What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer position at Kalamazoo Regional Educational Services Agency?
(Pending board approval Febuary 2025)
The Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) is a critical part of Michigan’s education system serving the Greater Kalamazoo region and provides specialized services to schools and communities and optimizes resources by centralizing innovative programs and services. We partner with school districts and the broader community to offer essential programs including early childhood education, special education, career learning, and educator development, ensuring that learners of all ages receive the support they need.
We are currently seeking a Cloud Engineer (this position is remote but requires that the candidate resides in Michigan). The essential responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:
- Maintain and monitor backups to ensure data integrity and disaster recovery readiness.
- Oversee day-to-day operations of AWS EC2 and related cloud infrastructure.
- Create and manage dashboards for real-time monitoring of MiCloud and customer infrastructure and systems.
- Perform routine system updates, including patching, upgrades, and security hardening of all cloud server environments.
- Support premise-to-cloud migration activities, ensuring minimal disruption and seamless integration.
- Monitor and optimize the performance of cloud-based systems, addressing issues promptly.
- Establish and manage automated workflows and system integrations to enhance efficiency.
- Collaborate with internal teammates and external stakeholders to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Ensure proper configuration and management of MDR solutions across server environments.
- Document infrastructure configurations, changes, and operational procedures comprehensively for consistency and transparency.
- Stay updated on the latest cloud management technologies and practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent experience with 2-3 years of experience in systems engineering, focusing on Windows systems and virtualization. Experience in Agile/SCRUM project management framework and Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking.
Certificates, License, Registration:
• AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Associate or greater
• AWS Cloud SysOps Administrator Associate or greater
Skill Set Requirements:
- Significant experience with Amazon Web Services, including but not limited to:
- VPCs, load balancing, DNS, firewalls, and VPNs.
- EBS, S3 and Glacier storage technologies
- EC2 virtual machine management
- Maintaining CloudFormation templates
- Route 53 DNS hosting services
- Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and diagnose performance issues within AWS environment
- Extensive Microsoft Windows Server management skills
- Expertise in backup and replication with Veeam Backup & Recovery suite
- Enterprise MDR experience, preferably CrowdStrike
This is a 12-month calendar position in job grade 18T with an annual rate of pay between $68,019.72 and $100,825.55.
KRESA employees enjoy a comprehensive benefit offering that includes health insurance, paid time off, retirement benefits through Michigan’s Office of Retirement Services, tuition reimbursement, student loan forgiveness and wellness incentives – all within a supportive and caring culture centered around our values of collaboration, innovation, compassion, integrity, and respect.
A Great Place to Live and Work
Kalamazoo was recently recognized as a great place to live in the 2024 50 Best Places to Live roundup by Money.com. Kalamazoo was noted for its abundant family-friendly activities and appreciation for artisan-crafted goods, as well as the Kalamazoo Promise, a scholarship for each Kalamazoo Public School resident graduate that provides up to 100% tuition for post-secondary education.
Notice of Non-discrimination: It is the policy of Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency that no discriminating practices based on race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or sexual identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any other legally protected category be allowed during any program, activity, service or in employment. The following position at Kalamazoo RESA has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policy: Executive Director of Human Resources. Contact information: 269-250-9200, 1819 E. Milham Ave, Portage, MI 49002.
Salary : $68,020 - $100,826
