As a Cloud Systems Administrator for Cloud and Windows Compute Services at Cox Enterprises, you'll play a key role in advancing our technology landscape. This dynamic role focuses on operating, maintaining, and evolving our Cloud and Windows Compute solutions, encompassing both on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. You'll have the opportunity to drive transformation initiatives that directly enhance user experience while contributing to the strategic direction and operational excellence of our infrastructure. Your expertise will empower our team to deliver cutting-edge, high-performing, and scalable solutions across diverse environments.
What You'll Do
- Shape the Future of Cloud, Hybrid, & Compute : Operate and administer our cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud) and Windows Compute systems, ensuring seamless performance, security, and scalability across both virtual cloud and on-premises environments that are critical to enterprise operations.
- Bridge Hybrid Cloud & On-Prem : Oversee the integration and management of hybrid cloud solutions, ensuring smooth interoperability between on-premises data centers and public cloud environments.
- Innovate & Optimize : Lead the installation, configuration, and maintenance of 24/7 business-critical systems. Plan for future upgrades and improvements to keep our tech at the forefront of industry standards, especially within hybrid environments.
- Collaborate & Elevate : Partner with peers, cross-functional teams, and technology vendors to adopt product innovations, enhance workflows, and streamline lifecycle management of systems, whether they are hosted on-premises or in the cloud.
- Solve Complex Hybrid Challenges : Evaluate hybrid cloud and infrastructure changes, analyze their impact on services, and deliver solutions that exceed business expectations across multiple environments.
- Drive Operational Excellence : Ensure systems are highly reliable, modern, and user-friendly through continuous development of standards and processes for both cloud and on-prem environments.
- Support Where it Matters : As part of the on-call rotation, respond swiftly to critical incidents and ensure smooth resolutions for any service outages or operational challenges, particularly those that span both cloud and on-prem infrastructures.
- Stay Ahead of the Curve : Embrace a mindset of continuous learning, honing your skills and knowledge to support our ever-evolving business needs, especially in the context of hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Why You'll Love It Here
- Tech Innovation : Join a team that embraces cutting-edge technologies, cloud-first initiatives, and modern infrastructure solutions, including hybrid cloud strategies that integrate on-prem and cloud platforms.
- Collaborative Culture : Build strong, meaningful relationships with your peers and colleagues while bringing fresh ideas and diverse perspectives to the table.
- Make an Impact : Directly contribute to transformative initiatives that drive the maturity and success of Cox business goals through hybrid cloud and modern compute environments.
- Continuous Growth : You'll have opportunities for professional development, as we value a culture of learning and evolving to meet new challenges head-on.
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree and 2 years' experience in the technology field, or a combination of a master's degree and up to 2 years' experience, or 6 years' experience in the technology field.
- Experience supporting and managing Public Cloud Infrastructure across one or more platforms, such as Azure, Oracle Cloud, AWS, or similar environments.
- Experience across a broad range of IT systems, including applications, networks, DNS, LDAP, domains, and information security tools, with a deep understanding of application authentication techniques and protocols.
- Experience in enterprise platforms, including the ability to manage, configure, and optimize large-scale systems to meet business and operational needs, in both cloud and on-prem environments.
- Experience leading or contributing to large-scale infrastructure technology initiatives (preferably within an Agile methodology framework), ensuring timely delivery and adaptability in dynamic environments.
- Technical understanding of IP-based networks, operating systems (preferably Windows), wireless technologies, and internet-facing applications.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools, including Terraform, and/or other related technologies such as Ansible, CloudFormation, or ARM templates, for automating and managing cloud infrastructure in both virtual and hybrid environments.
- Experience with virtualization and hyper-converged infrastructure software suites, such as VMware and Nutanix, with a focus on enabling hybrid cloud capabilities.
USD 77,800.00 - 116,800.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $77,800.00 - $116,800.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, parental leave, and COVID-19 vaccination leave.
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Cox
$77,800.00 - $116,800.00 / yr
parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k)
Sep 25, 2024