cloud engineer.

job summary: Company is maturing and enhancing its cloud core infrastructure to support its digital transformation journey. We are looking for a Cloud DevOps Engineer that will help us mature the capabilities for the organization to more broadly and efficiently leverage cloud services safely, securely, and efficiently at large scale in support of our goal to enable the business for competitive growth. This individual will be part of a team of world-class cloud engineers and will act as a DevOps/Site Reliability engineer to build and maintain a cohesive set of pipelines, API-driven integrations, and service catalog-enabled infrastructure as code. The individual will support the engineers and stakeholder community to ensure consistent and secure usage that provides capabilities for the business to leverage cloud services in a compliant and efficient manner. The successful candidate will have proven experience in achieving these goals in a large and highly distributed company. They should be a team player, great communicator, insatiable learner, and security focused.   location: Newport Beach, California job type: Contract salary: $53 - 75 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop code and scripts to automate and streamline CloudOps workflows in AWS and Azure Build and maintain library of secure and compliant Infrastructure as Code in Terraform and golden machine images for consumption by application developers Support stakeholder community and users of cloud platforms, perform incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis. Develop automated remediation capabilities to detect and resolve incidents proactively Adhere to proper change control processes, and leverage GitOps workflows to manage changes Develop and monitor operational, health status, and compliance dashboards; proactively resolve concerns before they become incidents Implement event-driven automations on cloud-native tooling (e.g. Lambda, Step, etc.) to respond to incidents Collaborate with teams reviewing design and test plans to ensure operational readiness and alignment to standards, determine potential gaps, and alternative solutions. Fulfill incoming requests and resolve incidents for cloud services Look for and recommend cost optimization opportunities Build and maintain tracking dashboards for various metrics (e.g. compliance scores, cost optimizations, invoicing, etc.) Provide PL Cloud Leadership monthly reports on activities, trends, and concerns Develop documentation and keep wiki updated; attend and lead periodic training sessions to help teach others on cloud platform usage Minimum Qualifications & Experience BS in Computer Science and/or Engineering, or equivalent experience and certifications 2+ years of experience in an applicable cloud, infrastructure, or software engineering role 2+ years of hands-on experience deploying code in a CI/CD toolchain using gitops workflows 2+ years of demonstrable hands-on experience writing Infrastructure as Code in a DSC such as Ansible, Adept in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or Node.JS. Experience with bash or PowerShell Experience working as part of a Sability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholderscrum or Agile team Effective communicator with the ability to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders Preferred: Adept at the command-line interface to at least one major cloud service, preferably AWS CLI Preferred: Experience writing Terraform Preferred: AWS or Azure Certifications QUESTIONS THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO ANSWER: Have you built automated response mechanisms to identified events? (e.g. Incident Response, performance / health monitoring alert response, etc.) 2. What are some examples of policies or controls that you'd expect to see in a security baseline to ensure preventative mechanisms? 3. What type of pipeline-driven work have you done? Were you responsible for pipeline configuration and what types of things did you implement in the CI/CD pipelines? 4. What work have you done with Azure? Comparing some of the tooling in Azure, or ability to securely manage Azure subscriptions and resources, what are some specific things you have noticed that AWS or Azure does better than the other? 5. Defense in Depth - what does the concept mean to you? How would you go about reviewing an application or architecture with this in mind, and what are some examples of tools, services, and configurations that you'd layer in to support Defense in Depth principles? 6. What are some controls that you would add to a pipeline building a Golden Image? 7. What have you done with code validation and manual / automated testing? What tools do you recommend for ensuring code stays safe, functional, and compliant? 8. Walk me though an experience where a deployment or change did not go well. How did you handle it then? Did you follow a specific rollback strategy? How did you prevent future occurrences? 9. You've just been told there is malware running on an EC2 instance in our cloud. What do you do to understand, remedy, and prevent it? 10. What is your strongest IaC tool? Can you please discuss an example of a deployment that was handled with IaC? 11. Can you describe a time where you had a disagreement with the customer on the direction of how resources should be deployed? How did you resolve the issue? 12. Could you describe a git workflow that might work well to support shared repos for a team? 13. Given a multi-account AWS environment, how might you go about creating dashboards for reporting across every account? 14. Other question topics: 1. Programming / scripting languages preferences 2. Container platforms experience 3. IT - Learning, sharing, and certifications   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 2 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors  skills: ReliabilityDevOpscloud engineerAWSazure Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.

job summary: Our client- leading global provider of well-known brands such as Kwikset, Baldwin, Weiser, Pfister and National Hardware- is looking for a Mobile Android Software Engineer to join their team ONSITE in Lake Forest, CA. As the Android developer, you will work closely with Sr Android Mobile Engineer and iOS counterparts to lead and architect the overall solutions. You will guide and support identifying and working with 3rd party development partners who will develop some of these solutions to deliver to market.   location: FOOTHILL RANCH, California job type: Permanent salary: $90,000 - 110,000 per year work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Job Summary The Android Mobile Engineer is a key member of the Engineering team working on the development efforts for Android Mobile Apps. You will be working with internal stakeholders to develop the overall solution(s) requirements. As the Android developer, you will work closely with Sr Android Mobile Engineer and iOS counterparts to lead and architect the overall solutions. You will map out the short-term and long-term plans to deliver against the requirements. You will also guide and support identifying and working with 3rd party development partners who will develop some of these solutions to deliver to market. You will have to balance managing new products and products that are already in the market. Primary Duties and Responsibilities (50%) Working in a New-Product-Introduction (NPI) environment, lead the development and implementation of new solutions for Android mobile applications. Take on responsibility for the entire mobile development and own deliverables.(15%) Work closely with the broader cross functional team to scope the requirements and propose solutions to address our short term and long-term needs. (20%) Work closely with our development partners (3rd party mobile developers, cloud developers, UI/UX, Testing) on the architectures, solutions, development, integration and testing of the mobile applications and interfaces to our cloud ecosystem and locks to ensure deliverables meet requirements with high quality(10%) Map out and manage on-going improvements, enhancements, and sustain/support of deployed mobile applications.(5%) Organize and lead code reviews, adherence to code/development processes and team meetings Additional Duties and Responsibilities Other duties as required by supervisor. Education and Experience Profile 3+ years of professional software engineering experienceBS or MS Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering Proven experience architecting and developing native mobile applications for Android starting with initial conceptExperience developing mobile applications for consumer devices with Bluetooth and/or WiFi connectivityComprehensive knowledge of Android and exposure to iOSExperience with Android development languages Java and KotlinExperience designing and developing hybrid mobile applications using tools such as React or XamarinExperience in doing functional, integration and unit testingExperience certifying and launching mobile applications with App Store and/or Google PlayDemonstrated experience in designing and implementing secure mobile applications (Authentication, Encryption, Session Management, Least Privilege, Threat Modeling)Demonstrated experience implementing and deploying mobile applications with secure cloud solutions within AWSExperience with software agile processes, version controls, testing and defect tracking management, DevOps and CI/CD Required Skills Good understanding and knowledge of end-to-end security (device-cloud-mobile) Exposure to communications protocols such as BLE, WiFi and/or NFCExposure to VUI (Voice User Interface) tools such as Alexa and Google Home. Ability to technically lead peers and 3rd party developers.Familiar with product development life cycle and hardware/software deploymentstrong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizesstrong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practicesProven work experience in design patterns mobile architecture using frameworks such as MVVM/MVC/MVPstrong communication skills: written and oral for different technical or business audiencesPassionate, flexible, collaborative, works independently, sets own goals and has a "can-do" positive attitudeProven ability to build relationships and work effectively and confidently at all levels of an organization, including interaction with senior management.Excellent documentation practicesSome travel is requiredOther assignments as deemed necessary Additional Desired Skills Familiar with hardware or embedded firmware and cloud dependencies.Android Development Experience   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 3 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors (required)  skills: AndroidMobile AndroidSOFTWARE ENGINEER Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.

job summary: Our client- a leading global provider of well-known brands such as Kwikset, Baldwin, Weiser, Pfister and National Hardware- is looking for an iOS Mobile Software Engineer to join their team ONSITE in Lake Forest, CA. They are focused on Smart Home products and this person would be a key member of the Engineering team working on the development efforts for iOS Mobile Apps. You will be working with internal stakeholders to develop the overall solution(s) requirements. As part of a world-class Engineering team, you will play a critical role in the development of cloud-mobile applications-device solutions.   location: Foothill Ranch, California job type: Permanent salary: $90,000 - 110,000 per year work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors   responsibilities: Job Summary The iOS Mobile Engineer is a key member of the Engineering team working on the development efforts for iOS Mobile Apps. You will be working with internal stakeholders to develop the overall solution(s) requirements. As the iOS developer, you will work closely with Sr iOS Mobile Engineer and Android counterparts to lead and architect the overall solutions. You will map out the short-term and long-term plans to deliver against the requirements. You will also guide and support identifying and working with 3rd party development partners who will develop some of these solutions to deliver to market. You will have to balance managing new products and products that are already in the market. Primary Duties and Responsibilities (50%) Working in a New-Product-Introduction (NPI) environment, lead the development and implementation of new solutions for iOS mobile applications. Take on responsibility for the entire mobile development and own deliverables.(15%) Work closely with the broader cross functional team to scope the requirements and propose solutions to address our short term and long-term needs. (20%) Work closely with our development partners (3rd party mobile developers, cloud developers, UI/UX, Testing) on the architectures, solutions, development, integration and testing of the mobile applications and interfaces to our cloud ecosystem and locks to ensure deliverables meet requirements with high quality(10%) Map out and manage on-going improvements, enhancements, and sustain/support of deployed mobile applications.(5%) Organize and lead code reviews, adherence to code/development processes and team meetings Additional Duties and Responsibilities Other duties as required by supervisor. Education and Experience Profile 3+ years of professional software engineering experienceBS or MS Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering Proven experience architecting and developing native mobile applications for iOS starting with initial conceptExperience developing mobile applications for consumer devices with Bluetooth and/or WiFi connectivityComprehensive knowledge of iOS and exposure to Android Experience with iOS development languages Objective-C and SwiftExperience designing and developing hybrid mobile applications using tools such as React or XamarinExperience in doing functional, integration and unit testingExperience certifying and launching mobile applications with App Store and/or Google PlayDemonstrated experience in designing and implementing secure mobile applications (Authentication, Encryption, Session Management, Least Privilege, Threat Modeling)Demonstrated experience implementing and deploying mobile applications with secure cloud solutions within AWSExperience with software agile processes, version controls, testing and defect tracking management, DevOps and CI/CD Required Skills Good understanding and knowledge of end-to-end security (device-cloud-mobile) Exposure to communications protocols such as BLE, WiFi and/or NFCExposure to VUI (Voice User Interface) tools such as Alexa and Google Home. Ability to technically lead peers and 3rd party developers.Familiar with product development life cycle and hardware/software deploymentstrong communication skills: written and oral for different technical or business audiencesPassionate, flexible, collaborative, works independently, sets own goals and has a "can-do" positive attitudeProven ability to build relationships and work effectively and confidently at all levels of an organization, including interaction with senior management.Excellent documentation practicesSome travel is requiredOther assignments as deemed necessary Additional Desired Skills Familiar with hardware or embedded firmware and cloud dependencies.Android Development Experience   qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 3 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors (required)  skills: Mobile iOS (3 years of experience is preferred)AWSMobile Android Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. Qualified applicants in San Francisco with criminal histories will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.