Job Description
Job Description
Provide advanced and/or cross-technology engineering through all phases of the Technology / Project Life Cycle. The Technology Engineer is responsible for the overall systems infrastructure including engineering, implementation and integration, and technical services and support. The Technology Engineer designs, implements/installs, maintains and administers infrastructure systems including hardware, software and various configurations. Monitors overall performance to proactively identify potential issues and tune appropriately. Performs root cause analysis on failed components and implements corrective measures. The Technology Engineer mentors and coaches others to establish and improve processes and procedures.
Experience in support and/or engineering for the specific technical discipline: security, database, network, collaboration, desktop, storage, backup / recovery, mainframe platforms, UNIX platforms, AS/400 platforms, Windows platforms, web engineering, Citrix, directory services, and integration (EAI, batch and real time solutions)
Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively communicate information to customers and to all levels within the organization.
Proven ability to understand company business problems and identify probable technical solutions to those problems
Key Responsibilities
Ensure adherence to architecture standards and roadmaps.
Implement overall infrastructure / middleware components per project with infrastructure teams, ensuring that overall solution is designed to meet SLA (performance and up-time), DR, and scalability needs required by the solution.
Ensure adherence to architecture standards and roadmaps.
Design and successfully implement overall infrastructure / middleware components per project with infrastructure teams, ensuring that overall solution is designed to meet SLA (performance and up-time), DR, and scalability needs required by the solution.
Ensure that post-production operational processes / deliverables are well designed and implemented prior to the project moving into the solution support phase. Define and create operational procedures, processes, and scripts.
Follow appropriate change/release management practices.
Support and maintain infrastructure solutions utilizing required tools and technologies. Provide off-hours support (24 x 7) as required.
Note to Vendors
have to be in Cincinnati or near a hub
5 prescreening questions, a game
Interview process will be manager first, then team interview
This contractor must have some level of ownership of spend, substantial ($500K+)
Will be talking to lines of business- must being able to collaborate with others
Cost optimizing experience
Needing someone who has been in the hot seat before- has \'spend\' attached to their name
Use AI/ML models to predict future cloud expenses based on historical retail sales trends.
Implement cloud cost monitoring tools like AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, and GCP Billing to track expenses across departments
Ensures that cloud spending is optimized while maintaining performance, security, and scalability.
What they are lacking the most- someone with architectural skills that can assist with realizing the cost of automation and find more opportunities
Retail experience would be beneficial
Cloud Cost Optimization Identifying cost-saving opportunities, such as right-sizing resources, leveraging discounts (e.g., reserved instances, spot instances), and optimizing storage solutions.
Monitoring & Reporting Implementing real-time cost tracking, analytics, and reporting tools to provide visibility into cloud expenses.
Automation & Governance Developing scripts, policies, and frameworks to enforce cost control measures and improve operational efficiency.
Collaboration Working closely with finance, engineering, and operations teams to align cloud spending with business objectives.
Budgeting & Forecasting Implementing financial planning strategies to predict cloud expenses and prevent overspending.
Skills Required
Cloud Computing (Azure, GCP)
Scripting & Automation (Terraform)
Cost Management Tools (AWS Cost Explorer, Azure Cost Management, GCP Billing)