The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.
Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
Job Purpose
As a Cloud Engineering Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the design, implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of cloud-based systems. Under the supervision of the Global Cloud Solutions Architect, you will work to improve the efficiency of cloud operations, troubleshoot issues, enhance security measures, and ensure robust backup and disaster recovery processes. Additionally, you will also contribute to the continuous improvement of infrastructure and applications.
This position will be based at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines and may only be filled by permanent citizens of the Philippines.
Roles and Responsibilities
Assist in application deployment, management, configuration, migration, and monitoring of cloud resources
Assist in Implementing security measures, such as network and data/information security, user and access management, backup, and disaster recovery, to improve the overall security posture of a multi-account cloud environment
Create cloud service accounts for specific projects and providing user access with the principle of least privilege
Application of the CIA triad as a baseline for information security
Document issues and solutions to build a knowledge base for future reference
Develop and implement scripts to automate infrastructure provisioning and leverage cloud APIs or CLI tools to automate specific tasks
Prepare and coordinate estimated costs and billings
Provide technical support
Work with the research and corporate teams to help design and build applications and cloud solutions
Support IRRI country offices on application and cloud computing needs
Provide recommendations and transfer knowledge to other IRRI staff to increase the institute’s proficiency in cloud, data, and security
Understand project requirements, gather information, and clarify project objectives
Assess the appropriate tools and services aligned with cloud and software best practices
Keep up to date with technology and take certification exams
Assist the GCSA with reporting needs
Assist the GCSA with creating proof of concepts and demos of potential technical solutions based on the business’s needs
Help promote using cloud-native tools, i.e., docker and serverless, to modernize cloud and application infrastructure.
Help evangelize the use of cloud technology for research
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or any Engineering Degree with a minimum of 2 years working experience/s
Skills Required
Mandatory
Experience in software development
Good communication skills
Ability to design and innovate solutions based on business needs
Experience working with stakeholders and understanding needs
Preferred
With at least one year of experience managing production workload in any cloud service provider like AWS, GCP, or Azure
Ability to work with a team
Cloud certifications
Experience with writing Python code
IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances.
Join our team and be part of our story!
Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. This position will remain open until filled.
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