Job ID: JOB_ID_3187
Job Description
We are seeking a high-impact Senior Cloud & Datacenter Engineer to provide architectural leadership, hands-on engineering, and operational excellence across our client’s AWS cloud platform and on-prem datacenter environments. This is an onsite contract role requiring extensive experience in both cloud and datacenter technologies.
- Role: Data Center Engineer (With Cloud experience)
- Location: Walnut Creek, CA / Phoenix, AZ (Onsite)
- Type: Contract
Summary:
You will design and integrate technologies including VMware vSphere/vSAN, Nutanix, Cisco UCS/HX, and storage/backup systems with AWS services such as EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS, and Lambda. This role requires the ability to independently own either cloud or datacenter domains end-to-end while leading modernization efforts and implementing automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, and Puppet, along with CI/CD pipelines and scripting.
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree (preferred) in computer science, information systems, or other discipline.
- 8+ years of experience with both data center and AWS cloud environments.
- Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere/vSAN, ESXi, vCenter, Windows Server administration, Linux systems administration (RHEL/Ubuntu preferred), enterprise compute/storage, and backup solutions.
- Deep AWS expertise: EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, RDS, ECS/EKS, Lambda.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform, CloudFormation) and CI/CD automation.
- Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, firewalls) and hybrid security controls.
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools for VDI/EUC environments.
- Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally.
- Ability to independently manage cloud or datacenter domain end-to-end.
- Proven ability to document, present, and communicate complex infrastructure designs.
- Strong troubleshooting skills in hybrid environments.
- Ability to work onsite in Phoenix, AZ / Walnut Creek, CA in alignment with Client’s collaboration-focused culture.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, VMware VCP, Cisco CCNA, RHCE, Nutanix NCP.
- Experience with Azure Infrastructure, VDI, identity (SSO/ MFA), and other security tools.
- Understanding of cybersecurity, infrastructure, SDLC, and change management control.
- Experience with ITIL, monitoring/logging tools, and DR architectures.
- Prior experience in regulated industries, ideally Logistics, Shipping, Transportation, or Finance.
- Hands-on maritime industry experience working directly in vessel, cruise, port, or terminal operational environments is highly preferred and considered a strong differentiator.
Special Requirements
Onsite in Phoenix, AZ/Walnut Creek, CA. Experience in regulated industries (Logistics, Shipping, Transportation, Finance) and maritime industry is a plus.
Compensation & Location
Salary: $110,000 – $160,000 per year (Estimated)
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Recruiter / Company – Contact Information
Email: avs@canvendor.com
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