Senior Analyst, Cloud Computing Engineering

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Job Profile Summary

As a Senior Analyst in Cloud Computing Engineering, you will build, administer, and support Scotts Miracle-Gro’s cloud and server infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is our primary platform, and this role places special focus on GCP Identity and Access Management (IAM).

You will bring strong Linux administration and solid Windows Server skills, along with scripting, Kubernetes/Helm, and monitoring experience. You will work closely with the Infrastructure team, application teams, and Information Security, and report to the Director, Infrastructure Operations & Services.

In this role you will:

• GCP Engineering & Operations: Build, configure, and support GCP infrastructure — Compute Engine, GKE, VPC networking, Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, and load balancing — including changes, deployments, and break/fix work.
• GCP Identity & Access Management: Administer GCP IAM across the organization, folder, and project levels — roles, custom roles, service accounts, groups, organization policies, and access reviews — using least-privilege principles.
• Linux & Windows Administration: Patch and harden Linux servers, maintain scripts and cron jobs, manage users and passwords through Active Directory (Centrify), support NFS and CIFS/NFS interoperability, and lead in-depth Linux troubleshooting. Provide Windows Server administration support.
• Containers & Automation: Deploy and support workloads on Kubernetes using Helm, automate server builds and configuration with Ansible and Terraform, and write Bash and Python scripts.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Configure and maintain monitoring and alerting, track infrastructure and application performance, and lead troubleshooting of performance issues.
• Security & Compliance: Apply cloud and server security best practices and support audit and compliance requirements with Information Security.
• Cost Analysis: Analyze cloud resource usage and costs and recommend savings.
• Documentation & Collaboration: Maintain documentation and runbooks, and work with application teams, database administrators, and other Infrastructure teams on projects and incidents.

What you’ll need to be successful:

Required

• Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience (bachelor’s preferred).
• 4–7 years of infrastructure, systems administration, or cloud engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience supporting production workloads in Google Cloud Platform.
• Practical experience managing GCP IAM — roles, service accounts, groups, and organization policies.
• Moderate or better Linux administration skills: patching, scripting and cron, security hardening, Active Directory integration (Centrify or similar), NFS/CIFS, and strong troubleshooting.
• Moderate or better Windows Server administration skills.
• Bash and/or Python scripting experience.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications on Kubernetes with Helm.
• Experience with at least one enterprise monitoring tool (e.g., Datadog, Cloud Monitoring, CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana).
• Some experience supporting Oracle or another database platform.
• Working knowledge of core AWS services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3).
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with technical and non-technical partners.

Preferred

• Datadog experience.
• Server automation with Ansible.
• Infrastructure as code with Terraform.
• Amazon EKS and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) experience.
• GitHub or other code repositories, including CI/CD pipelines.
• Oracle database experience.
• Experience with hybrid cloud and on-premises connectivity.

Desired Certifications

• Google Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect (strongly preferred)
• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or equivalent Linux certification
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• GCP Cloud Digital Leader or AWS Cloud Practitioner

The starting budgeted pay range for this role will generally fall between $115,900.00 - $136,400.00 per year. Scotts will consider various factors in determining the actual pay including your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographical location.In addition to the determined base salary, this role is also incentive eligible under our corporate bonus programs.For remote roles where the final candidate resides in Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oregon or Washington, state required pay thresholds will be factored into base salary.

Here at ScottsMiracle-Gro, we believe providing an enriching and engaging employee experience is what sets us apart from other organizations. We recognize our employees are so much more than just their job title so we offer programs and benefits that support them in all aspects of their lives. Wondering how we do it? Below is a glimpse of our highlight reel…

• Our Live Total Health program provides you with options to align to your personal needs.  Selections range from medical, dental and vision coverage for you, your spouse/domestic partner and dependents to an outstanding wellness reimbursement program to an unbelievable 401K match (up to 7.5%) as well as a 15% discount on company stock and much more

• We know our talent is our most precious asset and your unique development contributes to our organization’s success now and in the future.  Career growth at our company is not always a ladder.  It’s much more like a rock climbing adventure.  Grow through exploration and experiences rather than a predictable linear path.

• We value the importance of family. We provide access to Maven Family Planning and up to $30,000 to accommodate for adoption, fertility and surrogacy.

• Be part of something bigger by joining one of our Employee Resource Groups focusing on diversity and inclusion, family, education and sustainability: Scotts Women’s Network, Scotts Black Employees’ Network, Scotts Veterans Network, Scotts Young Professionals, Scotts Pride Network (GroPride), Scotts Associates for a Greener Earth (SAGE), Scotts Family TREE and our Associate Boards.

• Join a company with a strong belief in giving back to the communities where we live and work.  We have a shared passion for service and volunteerism and believe participating in community service benefits our communities and strengthens our team. 

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