PJM Interconnection

Sr. Cloud Engineer I (II)

Audubon, PA

full_time

About This Job

Flexible Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Responsibilities

The

Cloud Engineer

will be responsible for implementing a public cloud architecture to support the goal of migrating appropriate on-premise workloads to the cloud. The successful Cloud Engineer candidate will be expected to:

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Design, build, and maintain secure cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, including landing zones, networking (VNETs, hub-spoke), and shared services (CI/CD, data pipelines).

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Develop and manage reusable IaC modules and deployment pipelines to support scalable and consistent provisioning of cloud resources and PaaS components (e.g., App Services, Kubernetes, API gateways).

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Ensure operational excellence by implementing observability, security controls, backups, cost optimization, tagging, quotas, and policy enforcement across cloud environments.

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Collaborate with architects and stakeholders to define and evolve cloud governance, operational processes, and best practices for running workloads securely and reliably in the cloud.

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Work with business units on implementations of future functionality that would leverage cloud computing resources.

Essential Functions

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Ability to work with internal customers to orchestrate application workloads in a public cloud

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Leverage cloud-native technologies to support cloud migration efforts

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Provide ongoing support for application runtimes in PaaS implementations

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Ability to design and implement simple, secure and reliable cloud-based solutions

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Ability to work with internal customers to translate business needs into technical requirements and solutions that meet PJM’s security standards and policies

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Provide technology leadership for cloud migration efforts

Required Characteristics & Qualifications:

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Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent work experience

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At least 5 years of experience implementing application workloads in public cloud

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At least 5 years of experience architecting solutions in public cloud platforms

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At least 5 years of experience with day-to-day management of cloud implementations

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Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail

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Ability to visualize and solve complex problems

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Ability to apply analytical and mathematical solutions

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Experience in developing web services (SOAP-based and RESTful) and user interfaces

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Experience with SOA, service-oriented concepts and web services (SOAP-based and RESTful)

Preferred

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Master's Degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity

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At least 4 years of hands on experience working with Azure cloud platform and implementing PaaS solutions in Azure cloud

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Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions