Azure Cloud Systems Engineer

About the Role

The Azure Cloud Systems Engineer will manage, maintain, and support SOLV Energy’s Azure and AWS cloud-based infrastructure to ensure consistent, reliable, and secure operations, while maximizing the value of subscribed systems and services. This is a hands-on technologist role, reporting to the IT Infrastructure and Cloud Manager, responsible for all aspects of the company’s cloud-based computing infrastructure and services. This role is hybrid, with regular in-office presence in San Diego, CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.

Responsibilities

• Assess current Azure and AWS instances and create a continuous improvement roadmap.
• Define cloud systems strategy to maximize IT investment returns while meeting uptime and performance expectations.
• Drive adoption of best practices in cloud architecture and operations, ensuring high standards of performance and security.
• Design, plan, and implement Azure and AWS-based systems and services for functional, storage, compute, data integration, and systems security initiatives.
• Collaborate with SecOps and IT Operations teams to ensure compliance with enterprise cybersecurity standards.
• Proactively apply system updates to prevent issues, strengthen security, tune performance, automate tasks, and manage costs.
• Monitor Azure and AWS operations, address alerts, anomalies, and issues.
• Develop and support Disaster Recovery, Backup, and retention policies on Azure and AWS platforms.
• Maintain zero-trust endpoint security using tools like Microsoft Defender.
• Develop and implement training programs for team members on Azure technologies.
• Lead project planning and execution, ensuring timely delivery of cloud solutions.
• Manage cloud networking, security, and system logging.
• Develop and maintain IT policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with IT General Controls.
• Own and maintain enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms (e.g., Zabbix, cloud-native tools) for visibility into system health, performance, capacity, and availability.
• Build and support automation workflows using scripting and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible/AWX, runbooks) to streamline operations.
• Identify and adopt AI-assisted features in monitoring and automation tools to improve anomaly detection and operational insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of overall IT infrastructure experience, including 5+ years building and operating production workloads in Azure at enterprise scale.
• Expertise in Azure cloud systems oversight, performance tuning, and administration.
• Linux Operating System experience/knowledge.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security technologies and best practices.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC): design, security, configuration management, integration, deployment, performance monitoring, and automation.
• Expertise with ARM templates and Terraform.
• Expertise with Entra ID Administration.
• Proficiency in networking protocols and services.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation.
• Expertise with deployment techniques and tools in distributed environments.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Emotional intelligence, flexible work style, and diplomatic skills.
• Experience designing and delivering complex solutions on time.
• Experience supporting compliance and regulatory frameworks.
• Advanced skills in performance tuning and optimization of cloud resources.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, work independently, and manage time effectively.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms.
• Practical experience automating tasks using scripting and orchestration tools (e.g., Ansible, AWX).
• Familiarity with AI-assisted features in monitoring or automation tools.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life, and disability insurance for employees and their families.
• 401(k) plan enrollment.
• Vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

Pay

$117,167.00 - $143,529.00 (Salary)

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.