Associate Cloud Engineer

Why you will love working for a National Top Workplace

We are a global leader in loyalty marketing.

We work with some of the most well-known brands in the world to deliver market-leading, end-to-end loyalty solutions to enable customer experiences. With a strategy-led, technology-enabled approach, we are consistently named an industry leader by Forrester. The programs we deliver reach more than 330M consumers through loyalty. The impact of these loyalty programs affords us deep brand partnerships, owning a niche in the loyalty space where outcomes matter most.

We are a mission and values driven company.

Our mission is to grow enterprise value through loyalty for our clients. Every role within Kobie has a purpose and directly contributes to us achieving this mission.

We are values driven at every point. We've created a fun, high-trust, transparent workplace. We believe in leadership and ownership. Our hybrid work environment, personal holidays, casual dress code and focus on diversity and inclusion add to a culture that makes our teammates proud. That pride shines through in the work we do for our clients.

The Kobie Engineering Team is a diverse group of individuals belonging to teams including DevOPS Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and System Administration. The overall goal of our team is to bridge the gap between different organizational units creating a collaborative environment where all teams are working together to benefit the organization and our various technology platforms. Additionally, we strive for excellence in delivering business needs to the organization in reliable and repeatable fashion in order to maximize our impact to the business bottom line.

How you will make an impact

• This position involves building, migrating and operating Cloud Platform and applications
• Supports the IT Team to ensure all systems are designed and implemented following standards, industry best practices and regulatory requirements (security, resilience, scalability, efficiency, etc..)
• Develops and implements new Infrastructure products and standards of operations throughout the technology organization
• Develops and documents the proposed technical design/infrastructure design for the integration and implementation of any new solutions, working across the IT department
• Supports vendor relationships in all related technologies so that services are delivered to us effectively and efficiently
• Communicates with senior leadership on matters of importance
• Recommends agreed process improvements to the Team functions
• Provides unbiased analysis of key decisions within projects including impact on systems, timelines and other key variables
• Help with pilots/PoCs for new technologies and projects

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor's Degree: in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent field, or equivalent work experience
• 1-2 years' Experience with Automation, IaC, SaaS, PaaS and IaaS
• Experience in implementation of workloads in cloud and hybrid cloud environments (resilience, compliance, security)
• Understanding of infrastructure solutions (Networking, DNS, Container Orchestration, Security, Monitoring)
• Manage public and private cloud infrastructure using Clouds, which includes VNC, Compute, Buckets, LBaaS, etc…
• Ability to provide technical system ideas, recommendations for technical issues
• Hands on experience with Cloud services like compute, VNC, Buckets, DNS, LBaaS
• Some hands-on experience with at least one modern programming/scripting language (Python, Ansible, Go)
• Experience deploying, and maintaining services in a mixed OS, containerized/virtual environment. (Docker, Kubernetes, VMWare, Windows Server, Linux)
• Deployment and support experience with applications in a cloud environment, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Azure
• 1-2 years' Automation systems experience (Ansible, Rundeck, Terraform, Packer, Cloud formation, Puppet, Chef)
• Understanding of Source Control Management systems (Git, SVN)
• Experience in creating CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, ADO, GitHub Actions, Atlassian Bamboo, Gitlab CI/CD)
• Outstanding customer service and interaction skills, both verbal and written, and a strong history of "whatever it takes" support
• Work well as part of a team in a fun, fast-paced environment

Our teammates are at the heart of everything we do

Healthy people are happy people, which makes mental and physical health a top priority at Kobie. From robust health insurance and benefits options to free fitness programs like PeerFit, to generous vacation time for yourself, we support your health needs fully. In today's job market, we know that employees are choosing only what works best for their life. For those that want career growth, Kobie is the perfect place. We have developed a comprehensive people strategy that helps every teammate know how to advance and progress on their career journey. Beyond title progression, Kobie's competitive pay, 401k matching, annual profit sharing and bonuses all make Kobie a perfect place to build your career.

Who we are

We are diverse and proud of it. We don't just accept differences – we embrace, share, and celebrate them!

Employment at Kobie is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications, directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any teammate or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis under the law.

We are fiercely committed to fostering a workplace where teammates draw upon their own diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives so that they feel welcomed to bring their authentic self to work every day. While our leadership team fully and completely supports our policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, all teammates share the responsibility to ensure we incorporate the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout Kobie.