Cloud Engineer I

Here at Ellucian, we are motivated by a mission - power education so institutions can empower student success.  We are the global market leader in EdTech for higher education, serving more than 2,900 customers and reaching over 22 million students in 50 countries.  We are dedicated to helping higher education unlock learning for all by providing solutions that support the entire student lifecycle and deliver insights needed now and into the future.

We embrace the power to lead, the courage to innovate, and the determination to grow. At our core, we believe in humanizing our approach, recognizing that our people are our greatest strength. With a shared vision of transformation, we endeavor to shape a brighter future for higher education.

We are seeking an innovative Cloud Engineer to join our team to help drive the modernization of Ellucian applications to enable a true SaaS experience for our Higher Education customers.  We are looking for innovators who are passionate about building and creating something new and exciting.

As a member of the Cloud Transition team, the Cloud Engineer is a high impact role that requires rich technical experience paired with an entrepreneurial spirit to sculpt Ellucian into a leader in SaaS applications for Higher Education. If you get excited about technology, solving complex problems and being part of a high performing team, we should talk!

Where you will make an impact

• Support team leads in the development and improvement of automated provisioning and configuration pipelines
• Support time sensitive project delivery by addressing complex provisioning, deployment, and application configuration issues
• Continuous development and contribution to standard operating procedures and knowledge base articles to support enterprise-wide knowledge sharing as technologies change
• Structure and build abstract conceptual ideas into working solutions
• Smooth collaboration amongst cross functional peer teams to support delivery of services and products
• Define and deconstruct existing solutions with an eye towards automation and scaling using established CI/CD methodologies
• Collaborate amongst cross functional teams to create and present software requirements, including specifications, drawings, and design diagrams
• Ability to translate requirements into specific job tasks and deliverables for the purpose of automation and scaling.
• Track and report all work using Jira and other company wide tooling for project updates

What you will bring

• 1-2 years’ experience in DevOps using tools/languages such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, and Bitbucket
• Ability to work effectively with end-users and teammates, to gain their confidence, understand their technical and operational needs, and translate them into viable technical solutions
• Demonstrated understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
• Experience with current scripting languages such as Python, Ruby, Bash/sh
• A drive towards automating repetitive tasks (e.g. scripting via Ruby, Python, Bash/zsh).
• Strong understanding of containerized applications for production delivery. Docker, Kubernetes, and ECS
• Ability to learn complex system architectures and interworking cloud/software systems.
• Strong understanding of command-line tools and distributed version control systems such as GIT, GitFlow, SVN, TFS
• Strong verbal and written skills, high attention to detail
• Strong preference of Linux background

• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision  
• Flexible time off  
• Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health, financial or learning interests
• 401k w/ match & BrightPlan - to help you save for the future
• Parental Leave
• 5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
• Telemedicine
• Wellness
  
  • Headspace Care (mental health)
  • Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
• RethinkCare & Wellthy– caregiver support
• Diversity and inclusion programs which provide access to internal employee resource groups  
• Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
• We Foster a learning culture with:
  
  • Education Assistance Program 
  • Professional development opportunities

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