up to date on new technologies within Azure that could benefit customers
• Understands and is comfortable with multiple Azure technologies/products
• Acts as the team's internal expert and escalation point for select technologies
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Company Description

Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis on building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.

Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.

Salaries for Consultants at Planet Technologies range from $120,000 to $210,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.

Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us.