Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables

• Execute Strategic Solutions: Transform blueprinted designs from the architecture team into fully realized implementations, collaborating directly with key stakeholders to guarantee successful delivery.
• Enhance DevOps Pipelines: Maintain, optimize, and expand robust CI/CD pipelines to streamline automated deployments and uphold modern DevOps practices.
• Ensure Operational Stability: Guarantee the continuous uptime, overall stability, and peak performance of critical enterprise workloads across Azure and AWS environments.
• Engineer Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design scalable, repeatable, and automated cloud infrastructure deployments utilizing advanced Terraform scripting and modular configurations.
• Resolve Complex Incidents: Swiftly diagnose and troubleshoot advanced cloud issues, driving root-cause remediation to minimize downtime and prevent future disruptions.
• Optimize Cloud Spend: Spearhead continuous cost-efficiency initiatives, such as resource rightsizing and strategic reservations, to maximize cloud return on investment.
• Fortify Security & Compliance: Strengthen the overall cloud security posture by managing endpoint protection policies and executing centralized update management across all environments.
• Empower Cloud Operations: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation and operational runbooks to streamline support workflows, ensure business continuity, and drive automation.
• Drive Business Alignment: Support vital Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) objectives, ensuring cloud infrastructure scales seamlessly and aligns directly with broader business goals.

Technical Knowledge and Understanding

• Advanced Cloud Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of core Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Entra ID, RBAC) alongside functional experience managing AWS environments.
• Solution Implementation: Proven track record of translating complex architectural blueprints into fully operational, secure, and scalable cloud solutions while partnering directly with technical and business stakeholders.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): High-level proficiency in Terraform for deploying and managing complex cloud infrastructure, including custom module development, state management, and modular design.
• DevOps & CI/CD Mastery: Strong hands-on experience building, maintaining, and optimizing robust CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless continuous delivery and automated infrastructure updates.
• Automation & Scripting: Advanced capability in scripting languages, such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python, to eliminate manual workflows and streamline routine infrastructure management.
• Operational Resilience: Extensive experience maintaining overall platform stability, managing complex incident response, and utilizing monitoring tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to ensure continuous health.
• Cloud Financial Management: Demonstrated success in executing advanced cloud cost optimization strategies, including resource rightsizing, idle resource elimination, and robust reservation management.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
• 5+ years in Enterprise Information Technology engineering and/or operations.
• 4+ years of previous Microsoft Azure experience or relevant exposureMicrosoft Entra Id, Azure Update Manager, Azure Virtual Desktop, API Management, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, App Services, etc.
• Powershell or other scripting language experience
• Docker/Container experience a plus
• 2+ years of previous Terraform experience or relevant exposure.

Qualifications:

• Authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Professional development and advancement opportunities
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurances
• Short and long-term disability
• A Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan
• An Employee Assistance Plan
• Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program