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Job Description: CloudOps Engineer III
Temple, TX / Dallas, TX / Alpharetta, GA / Houston, TX / Remote USEngineering – Product Development /Full-Time /Remote
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At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency. 

By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy.  We’re a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Role Overview 

We are seeking a skilled CloudOps Engineer to drive the implementation, maintenance, and optimization of our cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will be responsible for upholding cloud management policies, migrating on-premise applications to the cloud, debugging cloud stacks, and deploying new cloud applications. 
Key Responsibilities
Developing automation solutions to streamline processes, such as writing scripts to run specific tasks on computer systems
Collaborating with product development and architecture teams to evaluate and implement new services based on requirements
Implementing security measures to ensure data integrity
Designing, building and maintaining highly available systems for SaaS products
Developing, configuring and deploying monitoring tools and scripts for applications and systems
Recommending changes to the application architecture or design to improve the performance and efficiency of SaaS or PaaS products
Installing and configuring software following installation procedure and organizational guidelines
Troubleshooting and resolving incidents while collaborating with the development to minimize downtime and maintain service quality
Monitoring and analyzing cloud resource usage to identify cost-saving opportunities
Staying current with emerging technologies, trends and platforms and adapting to the changing workplace environment
Creating and maintaining technical documents for cloud infrastructure and related processes
Qualifications
5-8 years of relevant experience in cloud computing 
Knowledge of configuring load balancers
Knowledge of setting up microservices
Proficiency with Terraform (or IaC-alike tools)
Familiarity with container orchestration
Expertise in installing releases
Expertise in monitoring tools such as CloudWatch or Dynatrace
Experience in certificate management
Familiar with containerization (Docker) and cloud orchestration (AWS preferred)
Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
Requires strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions
Considers ‘best-practice’ standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures
Experience in Windows and Linux systems, CLI and scripting
Working experience with one or more flavors of SQL RDBMS administration and scripting DDL and DML
Experience with direct customer contact (tech support, customer service, etc.)
Behavior Competencies
Ensures Accountability
Decision Quality 
Collaborates 
Drives results 
Cultivates Innovation