Private Cloud Engineer III
$57 - $76.25/hr
Manage and complete complex infrastructure projects, collaborating with Architecture, Engineering ... Intermediate understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including VLANs, link aggregation ...
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Private Cloud Engineer III
$57 - $76.25/hr
Manage and complete complex infrastructure projects, collaborating with Architecture, Engineering ... Intermediate understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including VLANs, link aggregation ...
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Do workers at TierPoint get paid breaks?
Sometimes. Only some people get paid breaks.
36% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
36% of people say they don’t get paid breaks.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Does TierPoint pay people when they’re sick?
Yes. Most people get paid when they’re sick.
70% of people say they would get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
70% of people say they would get paid if they were sick but scheduled to work.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
At TierPoint, are sick days and vacation days separate paid time off?
Only some people have separate paid time off for sick days and vacation.
67% of people say they have to use vacation days when they’re out sick.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
67% of people say they have to use vacation days when they’re out sick.
Based on data from 6 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
Is the health insurance from TierPoint affordable enough for their workers?
Most people say the health insurance costs are okay.
100% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
100% of people say the health insurance costs are okay
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
Do people get paid time off at TierPoint?
Most people get paid time off work.
100% of people say they get paid time off.
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
100% of people say they get paid time off.
Based on data from 7 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between June 2025 and May 2026.
Do workers at TierPoint worry about hours?
Most people don’t worry about getting enough hours.
100% of people report they don’t worry about getting enough hours.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
100% of people report they don’t worry about getting enough hours.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
Do TierPoint workers get to choose the shifts they work?
Some people don’t get to choose which shifts they work.
56% report that they don’t have enough control over which shifts they work.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
56% report that they don’t have enough control over which shifts they work.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
How easy is it for TierPoint workers to change shifts?
Some people find it hard to change shifts.
60% of people report that it’s hard to change shifts if they need to.
Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
60% of people report that it’s hard to change shifts if they need to.
Based on data from 5 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
How easy is it to get time off at TierPoint?
Most people find it easy to get time off.
73% of people report it’s easy to get time off.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
73% of people report it’s easy to get time off.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do TierPoint managers change schedules at the last minute?
Most managers don’t change people’s schedules at the last minute.
75% of people say their manager doesn’t change their shift schedule at the last minute.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
75% of people say their manager doesn’t change their shift schedule at the last minute.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
Do jobs at TierPoint spill into time workers aren’t paid for?
Rarely. The job doesn't usually spill into unpaid time.
11% of people report that their job takes up time that they don’t get paid for.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
11% of people report that their job takes up time that they don’t get paid for.
Based on data from 9 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and March 2026.
How easy is it to take sick days at TierPoint?
Most people find it easy to take sick days.
82% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
82% of people report that it’s easy to take time off if they are sick.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people at TierPoint feel treated with respect by their managers?
Some people don’t feel treated with respect by their managers.
36% of people say they’re not treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
36% of people say they’re not treated with respect by their managers.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people at TierPoint get to take their breaks without interruption?
Only some people get breaks without interruption.
45% of people report that their breaks get interrupted.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
45% of people report that their breaks get interrupted.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Is it stressful to work at TierPoint?
Some people feel stressed out here.
50% of people say they often feel stressed out at work.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
50% of people say they often feel stressed out at work.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people at TierPoint enjoy their jobs?
Only some people enjoy their job.
50% of people report they don’t enjoy their job.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
50% of people report they don’t enjoy their job.
Based on data from 8 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people at TierPoint recommend working with their team?
Only some people recommend working with their team.
42% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
42% of people report that they wouldn’t recommend working with their immediate team to a friend.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people get enough training when they start at TierPoint?
Most people didn’t get enough training when they started.
83% of people report they didn’t get enough training when they started working here.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
83% of people report they didn’t get enough training when they started working here.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people get support to advance at TierPoint?
Only some people are given support to advance their career here.
In the last year, 36% of people report not being given support to advance their career here.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
In the last year, 36% of people report not being given support to advance their career here.
Based on data from 11 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do people think TierPoint’s headquarters understands what’s happening where they work?
Most people think headquarters doesn’t understand what’s happening where they work.
90% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
90% of people think that this employer’s headquarters or owners don’t have a good understanding of what’s really happening where they work.
Based on data from 10 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
Do workers feel well informed about how TierPoint is doing?
Only some people feel well informed about how the company is doing.
67% of people feel that they aren’t kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
67% of people feel that they aren’t kept well informed about how the company is doing as a whole.
Based on data from 12 people who took the Breakroom Quiz between December 2024 and May 2026.
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TierPoint rating
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Job description
Overview
This is a senior-level cloud administration role responsible for daily operational services and driving improvements across storage and virtualization infrastructure. This role will be focused on deep technical expertise, demonstrate ownership of complex systems, and actively mentoring junior team members. Regular interaction with internal teams and clients is expected, with an emphasis on solution design, technical leadership, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Preferred Experience
Working Conditions
Pay Transparency
TierPoint is committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. We provide a compensation range for roles that may be hired in locations with pay transparency law requirements. It's important to note the pay range may be narrower than displayed, as various factors are used to determine the offered compensation package including skill set, level of experience, geographic locations, and other relevant factors- i.e. budgetary requirements.
Pay Range $95,778.92 - $143.668.38
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This is a senior-level cloud administration role responsible for daily operational services and driving improvements across storage and virtualization infrastructure. This role will be focused on deep technical expertise, demonstrate ownership of complex systems, and actively mentoring junior team members. Regular interaction with internal teams and clients is expected, with an emphasis on solution design, technical leadership, and continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Support, manage, maintain, monitor, and optimize cloud, virtualization, and storage infrastructure to ensure high levels of performance, availability, scalability, and security.
- Serve as a senior technical authority for storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms, providing advanced troubleshooting, performance tuning, root cause analysis, and incident resolution.
- Act as an escalation point for complex customer and operational issues, leading major incident response, post-mortem reviews, and cross-functional problem resolution efforts.
- Lead, mentor, and train engineers across operational teams, promoting technical excellence, knowledge sharing, and effective troubleshooting methodologies.
- Manage and complete complex infrastructure projects, collaborating with Architecture, Engineering, Product, and Operations teams to implement strategic initiatives and emerging technologies.
- Develop, document, and promote best practices, standards, policies, and operational procedures related to cloud, virtualization, and storage environments.
- Partner with customers, peers, and leadership to identify recurring issues, recommend strategic solutions, and drive continuous service improvement.
- Monitor and respond to alerts, escalations, service requests, and major incidents while maintaining ownership and effective communication through resolution.
- Manage ticket queues and provide clear, professional, and timely communication to internal and external customers.
- Participate in on-call rotations and provide after-hours support as required.
- Drive automation and process improvement initiatives to increase operational efficiency, consistency, and service quality.
- Maintain a deep understanding of current and emerging virtualization, cloud, and storage technologies and evaluate their applicability to business objectives.
- Exercise sound judgment, professionalism, and confidentiality while operating in high-pressure and sensitive environments.
- Consistently deliver exceptional internal and external customer service aligned with Company values and operational standards.
- Support departmental objectives, strategic initiatives, and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 10+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting VMware-based infrastructure, with expert-level proficiency in virtualization technologies.
- 5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure administration and technical leadership or management roles.
- Strong experience with VMware technologies, including vSphere, vSAN, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and disaster recovery solutions.
- Experience with enterprise storage platforms, including Pure Storage, SAN, NAS, and high-performance SSD-based storage arrays.
- Experience with disaster recovery and business continuity technologies, including VMware Site Recovery solutions and Zerto.
- 3+ years of experience developing automation and operational efficiencies through scripting and programming languages such as PowerShell, PowerCLI, Python, Terraform, or similar technologies.
- Advanced knowledge of infrastructure troubleshooting, performance analysis, root cause analysis, and capacity planning across virtualization, storage, and cloud environments.
- Strong understanding of High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR), backup and recovery technologies, security best practices, and enterprise infrastructure resiliency.
- Intermediate understanding of enterprise networking concepts, including VLANs, link aggregation, switching, routing fundamentals, and network troubleshooting.
- VMware Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV) certification preferred or equivalent industry certification.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze infrastructure and performance metrics, identify trends, and make recommendations for operational improvements and critical escalations.
- Excellent customer relationship management skills, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong documentation skills with experience creating and maintaining technical procedures, runbooks, knowledge base articles, architecture diagrams, and operational standards.
- Proven ability to lead teams, mentor technical staff, manage priorities, and successfully deliver multiple projects simultaneously.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented with the ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative, fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and standard Windows-based business applications.
Preferred Experience
- Vmware VCF9 Experience
- Nutanix AHV Experience
- Azure or AWS Experience
- Azure Local Experience
- Zerto Experience
- Strong analytical skills to interpret a variety of infrastructure and performance metrics to make recommendations for high priority escalations.
- Strong client management skills including written and verbal communication. Willingness to meet and work with clients to discuss and outline technologies and processes that could improve their current environment.
Working Conditions
- Work from Home
Pay Transparency
TierPoint is committed to practices that promote pay equity and transparency. We provide a compensation range for roles that may be hired in locations with pay transparency law requirements. It's important to note the pay range may be narrower than displayed, as various factors are used to determine the offered compensation package including skill set, level of experience, geographic locations, and other relevant factors- i.e. budgetary requirements.
Pay Range $95,778.92 - $143.668.38
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Industry
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Company size
501 - 1,000 Employees
Headquarters location
Saint Louis, MO, US
Year founded
2010