Senior Cloud Engineer

Critical Job Functions:

· Manage and administer the Microsoft Azure cloud environment, including provisioning, configuration, performance monitoring, policy governance and security.

· Implement and Manage Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

· Design, develop, and implement highly available, multi-region solutions within Microsoft Azure

· Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements.

· Migrate existing infrastructure services to cloud-based solutions.

· Manage security and access controls of cloud-based solutions.

· Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments.

· Develop and implement policy driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss.

· Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being transformed and/or modernized.

· Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards.

· Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to address and resolve technical escalations.

Additional Requirements:

Job Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, OR

· 4+ years of Microsoft Azure experience involving design, deployment, configuration, and optimization.

· 4+ years of experience with IaaS and PaaS solutions

· 7+ years of IT Experience preferred.

· Experience with Azure AVD Implementations preferred.

· Experience in the design and operation of medium to large scale enterprise infrastructure, databases, and application systems

· Experience working within an Agile framework.

· Experience scripting with Perl, Python and PowerShell

· Proficient with GIT to perform source code management.

· Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security.

· Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross functional partners.

· Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Physical Demands:

o Light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of an administrative nature.

o While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, reach/handle items, work with fingers, have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors) and talk and hear others in conversations via the phone or in person. The employee is occasionally asked to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance and lift objects up to 25 lbs.

· Work Environment:

o The noise level is loud based on multiple printers and forklifts running outside of the door.

o Works in well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.

o Might be required to occasionally work near toxic or caustic chemicals, moving mechanical parts and/or fumes or airborne particles.

Compensation:

· $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

· PTO

· Paid Holidays

· Medical Insurance

· Dental Insurance

· Vision Insurance

· Life Insurance

· 401k

Summary:

We are seeking an experienced and passionate Azure cloud engineer to join our company. In this role, you will be responsible for assessing our IT infrastructure to help plan and deploy our ongoing cloud migration. You will also oversee the migration process and design, maintain, and monitor the new system, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team while also managing on premise infrastructure. This role will be responsible for the migration to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).