The Howard Hughes name is synonymous with an unrelenting passion for excellence. While his achievements in aviation and the silver screen are legendary, it was his investments in real estate that formed the foundation of our company. With passion, determination, and limitless imagination, he built one of the great American empires of the 20th century. At Howard Hughes, we live by our purpose to help people discover new ways of experiencing life - because it's not just buildings and places that matter, it's what you do with them that can change the way people live.

We aspire to be the most creatively driven real estate company in the world and we believe in fostering a culture that is built to last by cultivating curiosity and empowering every employee to find their story in this great organization.

Dedicated to innovative placemaking, Howard Hughes owns, manages, and develops award-winning master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: The Seaport in New York; Downtown Columbia, Maryland; The Woodlands, The Woodlands Hills, and Bridgelandin the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin, Las Vegas; Teravalis, Phoenix and Ward Villagein Honolulu, Hawaii.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Cloud Senior Administrator to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and optimizing our AWS & Azure infrastructure, ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of our cloud-based systems. This role demands a strong understanding of AWS & Azure services, cloud architecture, and best practices in cloud security and governance. This role involves monitoring, maintaining, and optimizing cloud resources, implementing best practices for security and compliance, and providing technical support for cloud-based applications and services.

To achieve success in the strategic goals and mission as set forth by leadership and the organization. This position will report to the IT Infrastructure Manager to ensure a customer first philosophy is a must while striving to provide great service and support.

What You Will Do

• Design and Implementation:

  • Architect, deploy, and maintain AWS infrastructure to support business applications.

  • Implement and manage AWS environments using best practices and modern architectural frameworks.

  • Design, deploy and manage scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure environments.

  • Implement and manage virtual networks, VMs, App Services, Storage Accounts, IAM roles and other cloud resources.

  • Monitor and optimize cloud resource usage and costs.

• Administration and Management:

  • Manage AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, VPC, CloudFormation, and IAM.

  • Monitor system performance and capacity, ensuring high availability and performance of services.

• Support and Troubleshooting:

  • Setup and manage monitoring tools and services to ensure the availability and performance of cloud resources and services.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.

  • Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

  • Provide tier-3 support for AWS-related issues, troubleshooting and resolving incidents and problem tickets with team members.

  • Collaborate with development teams to support application deployment and management of the cloud.

• Security and Compliance:

  • Implement and maintain security best practices, including identity and access management, network security, and data protection.

  • Ensure the security and compliance of AWS environments by implementing and managing security policies and

procedures.

• Conduct regular security assessments, audits, and vulnerability assessments.

• Automation and Optimization:

  • Set up and manage monitoring tools and services to ensure the availability and performance of cloud resources.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure and services.

  • Develop and maintain automation scripts for routine tasks and infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools such as CloudFormation, PowerShell, Python, Bash or other scripting languages.

  • Optimize cloud resource usage and costs, implementing cost-saving strategies and budget management.

  • Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

• Documentation and Reporting:

  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of AWS infrastructure, processes, and procedures.

  • Generate regular reports on system performance.

• Technical Design and Implementation:

  • Develop and implement technical designs for infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with business requirements and industry best practices.

  • Evaluate new technologies and provide recommendations to enhance infrastructure performance and efficiency.

  • collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new solutions into existing infrastructure.

• Process and Procedure Management:

  • Establish and maintain IT processes and procedures, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.

  • Develop and enforce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for network management, incident response, and change management.

  • Conduct regular audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure management, managing cloud infrastructure, preferably on AWS and Azure.

• Strong technical expertise in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.

• Experience with cloud security practices, including IAM, security groups and firewalls.

• Strong scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash)

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tolls such as Terraform, CloudFormation, and ARM Templates

• Knowledge of containerization ad orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.

• Experience with Multiple Cloud technologies (AWS/Azure) as well as multiple SaaS services.

• Proven ability to manage IT processes and procedures, including incident management, change management, and performance monitoring.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

• Good understanding of Change Management processes and procedures.

• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, & root cause analysis skills and the ability to translate to immediate team.

• Excellent customer service skills - Must be able to interact in person with customers who are experiencing network/technology related issues.

• Ability and willingness to share knowledge with, lead and mentor team members.

• Strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a high-energy environment. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to create and maintain solid working relationships at all levels across the organization and externally.

• Professional appearance and demeanor.

• Work with HHC corporate IT to incorporate any applicable standards across technologies.

• Good oral and written communications skills.

This job description is not meant to be an "all-inclusive" list of the duties and responsibilities of this job. Other related duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The Howard Hughes Corporation reserves the right to change or modify job duties as necessary based on business necessity.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that The Howard Hughes Corporation does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, HHC will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, HHC explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of The Howard Hughes Corporation.