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AWS/Azure Cloud Administrator

Palo Alto, California, United States

Rhombus Power is purposefully transforming defense and global security enterprises with Guardian, our Artificial Intelligence platform for strategic, operational, and tactical decision-making at the speed of relevance.

We provide relevant, actionable, and AI-powered insights at each step in the defense decision-making cycle. Equipped with Guardian's AI-powered tools-- from infrastructure to data to insights -- our clients are able to solve their most complex, interconnected challenges and achieve decision and operational superiority. 

Come join our cross-disciplinary and world-class team that is delivering game-changing solutions to transform global security.

Learn more about Rhombus and watch a demonstration of Guardian, our AI Platform here -- https://youtube.com/watch?v=3PxY6su1Q-Q

See the following articles to learn more about what we do:

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/19/ai-artificial-intelligence-national-security-foreign-policy-threats-prediction/

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/air-force/2023/12/new-decision-advantage-tool-will-change-how-air-force-makes-investment-decisions/

https://apnews.com/article/us-intelligence-services-ai-models-9471e8c5703306eb29f6c971b6923187

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and experienced mid-level public cloud administrator to join our team. As a cloud administrator, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining our public cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure, ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our cloud-based systems, with firm control over the usage and costs. You will work closely with our engineering, operations, and security teams to design, deploy, and optimize cloud based solutions to meet our business needs. The ideal candidate will have a solid understanding of the core AWS and Azure computer and storage services and automation tools, as well as strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage and maintain AWS/ Azure infrastructure, including EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPCs, IAM roles, and other AWS services. Also, similar experience with Azure.
  • Knowledge of AWS/ Azure Well-Architected Framework best practices.
  • Monitor the health, performance, and security of cloud resources using industry standard monitoring tools.
  • Optimize cloud infrastructure usage across all areas with an objective to minimize the usage.
  • Implement and maintain security best practices, including IAM policies, security groups, encryption, and compliance controls.
  • Design and implement scalable and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure to support our applications and services.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to AWS/ Azure services, network connectivity, performance, and availability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define technical solutions, and implement changes to cloud infrastructure.
  • Stay up-to-date with cloud engineering best practices, new features and emerging technologies, and proactively identify opportunities for optimization and improvement.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience managing and maintaining AWS and Azure infrastructure in a large-scale production environment.
  • Proven track record in troubleshooting production issues and fixing infrastructure issues with minimal downtimes.
  • Experience configuring networking and DNS resources such as VPC, load balancers and Route 53.  
  • Experience working with internal and third party audit teams to bring infrastructure to various compliance levels and standards such as FedRAMP and SOC 2 Type 2, and rolled out various user access control methods for the organization to be compliant with such standards.
  • AWS and Azure certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer preferred.
  • Experience working on AWS GovCloud and/or solid understanding of how it differs from the commercial version. 
  • Experience working for government entities, preferably defense establishments. 
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and version control systems (e.g., Git). 
  • Experience building and managing Kubernetes clusters using EKS and other tools, preferably REK2.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
  • Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new technologies and adapt to changing requirements.

Benefits 

  • Full medical, dental, vision coverage for employee and dependents 
  • 401k matching program 
  • PTO and Holidays 
  • Bonus and other incentive programs
  • Access to mental health program
  • Access to Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care, Dependent and Commuter

About Rhombus 

Rhombus Power Inc. (Rhombus) is a startup located in the heart of Silicon Valley at Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto.  We use cutting-edge cross-disciplinary approaches to solve pressing Big Data and Sensing problems in security, energy, and healthcare. Our advisory board includes two Nobel Laureates and a Draper Prize winner. 

Rhombus compensates, motivates, and develops employees, who are trusted, empowered, and involved. Employees have clear roles and expectations – and their roles are flexible enough to move at the speed of innovation in order to meet and exceed client expectations. We have a unique culture of global purpose, rooted in the innovation and progress of Silicon Valley. 

Rhombus knows that diversity is a condition for success. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 

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