Planned Parenthood Federation of America is hiring a
Associate Director, Cloud Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior Cloud Engineer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (PPAF). The role involves leading the development and maintenance of cloud infrastructure, designing and implementing cloud solutions, ensuring security, automating deployment and teardown of cloud environments, monitoring systems, installing and configuring operating systems, working with IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, IS Operations, and more. The position offers a salary between $125,000 - $135,000 per year, benefits including health insurance, retirement benefits, paid time off, remote work, flexible hours, life and disability insurance, bonuses and incentives, professional development opportunities, wellness programs, family and parental leave, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or Information Technology
• 3+ years experience in Cloud Engineering
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST, and RPC
• Strong experience with WAN/LAN technologies and networking techniques
• Experience with various networking components such as: ACLs, Firewalls, VPN, MPLS, SSL, TLS, SMTP, DNS, DHCP. NAT, etc
• Demonstrated knowledge of scripting using Python, Powershell or other similar programming languages
• Experience with remote access technology such as: VDI, VPN, etc
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Capable of multitasking and prioritizing effectively and efficiently
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Strong documentation skills
• Outstanding customer service skills and ability to present ideas in a user-friendly manner
• Highly self-motivated
• Strong attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of our cloud infrastructure
• Contribute to the design and implementation of cloud solutions for Azure, GCP, and AWS
• Ensure the efficiency and security of our cloud environment
• Design, document, and deploy cloud solutions
• Implement security standards within the cloud infrastructure
• Automate deployment and teardown of cloud environments
• Monitor systems and report issues
• Monitor existing systems to ensure structural integrity
• Install and configure operating systems and other software validating systems and ensuring their operational readiness
• Participate in documenting and accreditation of the cloud environment according to applicable standards
• Work in tandem with IT Operations, Enterprise Architecture, IS Operations to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the organization
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards for code quality and thoughtful design
• Manage cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines

Preferred Qualifications

AWS, GCP, or Azure certification

Benefits

• Generous vacation + sick leave + paid holidays
• Individual/family provided medical, dental and vision benefits effective day 1
• Life insurance
• Short/long term disability
• Paid family leave
• 401k
• Voluntary opt-in for Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Transportation/Commuter accounts
• Wellness programs
• Family and parental leave