Senior Cloud Systems Engineer

Logicworks is an enterprise cloud automation and managed service provider that combines highly advanced automation and DevOps capabilities with 20+ years of legacy IT experience. As an AWS Premier Partner, our team of certified engineers build, migrate, manage, and automate enterprise workloads on customized AWS infrastructures.

Logicworks is seeking a Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of our robust cloud computing solutions with our clients. Cloud Systems Engineers are the technical relationship through the sales cycle, and must understand customer requirements, lead the solution design, and participate in proposal responses. Cloud Systems Engineers are also responsible for learning from and providing feedback to the technical engineering team at Logicworks as part of product development and continuous improvement. At Logicworks, Cloud Systems Engineers are part of the Engineering org and are expected to stay current with rapidly changing cloud technologies. The Sr.Cloud Systems Engineer is expected to be a thought leader at Logicworks and therefore highly-knowledgeable about the technical aspects of all of our services and within the industry, which include: DevOps, Cloud Computing, Security and Compliance, Managed Database Services, Managed Amazon Web Services (AWS)

The duties of the Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer are wide-ranging, including presentation of Logicworks’ technologies, product demonstrations, answering technical questions, establishing and evaluating customer requirements, collaborating with other Engineering staff, and responding to RFPs. The position will encompass all aspects of managing the technical sale with the customer and aligning proposed solutions with the technical capabilities of the company to help drive revenue. Additionally, you will provide strategic direction for our Product Management and Marketing team, and translate prospective customer requirements into recommendations for new or enhanced products and features. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited, the following: * Determine client requirements and provide designs for scalable, secure, Cloud Computing (AWS or Azure) deployments * Provide consultative services based on prospect’s requirements and available Logicworks product offerings, field technical questions from prospects and clients * Represent Logicworks’ technical capabilities to prospective customers and existing customer base, and influence customer expectations according to product and management capabilities and constraints * Present Logicworks proposed solutions in a professional business environment, demonstrating quality salesmanship * Provide post-sale support to installation personnel as needed to clarify service expectations; including providing diagrams, verbal explanation, and written documentation * Meet and exceed management targets for number of customer contacts, number and complexity of sales opportunities supported, and training completed * Develop and grow internal technical knowledge base on the entire Cloud infrastructure stack, present ongoing technical training to Sales and Service Delivery Personnel * Ensure compliance with all Internal and Client Policies and Procedures

Our Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer plays a critical role in the success of our clients and are called upon to not only design and support the right solutions but also be able to effectively communicate our recommended solutions in their consultative role for each client. Therefore, all successful candidates will possess a high degree of self-management, personal accountability, and business acumen in addition to strong communicative abilities. Knowledge transfer and constant learning is likewise critical in our operations so our Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer will be expected to encourage knowledge transfer between departments, mentor junior staff as well as constantly build upon their knowledge of adjunct areas. Additionally, successful candidates for the Sr. Cloud Systems Engineer role will possess: * Complete understanding and mastery of the consultative sales process coupled with pre-sales design and implementation expertise in complex hosting, cloud computing and web application environments * Experience performing needs assessments, and making recommendations based on the discovered needs * 5+ Years of success in designing complex managed hosting and/or cloud computing solutions to mission-critical accounts, preferably in the Healthcare, SaaS, Media & Entertainment, or ecommerce space * Knowledge of and at least 5 years’ experience in design of distributed, high availability server-based network computing infrastructures.. * Knowledge and at least 5 years’ experience in configuration and support of Microsoft Windows and/or Linux operating systems (ideally both) including remote management. * Knowledge of security and compliance design, tools and regulations **Preferred Qualifications:** * Knowledge of the following: AWS, Azure, Puppet/Chef/Ansible, Oracle, MySQL, MSFT SQL Server * Skilled in use of Visio, Word and Excel. **Educational Requirements:** BA / BS required; technical degree preferred, advanced degree a plus