Senior Cloud Engineer

Role Overview

• Design and implement Azure cloud architectures that ensure scalability, availability, and performance
• Develop and maintain contingency and disaster recovery strategies
• Evaluate and recommend Azure architectural patterns using Terraform, BICEP, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
• Implement and maintain Azure tenant security: baselines, access controls, patching, and vulnerability management
• Ensure compliance with ISO, PCI, GDPR, and FTC Safeguard regulations
• Partner with executives and stakeholders to communicate benefits, risks, and costs of cloud solutions
• Provide expert technical guidance on Azure services, cloud technologies, and industry trends
• Mentor junior engineers and guide Service Delivery teams through documentation and training
• Design and implement automation/orchestration solutions to streamline operations
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting for Azure services
• Maintain uptime through proactive maintenance and structured change management
• Regularly assess existing cloud architectures for optimization, cost savings, and performance
• Stay up to date with emerging Azure features and best practices
• Lead evaluations of new technologies and make recommendations for improvement
• Maintain accurate Azure asset inventories and system baselines
• Define corporate Azure standards and track KPIs (performance, availability, cost)
• Keep documentation current in a central repository
• Participate in strategic planning, roadmap creation, and budgeting for cloud services
• Support after-hours operations as part of an on-call rotation
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) required
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-303 and AZ-304) a plus
• Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs
• Expert knowledge of native Azure cloud services as well as virtualization and container concepts and technologies
• Advanced proficiency with scripting languages (e.g,. PowerShell, Python) as well as automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)
• 5-7 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud platforms in a large-scale enterprise environment

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• Azure
• Chef
• Cloud
• DNS
• Puppet
• Python
• TCP/IP
• Terraform

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement