Job Description:


Location: Virtual • Charlotte, NC, USA
Req Number: Req# 134
Date Posted: Posted Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Discovery Education is looking for a Cloud Engineer III to join our Cloud team as we build a Platform Engineering practice from the group up.

In This Role You Will:

• Design and implement cost-effective solutions to support our growing Platform Engineering practice
• Support efforts to migrate, improve and maintain legacy systems
• Contribute to building and refining our team standards and processes
• Participate in our on-call schedule to ensure system uptime
• Mentor other team members on relevant technologies and best practices
• Troubleshoot a wide variety of complex issues
• Effectively communicate with other teams to support innovation
• Write Terraform modules to support safe and rapid developer innovation

Core Competencies for Success:

• An in-depth knowledge of Terraform
• Background in software engineering with Python
• Worked with configuration management (Puppet preferred) to manage a large fleet of virtual machines

Credentials and Experience:

• 4+ years of linux system administration
  • Distinguished experience with distributed systems and knowledgeable on clustering principals
• 2+ years of DevOps experience
  • AWS or relevant cloud provider
• Experience administering production-grade Kubernetes clusters at scale
• Legal right to work in the United States

This role can sit in our Charlotte headquarters or remote.

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At Discovery Education, we are fulfilling our mission of preparing learners for tomorrow by creating innovative classrooms connected to today's world.

Serving more than 4.5 million educators and 45 million students, available in approximately half of U.S. classrooms and primary schools in the UK, and more than 140 countries around the globe; we are on a journey to transform teaching and learning though innovative partnerships with school districts, states, ministries of education, and other like-minded organizations.

We have built an award-winning and highly reputable organization because of talented and driven people who work together to accelerate student achievement by tapping into students' natural curiosity and desire to learn by capturing their minds and imagination through the fascination of Discovery.

Why Join Discovery Education?

Discovery Education believes empowering each team member is vital to cultivating high performing, highly engaged teams. Being a part of our team means we partner together to achieve mutual goals. To this end, Discovery Education offers a robust and comprehensive insurance package. You can find a complete listing on our Career Page.

Along with traditional insurance offerings, our inclusive offerings center around:

• Career Development Ownership - Be the driver of your success!
• Continuing Education AND Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Mentorship program and collaboration with veteran leaders
• Constant opportunities for cross-functional training and skill building
• Uncapped career growth

Team Member Wellness – When you feel great, you do great work!

• Leave for life’s moments including 7 recognized holidays
• Take PTO without the vacation guilt
• Up to 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Annual Winter Holiday Break (typically the last week of December)

This opportunity is perfect for people interested in joining a high-performing, collaborative team, who enjoy a dynamic industry, and are excited about high-impact, project-based work.

Inspired? We would love the opportunity to review your candidacy! Select the blue “Apply Now” button at the bottom left of the screen to begin your application.

Discovery Education is an equal opportunity employer. Discovery Education is committed to being an employer of choice, not just a good place to work, but a great and inclusive place to work. To that end, we strive to recruit and maintain a workforce that meaningfully represents the diverse and culturally rich communities that we serve. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disabled status or, genetic information.

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