Senior Cloud Engineer, Global Converse, ITC

Who You’ll Work With

As part of the Converse Technology Operations and Infrastructure team, you will work with and support our Converse Technology product and engineering teams, helping them build and maintain secure and robust applications leveraging Cloud technologies. You will also partner closely with the Nike Global Cloud engineering, Cyber Security and Architecture teams to define and implement Cloud and CI/CD governance and standards.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, with a focus on infrastructure as code, enabling standards, aligning with Nike's policies. This is a technical role that requires strong technical skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to lead and mentor other engineers.

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud engineering, with a focus on AWS and Azure.
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Certified Solutions Architect a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure, including VPC setup, WAF configuration
• Demonstrated experience with AWS services such as IAM, EC2, ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, Beanstalk, CloudWatch etc.
• Experience delivering cloud solution designs, installation, and configuration using IaC (Infrastructure as Code) and automation tools, such as Terraform, Rundeck, Jenkins, CloudFormation, GitHub Actions
• Excellent leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead and mentor others.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, with a focus on delivering high-quality results.
  
  

What You’ll Work On

You will work on designing and building Cloud infrastructure solutions in partnership with the application teams, acting as subject matter expert for other engineers across Converse. You will lead and run Cloud operations at Converse, including working occasionally on incidents, and proactively optimizing our Cloud footprint and cost. You will also help implement our Cloud and CI/CD governance.

Some Examples Of Activities Include

Designing and building Cloud infrastructure and solutions:

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, including VPC setup, WAF configuration, accounts, scalability and IAM.
• Develop and implement infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and other tools.
• Support the implementation and development of new Cloud applications and integrations.
• Implement best in class CI/CD pipelines, leveraging AI and automation across the scope of work.
• Collaborate with Nike's existing resources and relationships to accelerate Converse Cloud journey.
• Work with stakeholders to identify and prioritize cloud engineering work.
• Utilize Jira and Agile methodologies to plan, prioritize and execute the work
  
  

Run Cloud Operations

• Manage cloud cost optimization and right sizing efforts, working with stakeholders to identify and prioritize cost-saving opportunities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud-related issues across the stack, including network connectivity, storage, and compute resources.
• Run audits and report on compliance such as tagging standards across our entire Cloud environment
• Partner with our Cyber Security team to identify vulnerability and implement timely remediation.
• Review and configure pipeline standards to ensure policy adherence and uniformity in all instances.
  
  

Cross Functional Collaboration

• Help run the Cloud Community of Practice, providing, training, and support to cloud engineers across the enterprise.
• Bring innovation and ideas into engineering and technology modernization discussions.
• Collaborate with other teams, including Architecture, Engineering, and Operations, to ensure seamless integration of cloud services.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to the Engineering community at Converse.