Cloud Systems Engineer

Muni-Link, part of Neptune Technology Group Inc., provides SaaS solutions for the utility billing market. Neptune has been a pioneer in the development of automatic meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technologies for more than 50 years. Since 1892 Neptune has continually focused on the evolving needs of utilities – revenue optimization, operational efficiencies, and improved customer service. The company offers a fully integrated migration path for its utility customers to meet their needs now and in the future. For additional information, please visit the company websites at www.muni-link.com and www.neptunetg.com.

Cloud Systems Engineer

Position Summary

As a Cloud Systems Engineer you will be responsible for the implementation, maintaining, and supporting cloud infrastructure that powers our software platforms. You will handle infrastructure related customer escalations as required. This position will include working on various tasks and elements of our Cyber Security program as well.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planning and executing the organization's cloud projects and ensuring the organization's cloud infrastructure's reliability, scalability, and security.
• Assist in development of cloud strategy and selection of the cloud deployment model and cloud services used.
• Upgrade cloud-based systems to improve operations and protect against data breaches and cybersecurity threats.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues, implement best practices for cloud security and cost optimization, and stay updated with the latest advancements in cloud technologies.
• Develop strategies for disaster management and recovery.
• While collaborating with team members you will support and deliver reliable, secure, and available platforms for our SaaS product family.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the organization's cloud-based systems and infrastructure, ensuring effective design of business processes in the cloud.
• Monitor software configuration processes (infrastructure and applications), continuous integration, continuous delivery, and version control tools.
• Manage end-to-end availability, security, and performance of mission-critical release practices and environments.
• Perform various tasks relative to our Security and Compliance-related framework and efforts.
• Manage small to medium sized projects from start to finish.
• Build, Support, maintain and manage various aspects of our Jenkins, bitbucket, code deploy, code build and associated CI/CD platforms. This will require utilizing git to handle developing new code, handling code changes and reviewing pull requests.
• Utilize terraform, bash, ansible and python to provision, maintain and support infrastructure.
• Utilize Artificial Intelligence to enhance your performance, deliverable capacity,
• Perform various tasks with MySQL, AWS Aurora, Jira, Confluence, AWS Cloud Watch Insights, AWS IAM, Grafana, Icigna, Kubernetes and Helm (containerized infrastructure).
• Support and maintain Linux systems including Apache and PHP-FPM.
• You should have a keen focus on growing your knowledge, capability and responsibility over time, setting you up for future career advancement opportunities.

Experience

• Two to five plus years of relevant specific experience.
• Must demonstrate a passion for technology and learning that is unwavering.
• Requires moderate skill set and proficiency in discipline.
• Conducts work assignments of increasing complexity, under moderate to limited supervision with some latitude for independent judgment.
• Experience with CI/CD platforms and building and managing infrastructure as code.
• Experience with at least several of the items mentioned above such Linux (server side), GIT, Bash, Python, Apache, Jenkins, Bit Bucket, AWS Code Build, AWS Code Deploy, MySQL, AWS Aurora, Jira, Confluence, AWS Cloud Watch Insights, AWS IAM, Grafana, Icigna, terraform, and Kubernetes (containerization).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or combination of education and experience.

Location: Altoona, PA

Neptune Technology Group Inc. does not sponsor U.S. work authorizations for this position, including H-1B, O-1 and TN. Neptune also does not sponsor individuals in F-1 status for this role.

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