Cloud Engineer - Azure

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The Cloud Engineering team is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to facilitate operational needs within the group.

This individual will play a crucial role in day-to-day cloud operations primarily in Azure but would also extend to AWS.

The selected candidate will be required to work a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/2 remote) from our Dallas, TX, or Cincinnati, OH office.

No relocation

assistance is being offered with this role.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:


* Ensure High Availability: Guarantee the uptime and peak performance of critical Azure-hosted enterprise workloads across a comprehensive suite of IaaS and PaaS services. 



* Drive Cloud Delivery: Collaborate seamlessly with application teams and business units to accelerate the deployment of impactful cloud solutions. 



* Resolve & Stabilize: Swiftly diagnose and troubleshoot complex cloud incidents, ensuring continuous operational stability and uninterrupted service. 



* Support Continuity & Resilience: Maintain business continuity workflows, execute routine disaster recovery procedures, and support high availability environments to guarantee reliable system uptime. 



* Empower Operations: Develop comprehensive documentation and runbooks to streamline support workflows, ensure business continuity, and drive automation. 



* Maintain System Integrity: Oversee cross-platform health and compliance through centralized Azure Update Management across Windows and Linux environments. 



* Fortify Security: Strengthen the cloud security posture by implementing and managing SentinelOne deployment policies for vital infrastructure and PaaS resources. 



* Optimize Cloud Spend: Spearhead cost-efficiency initiatives, such as resource rightsizing, strategic reservations, and targeted automation, to maximize cloud ROI across Azure and AWS. 



* Engineer Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design scalable, repeatable, and automated Azure infrastructure deployments utilizing advanced Terraform scripting and modular design. 



* Champion DevOps Excellence: Integrate IaC deployments into robust CI/CD pipelines, upholding the highest standards of modern DevOps best practices. 

Technical Knowledge and Understanding:



* Core Azure Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of fundamental Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Entra ID, RBAC) and proficiency with native management tools, including Azure Portal, CLI, PowerShell, and Azure Monitor. 


* Infrastructure as Code (IaC): High proficiency in Terraform for deploying and managing Azure environments, encompassing module creation, state management, and GitHub CI/CD integration. 


* Automation & Scripting: Strong capability in PowerShell and Bash to effectively streamline routine administrative tasks and deployments. 


* Cloud Cost Optimization: Proven ability to execute financial efficiency strategies, including Reserved Instance (RI) manag...