Job Description
Overview:
We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our growing team!
About Us
Community Brands - leveling the playing field between for-profits and purpose-driven organizations
Community Brands provides a connected network of solutions that enable mission-driven organizations to thrive. Our software powers non-profits, associations, and K-12 schools to engage the people they serve through programs and events, raise funds to enable their mission, and manage their financials and operations. Our family of brands are bound by a common purpose to serve the organizations that make our communities a better place to live. With over 1,600 employees in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, India, and the Philippines, we know that our success is driven entirely by the people of Community Brands. Through professional opportunity, we strive to give each person a clear path to success and personal growth. We embrace diversity and believe that our differences in experience and perspective are the key to our sustained success.
This position is a hybrid role.
Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Position Summary
Plans and builds an organization's systems infrastructure. Implements, modifies and designs information system. Monitors the performance of systems.
A Day in the Life
Collaborate directly with other technical and non-technical stakeholders in the design, testing, integration, and implementation of Enterprise-level solutions
Test and implement standards/design patterns to ensure compatibility and integration in cloud and on-premise environments
Contribute to the evolution of the software development lifecycle through technology enhancements supporting continuous delivery/continuous integration pipeline
Identify, test, and implement enhancements and automation capabilities for data migrations, security best practices, environment builds, and operational management standards Provide leadership to supporting resources
Serve as lead engineering resource on proofs of concept and projects that are leveraging cloud based technologies Troubleshoot and resolve complex problems
Build and maintain relationships across departments Demonstrate broad knowledge of technology principles, practices, and procedures As a technical expert, provide guidance and make recommendations on changes required throughout the design, testing, and implementation process
Work with management, architects, and engineers to develop artifacts
Self-manage in a way that allows flexibility to support multiple projects at any given time
Support the development of a structured, standardized, and consolidated set of services that optimally support business processes and applications
We are looking for someone who brings...
BS degree in Computer Science or Business or equivalent experience
2+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer or in closely related roles
Good scripting capabilities
Good organizational, task, and project management skills
Self-motivated and able to work across diverse technical and non-technical teams
Good written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
Advanced understanding of infrastructure technologies - Server, data store, network, storage, and management technologies
Experience with IT transformation - data center consolidations and migration
ITIL (foundational level, but exposure to more detail than foundation is often necessary)
Computer/Technical:
MS Windows Server 2008 R2/2012 R2
MS Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and IIS services
- Hyper-V
VMware ESX, vSphere
MS SQL Server
MS Terminal Services
Experience with firewall configurations, routers, and managed switches
We are looking for someone who brings
Must be able to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner to meet the needs of the company
Must possess excellent customer service, time management and organizational skills
Must have analytical skills to collect and summarize data, and find solutions
Must be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Must be able to develop and implement plans and procedures
Must be willing and able to learn new technologies as needed
Must be detail oriented and highly self-motivated work ethic
Must be able to work under pressure to meet inflexible deadlines while maintaining composure
Must be able to establish and maintain cooperative-working relationships with internal and external clients
Must be able to occasionally travel overnight and work nights/weekends to meet deadlines or support customer
Total Rewards:
Why work here?
Full personal membership to our private healthcare, AXA PPP
25 days of holiday, plus the bank holidays
Generous paid sick leave
Enhanced paid parental leave
Membership to our Death in Service Insurance scheme which provides 4x your salary to your loved ones
Generous salary sacrifice pension scheme
Community Brands are an equal opportunity employer, committed to being a successful, caring and welcoming place for all employees. We want to create a supportive and inclusive environment where our employees can reach their full potential, without prejudice and discrimination. We are committed to a culture where respect and understanding is fostered, and the diversity of people's backgrounds and circumstances will be positively valued.
We therefore treat everyone on the basis of their talent and cultural capability, and nothing else.
The policy aims to achieve equality by removing any potential discrimination in the way that our employees are treated by fellow employees or Community Brands, including:
people with disabilities
people of different sexual orientations
transgendered and transsexual people
people of different races
people on the grounds of their sex
those of faith and of no faith
in relation to their age
in relation to their social class or medical condition
people who work part-time
those who are married or in a civil partnership
women who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding.
Discrimination can be either direct or indirect discrimination. Some of the above are protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 and discrimination is prohibited, unless there is a legal exception under the Equality Act.
All persons hired will be required to:
verify their identity,
verify they are eligible to work, without sponsorship, in the country they are to be employed in, and
complete any required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.