Platform Specialist III (Contract-to-Hire)

Contract Position – Potential for Permanent Hire

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. permanently (no sponsorship available).
• A high school diploma or GED is required at minimum.

Interview Process:

• Initial interview via Zoom.
• Final in-person interview at the Houston Corporate Office (required).

Role Overview

We are seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support the development and enhancement of Azure and AWS tenants, subscriptions, landing zones, networking, security, and infrastructure. This role requires a mix of hands-on cloud expertise, leadership, and strong communication skills, with additional responsibilities for supporting on-premises Kubernetes clusters.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement cloud infrastructure best practices with a focus on Site Reliability, Observability, and Scalability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams (Product, DBAs, Developers, DevOps, SRE, Data Engineers) to drive AWS standards, IaC (Infrastructure as Code), and cost optimizations.
• Architect and deliver technical solutions that enhance both cloud and on-premise platforms.
• Troubleshoot issues by conducting incident investigations, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Manage Kubernetes cluster provisioning, performance tuning, and security configuration.
• Perform proactive system monitoring and remediation of platform-related issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis on recurring problems.
• Ensure continuous availability of data platform services.
• Maintain and document environment architecture.
• Recommend and present platform improvement opportunities to management.



Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with AWS and Azure (professional certification or equivalent work experience required).
• 5+ years in application deployment automation and DevOps practices.
• 5+ years of experience with Linux-based software installation, administration, and maintenance.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with automation tools (Ansible, Salt, Terraform).
• Strong expertise with Azure DevOps.
• Proven experience designing and implementing:
• Redundant systems (backup/recovery, HA, load balancing, disaster recovery).
• Large-scale distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of core IT infrastructure (virtualization, networking, storage management).
• Exceptional documentation and communication skills—capable of presenting technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

✅ Minimum Experience Required: 5 years