- Company Name
- Champions Group Holdings
- Job Title
- DevOps and Cloud Systems Engineer
- Job Description
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Job Title: DevOps and Cloud Systems Engineer
Role Summary:
Design, provision, and automate enterprise IT infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP). Ensure high availability, scalability, security, and compliance through IaC, scripting, and CI/CD. Collaborate with developers and IT staff to support reliable, cost‑efficient operations.
Expectations:
- Deliver secure, automated infrastructure deployments with repeatable pipelines.
- Maintain 99.9% uptime for critical services via monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
- Adhere to security best practices and compliance frameworks (CIS, NIST, PCI, OWASP).
- Continuously improve provisioning, patching, and automation scripts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Automate Office 365 / EntraID integration, SSO, SCIM provisioning, and lifecycle management.
- Implement RBAC, least‑privilege policies, and secure identity access across cloud and SaaS.
- Provision, configure, and manage virtual machines, containers, storage, and networking in Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Patch and harden Windows and Linux servers; enforce compliance policies.
- Build and maintain backup / disaster‑recovery processes for cloud and on‑prem workloads.
- Develop automation scripts in PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible, and Bash.
- Create API integrations with HR, billing, SaaS, and monitoring platforms.
- Administer SD‑WAN, firewalls, DNS, and security protocols (DNSSEC, SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
- Monitor systems with RMM, MDR, Azure Monitor, and similar tools; set up alerts and log aggregation.
- Conduct incident response, root‑cause analysis, and post‑mortems.
- Manage endpoint patching for servers, desktops, and mobile devices.
- Maintain system inventory, audit reports, and cloud governance controls.
Required Skills:
- 5+ years of cloud and system administration experience.
- Proficiency in Office 365, Azure AD, AWS, and identity & access management.
- Strong scripting: PowerShell, Python, Bash.
- Expertise in IaC: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD pipelines.
- Networking knowledge: DNS, SD‑WAN, VPNs, firewalls.
- Security fundamentals: firewall, DNSSEC, SPD, DKIM, DMARC, EDR, vulnerability management.
- Familiarity with RMM tools (e.g., Atera) and monitoring platforms.
- Excellent troubleshooting, incident response, and analytical skills.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field *or* equivalent experience.
- Preferred certifications: Microsoft Azure (AZ‑104, AZ‑500), AWS SysOps Administrator, or equivalent.
- Optional: certifications in containerization, compliance (CIS, NIST), or security (OWASP).