Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Planet Technologies is the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, and they are seeking a Cloud Consultant to support impactful projects. The role involves partnering with clients, assisting with their growth across various cloud platforms, and performing tasks related to AWS and Azure Cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
- Surface and analyze customer business requirements
- Translate requirements into an architectural design and influence the deployment of key infrastructure components
- Design, construct, configure, and maintain all facets of an AWS Subscription/Tenants
- Plan and execute an end-to-end implementation of the target workload
- CI/CD development pipeline work
- Troubleshooting AWS and Linux issues as our Subject Matter Expertise
- Cost and performance optimization of server and cloud resources
- Maintain a thorough understanding of existing and emerging Azure and related core technologies
- Be up to date on new technologies within Azure that could benefit customers
- Understand and be comfortable with multiple Azure technologies/products and be able to assist clients in the exploration, initial setup, and support of those technologies
- Desired SME skillset for a few select technologies for which you could ask as the team's internal expert and escalation point. (Example - Infrastructure as a code, AKS, VMware, Linux, Database, Security, Virtual Desktop, AWS etc.)
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Skills
- Deep knowledge of Linux OS and its supported technologies and systems
- AWS Cloud experience and expertise
- Azure Cloud experience and expertise
- Cloud Core Platforms (AWS and Azure): Compute, Storage, Networking, Virtual Machines, Identity and Access Management (IAM Identity Center), Security and Compliance (AWS Security Hub), Federation with external identity Platforms, Infrastructure required
- Linux System administrator experience, OS management, patching, application management, etc
- Experience with AWS or Azure Government highly desired
- Kubernetes, containers, are highly desired
- Governance experience is preferred
- Linux experience with Red Hat Enterprise, Ubuntu and GNOME is desired
- Any Linux Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to system administration at scale in Cloud environments
- Any AWS Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Amazon Web Services
- Any Azure Technical certifications are preferred, especially related to the core technology stack of Microsoft Cloud
Benefits
- Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefit Guide 2025-2026
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