Defender for Cloud Engineer

Description We are looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Architect/Engineer to support enterprise cloud architecture initiatives for a great organization in Marysville, Ohio. This Long-term Contract position is primarily onsite four days per week and focuses on designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable infrastructure across cloud and hybrid environments.

The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Windows and Linux administration, cloud platforms, container technologies, and infrastructure automation while partnering with technical teams to deliver reliable, resilient solutions.

• Design, deploy, and maintain Windows and Linux server environments across major cloud infrastructure platforms.
• Drive cloud infrastructure initiatives from planning through execution while ensuring solutions align with enterprise architecture and technical standards.
• Assess platform and container service options to improve system performance, availability, scalability, and operational flexibility.
• Research emerging infrastructure technologies and lead adoption efforts where they add measurable value to the environment.
• Oversee the movement of on-premises infrastructure into cloud-based environments while preserving compatibility with existing enterprise systems.
• Implement and support Kubernetes-based container platforms, including enterprise distributions such as Red Hat OpenShift, in accordance with architectural guidelines.
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues affecting cloud compute, storage, and containerized workloads.
• Build and enhance automation for provisioning, configuration management, and ongoing administration across cloud and on-prem environments.

• At least 5 years of experience managing large-scale enterprise cloud infrastructure environments.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on work with modern infrastructure technologies such as DevOps practices, hyperconverged systems, and Kubernetes-based platforms.
• Proven experience with major cloud providers, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Strong practical knowledge of Kubernetes services and enterprise container platforms, including Red Hat OpenShift.
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation and deployment tools such as Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, Chef, Puppet, or similar technologies.
• Advanced expertise supporting both Linux and Windows operating systems in complex production environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, implementation, and integration skills across cloud computing, storage, and distributed infrastructure solutions.

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Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan.

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