Senior Cloud Engineer

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.

Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Entity: Entity

Department: Penn DnA Data Platforms

Location: 3600 Civic Center Blvd.

Hours: 8hr Days (Mostly Remote with some in-person for simi bi-monthly team syncing activities/meetings)

Summary :

• The Senior Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining our cloud-based clusters and container orchestration platforms. You will develop, optimize, and maintain data infrastructure in support of our data platform team's efforts to generate data-driven insights. The Senior Cloud Engineer is a member of a team, working with Azure and Databricks, and reports to the Manager of Cloud Platforms.

Responsibilities

• Cluster and Container Management & Optimization: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain cloud-based clusters. Continuously monitor and tune cluster and container performance for cost, efficiency, scalability, and resource utilization to meet operational requirements. Assess resource requirements, plan for growth, and recommend cluster scaling strategies.

• Automation: Develop and implement automation scripts and tools to streamline provisioning, scaling, and maintenance tasks.

• Security and Compliance: Ensure environments are secure, compliant with industry and organizational regulations, and follow best practices for access control and data protection.

• Troubleshooting: Act as a point of contact for resolving cluster and container-related issues, providing rapid diagnosis and resolution.

• Monitoring and Alerts: Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to proactively detect and address cluster performance and health issues.

• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation related to configurations, procedures, and incident responses.

• Collaboration: Collaborate with development, operations, and infrastructure teams to define cluster requirements and deliver integrated solutions that meet organizational needs. Help drive stakeholders toward principled decisions, even when ownership is unclear.

• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in cloud engineering. Look for opportunities to optimize processes and workflows. Implement best practices and standards.

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor of Arts or Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (Required)

• And 4+ years Experience as a Cloud Engineer or in a similar role, with a focus on cluster management and container orchestration.

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Live Your Life's Work

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.

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