Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Mercalis • Morrisville, NC

19h

About The Position

As a Cloud Systems Engineer, you will join our team on a journey to help eliminate barriers for patients, increase their access to medications, and help them receive lifesaving treatments while working in an environment that nurtures you. As a part of the infrastructure group, you will help shape the core technologies used at Valeris.
The role will have a primary focus on project work, with escalation from other teams as needed. This is a fast-paced environment with new challenges and technologies added to the mix daily. Teamwork and communication are key to be successful in this position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field; equivalent combination of education and work experience is acceptable.
• 7+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, systems, or cloud engineering
• 5+ years of deep, hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including architecture, deployment, and operations
• 3+ years of practical AWS experience supporting enterprise production workloads
• Proven ability to independently own and lead initiatives end-to-end
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholder
• Strong security-first mindset across design, implementation, and operations.
• Extensive experience managing Windows Server environments (2012–2025)
• 5+ years of experience managing VMware vSphere and enterprise hybrid virtualization environments
• Advanced scripting and automation experience (PowerShell, MS Graph, Bash, Terraform, or equivalent)
• Strong knowledge of enterprise monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery solutions
• Demonstrated ability to work with PowerPoint and Visio for infrastructure and workflow architectural diagrams

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (preferred)
• Linux administration experience in production or hybrid environments preferred

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and lead the implementation of enterprise-scale, Azure-first cloud solutions, with supporting workloads across AWS and hybrid on-prem environments
• Own, define, and drive cloud platform strategy and architecture, including governance, security, cost optimization, and operational best practices
• Lead the consolidation, standardization, and optimization of multiple cloud environments to improve scalability, efficiency, and overall operational maturity
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure, cloud, and platform-level issues
• Design, implement, and maintain highly available, secure, and resilient cloud infrastructure aligned with enterprise standards
• Lead system and cloud architecture design efforts, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Oversee capacity planning, workload forecasting, and performance optimization across cloud and hybrid environments
• Ensure consistent execution of change management, patching, and lifecycle management processes
• Participate in on-call rotation and perform off-hours maintenance as required to support platform reliability

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees