Readiness Engineer
Charles River Associates
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Boston • Illinois, Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $145,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformTerraform
About the role
- Cloud Migration Assessment: Evaluate existing workloads and infrastructure for cloud migration readiness. Identify opportunities and challenges for moving workloads to AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Proof-of-Concept Leadership: Lead hybrid cloud proof-of-concept initiatives (e.g., analytics sandboxes, VDI burst capacity), collaborating with infrastructure and modernization teams to validate solutions and prepare for future migrations.
- Cloud Governance & FinOps: Develop and implement cloud governance frameworks, including security, compliance, and cost management (FinOps) practices.
- Automation & Integration: Support the adoption of automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform) for cloud provisioning, configuration, and management. Work with the Automation Engineer to standardize hybrid workflows.
- Collaboration: Partner with on-premises and cloud teams to share expertise, standardize practices, and support hybrid initiatives.
- Documentation & Enablement: Document cloud migration processes, governance standards, and lessons learned. Contribute to training and enablement efforts for broader team upskilling.
Requirements
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud architectures
- Strong understanding of workload migration, cloud governance, and automation tools
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
- Ability to lead proof-of-concept projects and collaborate across teams
- Effective communicator with experience in documentation and knowledge sharing
- Background in security, compliance, and cost management in cloud environments is a plus
Benefits
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- life and disability insurance
- paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
- paid parental leave
- wellness programs and employee assistance resources
- commuter benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
cloud migrationworkload migrationcloud governanceautomationinfrastructure-as-codeproof-of-concept leadershipcost managementsecuritycompliance
Soft skills
collaborationeffective communicationdocumentationknowledge sharingteam leadership