Staff Operations Engineer - Cloud Networking
Purpose
Our “people helping people” philosophy has guided us since 1935, driving our deep commitment to serving our members, communities, and each other. When you join our team, you become part of a purpose-driven organization where your work makes a real difference.
PAY RANGE
The Target Pay Range for this position is $156,200.00-$190,800.00 annually. The full Pay Range is $121,200.00 - $225,800.00 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are determined using factors such as relevant job-related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer for employment be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to your salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.
BENEFITS
At BECU, we believe in supporting our employees beyond just compensation. We offer:
- 401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
- Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
- PTO Program + Exchange Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
- BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match
What You’ll Do
- Design Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
- Provide Azure Networking Expertise
- Define Architecture Standards
- Champion Secure Engineering Practices
- Drive Observability & Reliability
- Automate Infrastructure
- Create Technical Documentation
- Lead Engineering Excellence
- Mentor & Coach Engineers
- Implement Governance & Security Controls
- Collaborate Across the Organization
- Support Operations
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 7 years of related functional experience required, including Azure and cloud infrastructure environments.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in two or more disciplines, with emphasis on Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Services: Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Unified Communications, Virtualization, Web and Application Development, Infrastructure Services: Enterprise Maintenance and Support, Infrastructure Support, Desktop and Client Support.
- Proven experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting products and services and systems to production in a team environment.
- Advanced experience optimizing, debugging using one or more scripting languages with preference for PowerShell and cloud automation.
- Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies and lean principles (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Demos, Retrospectives, etc.)
- Advanced knowledge in building and maintaining IaaS, PaaS, SaaS systems, including cloud-native environments.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts, including cloud networking and infrastructure, to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience working in a distributed or hybrid team environment.
- Availability to travel occasionally (up to 10%) as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree preferred
- Strong expertise in Azure networking, including hub-and-spoke architecture, Virtual WAN, DNS, and routing.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
- Experience with automation and pipeline development.
- Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Enterprise (GitHub Actions).
- Exposure to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or Kubernetes-based networking.
- Experience with ITIL practices and service management frameworks.
- Experience implementing governance, policy, and security controls at design time.
- Experience integrating security into cloud and infrastructure design.
- Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-700, AZ-500, and AZ-305.