Job Description
I. Job Summary | Major goals and objectives.
The Cloud Engineer designs, implements and maintains systems and infrastructure hosted within AWS and limited on-premises systems. This includes capacity planning, load testing, cost management, responding to system outages, vulnerability mitigation and supporting tasks, such as DNS and SSL management, as required.
This position is responsible for supporting Dotdash Meredith’s public-facing internet properties as well as numerous backend solutions for development teams, clients and third parties.
II. Essential Job Functions
Weight% Accountabilities, Actions and Expected Measurable Results
50%
- Supports, resolves, monitors and troubleshoots hardware and software problems.
- Leads systems integration projects delivering on time, cost effective solutions that meet functional specifications.
- Performs and coordinates effective implementation of virtual infrastructure.
- Evaluates and installs new software releases, system upgrades, and patches.
- Plans and performs appropriate procedures, documentation, inventory assessment, and other tasks related to IT.
- Maintains, monitors, analyzes system components and makes recommendations regarding system and application health.
30%
- Works with a team to automate management tasks, streamline processes, and perform standard administrative functions as needed.
- Provides customer training and support on high-level technical problems without assistance.
10%
- Plays a lead role in developing, implementing, and maintaining disaster recovery plans.
- Performs inventory and provides accounting for Dotdash Meredith’s systems including installed software and server operating systems.
- Conducts software and hardware evaluations, provides technical analysis and implements systems to meet Dotdash Meredith’s IT goals.
- Maintains a strategic IT plan to meet the requirements of Dotdash Meredith’s overall growth plan to be reviewed on a regular basis with Management and adjusted as necessary.
10%
- Undertakes and manages the research and improvement of Dotdash Meredith’s Systems.
- Maintains vendor relationships.
- Maximizes system availability and performance through fault-tolerant configuration, efficient architecture and proactive server monitoring.
100%
III. Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements | All must be met to be considered.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience.
Experience:
Three to five years of experience with Linux web hosting systems integration and management in the corporate environment.
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Must be proficient in Linux operating systems and cloud operating environments.
Advanced proficiency in the following:
- Cloud Computing - AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, RDS, CloudFormation, ECS, Beanstalk)
- Server operating systems (Amazon Linux 2, RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu)
- Load balancing technologies (AWS ELB/ALB, HAProxy, F5)
- Web servers (Apache, Nginx)
- Web content management systems (WordPress, Drupal)
- Source code management/deploy tools (Git, Jenkins, GitHub, CircleCI)
- Enterprise performance and event monitoring systems (NewRelic, Splunk)
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching and other related networking technologies.
- Strong understanding of a scripting or programming language (bash, python, go, perl, etc)
- Strong knowledge of a configuration management system (AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc)
- Strong understanding of the fundamentals of container-based software deployments
- Thorough knowledge of server and system administration best practices.
- Strong knowledge of client/server architecture.
- Ability to develop IT policies and procedures.
- Ability to maintain professionalism, good attitude and appropriate behavior with all Meredith personnel and clients.
% Travel Required (Approximate): less than 10%
It is the policy of Meredith Operations Corporation ("Dotdash Meredith", "the Company") to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, the Company will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Accommodation requests can be made by emailing ddm.hr@dotdashmdp.com.
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Pay Range
Salary: 155,000
The pay range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position and may change in the future. Actual pay may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Dotdash Meredith’s total compensation package for employees. Other compensation may include annual bonuses, and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Dotdash Meredith provides to employees (and their eligible family members) a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, unlimited paid time off (PTO), adoption or surrogate assistance, donation matching, tuition reimbursement, basic life insurance, basic accidental death & dismemberment, supplemental life insurance, supplemental accident insurance, commuter benefits, short term and long term disability, health savings and flexible spending accounts, family care benefits, a generous 401K savings plan with a company match program, 10-12 paid holidays annually, and generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents), all of which may vary depending on the specific nature of your employment with Dotdash Meredith and your work location. We also offer voluntary benefits such as pet insurance, accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance.
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