Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Raymond James • Saint Petersburg, FL

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

This role will help drive and implement engineering solutions and strategies that will enable DevOps and Azure hybrid cloud technology adoption. This includes designing and participating in the development of cloud-based solutions that scale to help deliver both internal and business-facing applications. This role will leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks and programming languages to provide a repeatable catalog of secure platform services including virtualized and container-hosted services. Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. Note: This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 2-3 days a week at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office or the Denver, CO Tech Center.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with Azure Cloud
• Experience with application architecture including web APIs
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Arm, Bicep or Terraform
• Experience with on-premises and cloud-based networking
• Good knowledge of on-premises and cloud security practices
• Knowledge of one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, TypeScript)
• Familiarity with Linux, particularly Ubuntu, Red Hat, or CentOS
• Experience working with CI/CD Pipelines or Stack Orchestration
• Experience working with Git
• Experience with Agile/Scrum planning tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)
• Bachelor’s: Computer and Information Science, Bachelor’s: Information Technology, High School (HS) (Required)
• General Experience - 6 to 10 years

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Container tools including Kubernetes and Docker and AKS
• Experience with Microsoft Azure Landing Zones, Active Directory w/SSO integration
• Microsoft Azure Certifications preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Research and recommend innovative technologies and approaches for private and public cloud infrastructure management, upgrades, or improvements, while adhering to technical or budgetary constraints.
• Proactively plan capacity monitoring and scaling of platforms and applications.
• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as costs, performance, and security to determine solution patterns and services.
• Participate in software system programming, validation, deployment, and documentation.
• Provide technical leadership, including mentoring others, gaining consensus across teams & individuals, substantiating technical decisions, validating team recommendations, integrating efforts into a comprehensive strategy, and delivering results on time.
• Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements, flow charts and technical diagrams.
• May occasionally work a non-standard schedule including nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees