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Cloud Engineer - Azure

Veterans Sourcing Group

Charlotte, NC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Ansible, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Design, Automation, Best Practices, Business Solutions, Cloud Architecture, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Computer Security, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cost Effectiveness Analysis, DevOps, Documentation, File Management, Firewalls, High Availability, Hybrid Cloud, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Leadership, Linux Operating System, Mentoring, Microsoft Windows Azure, Operating Systems, Performance Metrics, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Production Support, Production Systems, Public Cloud, Security Architecture, Service Level Agreement (SLA), Software Engineering, Team Player, Time Management, Virtual Machine (VM), Writing Skills
LOCATION
Charlotte, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Azure Cloud Engineer
Location - Phoenix or Charlotte

JOB SUMMARY:
We are looking for a candidate with a proven background defining cloud architecture and implementing cloud engineering solutions. As the Staff Cloud Engineer, you will provide expert advice and lead the design and implementation of the cloud components in hybrid cloud environment including Azure and. In this role, you will lead implementing solutions with a process-driven view, as well as scheduled maintenance and/or updates to existing structures.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Cloud Architect/ Engineer role will deliver on the following responsibilities:
• Lead design, implementation, and administration of cloud-based infrastructure with automation and security first approach.
• Build life cycle automation for various public cloud services using Terraform and other Infrastructure as code tools – Ansible etc.
• Lead collaboration with Development team to make sure business focus applications are delivered on-time with specific Infrastructure needs/architecture.
• Optimizes cloud environments for performance, scalability, reliability and cost-effectiveness.
• Build security as a first-class citizen in everything we do from Cloud Infrastructure, OS, VM, Containers, Kubernetes, APIs etc.
• Vulnerability management with strict SLA is a massive focus here at the bank, establish vulnerability management process, scalable automation to constantly keep prod and non-prod environments safe/secured.
• Partner with InfoSec team to effectively communicate, educate, bring requirements to execution and deliver.
• Build the DevOps and DevSecOps program vision and strategy covering all aspects from architecture, design, development, and deployment – CICD and Secure CICD.
• Produce excellent documentation, deployment diagrams/architecture etc.
• Build various KPI for cloud Infrastructure and effectively communicate to leadership team.
• Train junior engineers in the team and mentor them.
• OnDemand Production support – rotation basis.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Minimum Required Experience:
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, Masters preferred in Computer Science.
• Cloud Engineering/ Architecture: 5 years
• 10 Plus years of Enterprise Information Technology Experience

Skills & Qualifications:
• Experience designing, building, and implementing distributed cloud architecture within Azure cloud environments – Azure Front Door, Azure Firewall, AKS, APIM, CosmosDB, ACR, VM, VMSS, Storage Account, Key Vaults etc., is much desired.
• Terraform experience building complex cloud Infrastructure, ability to write modules, best practice, state files management etc. is MUST.
• Solid understanding of Linux fundamentals.
• Infrastructure security scan tools understanding (e.g. Azure Defender, Container Scan, API security, Perimeter scan etc.) is much desired.
• Experience with full DevOps cycle spanning across - Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Observability, CICD, Secure CICD, ProdOps etc.
• Extensive experience in designing and implementing large scale platforms with high resiliency, availability, and reliability using public cloud infrastructure.
• Experience in implementing security architecture and best practices in cloud infrastructure.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Team player, ability to work within team and also be independent.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, ability to clearly communicate.
• Innovator and one who keeps tabs on various industry trends, cloud native advances and bring to team(s) attention for POC, Implementation.
Desired Experiences: Advanced Azure/ certifications

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