As an Availity Cloud Network Engineer III, you are responsible for the documentation, development, and maintenance of cloud implementations, with a focus on the network infrastructure. This individual is responsible for the hands-on coding and implementation of the designs provided by Cloud Architects and Security Teams. This individual will aid the Cloud Operations team in supporting Availity in AWS and is responsible for the development and operational work to support a multi-cloud environment.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Remote, US

Role qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in relevant work experience
• 5 - 7 years of progressive work experience with cloud implementations and infrastructure as code
• 4+ years hands on AWS experience is a must
• 3+ years' experience with Palo Alto firewalls
• Experience with F5 LTM
• CCSP, AWS Cloud, F5, Palo Alto certifications a plus
• Experience with IPSec VPN
• Dynamic Routing, Load Balancing, Network Access Control, Wireless, Zone Based Firewall
• Experience working with Product and Business Management teams a plus
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial company a plus
• Knowledge, skills, and experience to write detailed technical documentation
• Skilled in IAC, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible
• Experience with CICD tooling such as Gitlab, Jenkins, etc.
• Scripting such as BASH and Python
• Knowledge of development methodologies (primarily Agile/Scrum)
• Experience with AWS and common AWS services
• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions
• Must be comfortable with Git.
• Excellent communication is essential to perform at maximum efficiency within the team.
• Collaborative attitude. This role is part of a larger and dynamic team that nurtures collaboration.
• Strong technical, process, and problem-solving proficiency.

What you will be doing:

• Engineering and support of multi-cloud and on-premises infrastructure
• Observability and reporting of network related infrastructure
• Working in AWS CLI and GitLab to orchestrate builds
• Monitoring JIRA throughout the sprint cycle
• Participate in daily stand ups and status check in meetings
• Builds and maintains infrastructure as code.
• Read and understand system and functional requirements
• Writes technical specifications and thorough documentation of work
• Reports on gaps in requirements for Technical Leads and Cloud Architects
• Accurately scopes project time and resources required to complete projects
• Reviews project scope and timeline estimates with senior staff
• Collaboration with Cloud Architects and business partners to confirm time and resource estimates
• Consults with Cloud Architects on testing plans and resolving/debugging errors
• Support escalation incidents and support on-call duty requirements
• Working and collaborating in a predominantly remote workplace

Availity culture and benefits:

• Availity is a certified "Great Place to Work", a "Best Workplaces for Technology Companies", a "Best Workplaces for Women" and a "Best Workplaces for Millennials"!
• Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here!
• We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. "AvaiLadies", "Beyond Black", "HOLA", "Availity Pride", "VetAvaility" a Young Professionals Group and "She Can Code IT" a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in.
• Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too!
• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one!
• We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates + 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits.
• Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc.
• Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement!
• Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents.
• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You're at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign.

Next steps:

After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process.

Interview process:

• Recruiter resume review
• Managers resume review
• Recruiter screen
• Manager video interview
• Panel video interview

Video Camera Usage:

Availity fosters a collaborative and open culture where communication and engagement are central to our success. As a remote first company, we are also camera-first and provide all associates with camera/video capability to simulate the office environment. If you are not able to use your camera for all virtual meetings, you should not apply for this role.

Having cameras on helps create a more connected, interactive, and productive environment, allowing teams to communicate more effectively and build stronger working relationships. The usage of cameras also enhances security and protects sensitive company information. Video participation is required to ensure that only authorized personnel are present in meetings and to prevent unauthorized access, data breaches, preventing social engineering, or the sharing of confidential information with non-participants.