San Ramon, California / Los Angeles, California / Phoenix, Arizona / Seattle, Washington / Las Vegas, Nevada( Digital Solutions Group ) – Platform Engineering /Full Time /HybridAHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. Senior Technical Consultant, Platform EngineeringServing as a technical thought leader and SME for our ecosystem of partners, customers, and service providers in the realm of Modern Apps & Platform Engineering. The Senior Technical Consultant Architect serves as an engagement lead designing, developing, and implementing complex solutions. Senior Technical Consultants mentor and provide direction to engineers on a project-by-project basis and within the broader organization as it relates to internal initiatives and project support.Roles & ResponsibilitiesDesigns and Implements complex enterprise grade technical solutions for clients. Hands on coding of API and CI\CD components.Develops high quality deliverables and presentations for Client engineering teams and senior leaders.Creates and presents solution ideas, and innovations to senior leadership teams. Functions as a strategic liaison, adeptly aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Establishes project estimates and plans, identifies risks and mitigations, oversees development and delivery of technical solutions. Mentor and support project teammates Actively lead collaboration within our technical communitiesQualificationsExperience and Ability to "jump on a whiteboard" in front of a customer to develop a solution to a business / technology goal or challenge.Knowledge of modern cloud-native application design principles, DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI\CD Pipelines, Microservices, Containers, etc.Hands-on experience in programming with Java, Python or any other language.Excellent written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.6+ years of IT experience and 3+ years of Cloud, DevOps, Automation, Application Modernization, Digital Transformation experience.Hands-on experience designing and implementing Platform core services around Compute, Storage, Networking, Databases, Containers, Security, Identity, etc.Multiple certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Pro, AWS DevOps Engineer Pro, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Terraform Associate, Etc.Familiarity and experience with organizational adoption of transformational initiatives – Platform Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, Cloud Transformation, Application ModernizationHands-on experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, ARM, CloudFormationExperience with using and managing deployment services such as Harness, GitHub, Ansible, Jenkins, etc. Knowledge and usage of branching strategies is required.Familiar with Windows Server and Linux virtualized Operating Systems environments$170,000 - $200,000 a yearThe compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings ("OTE") for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location. Employment Benefits include:Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance401(k)Paid company holidaysPaid time off Paid parental and caregiver leavePlus more!Why AHEAD:Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.USA Employment Benefits include: - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - 401(k) - Paid company holidays - Paid time off - Paid parental and caregiver leave - Plus more! See benefits for additional details.
