Cloud Engineer

Position Description Hybrid 2-3 days a week onsite Position Title: Cloud Engineer - Contract
Business Line: Business Unit Enablement
Reports to: VP, Public Cloud Transformation Services - Modernization Enablement
FLSA Status: Contract
Date: June 2023 Basic Purpose: The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting the foundational Morgan Stanley AWS infrastructure including but not limited to AWS organizations/accounts, Landing Zone, networking, security, identity, and targeted business applications/integrations. They work as part of the larger Cloud organization consisting of Networking, IT Security, Development, Operations, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to build effective, secure, and scalable solutions to meet explosive business growth. This is a highly technical role focused on driving integration and convergence efforts to consolidate Morgan Stanley acquisition AWS resources, policies, and procedures. They will work closely with Morgan Stanley and acquisition stakeholders to align configuration requirements and establish connectivity between AWS, Azure, and Data Center environments. Primary Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain AWS Landing Zone resources such as accounts, VPCs, IAM, etc.
• Work closely with Morgan Stanley and acquisition Cloud Security/Engineering staff to align security policies, IaC blueprints, and security guardrails.
• Implement network connectivity between various Cloud Providers and Organizations
• Create and maintain approved Terraform IaC modules to ensure consistency and security
• Assist with application migrations from acquisition AWS Orgs. to Morgan Stanley Org.
• Design and implement best practices for operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, efficiency, and cost optimization across Cloud platforms
• Create and maintain documentation related to the Morgan Stanley Cloud Program
• Mentor junior team members on secure Cloud Ops design principles and IaC Job Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or equivalent experience
• AWS Cloud Architect Associate certification or equivalent
• 5 years’ AWS technical experience, preferably in Financial Services
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, source control, and CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)
• Strong Cloud Architecture, Networking, Security, and Operations knowledge
• Experience with Access Management technologies, best practices, and IdP (Okta)
• Experience working with Linux/UNIX and Docker or other container technologies
• Familiarity with DMZ based network architectures and associated infrastructure
• Able to work as part of a high performing, collaborative team with limited supervision