Senior Azure Engineer (Remote)

First Citizens Bank•Raleigh, NC

3d•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Azure Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise cloud platform. This role requires a senior cloud engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to build highly resilient, scalable, secure, and automated Azure solutions. As a Senior Azure Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority for Azure architecture, cloud operations, platform engineering, automation, security, and governance. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Technology teams to drive cloud adoption, establish engineering standards, and enable delivery of critical business services. This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, with responsibility for defining cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure automation strategies, operational excellence practices, and security frameworks across the enterprise. Members of this team participate in major incident escalation support and provide technical leadership during critical production events.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in cloud.
Architectural Design & Strategy
Cloud Security & Compliance
SDLC & CI/CD Integration
Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
Policy as Code & Service Catalogues
Programming & Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
Monitoring and Observability Tools
Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
Cloud and Network Security Architectures

Nice To Haves

8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience
Experience with multiple cloud platforms is a big plus
10+ years of progressive infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience.
7+ years of hands-on Azure engineering and architecture experience.
Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives.
Demonstrated success designing and operating large-scale cloud platforms supporting critical business applications.
Deep understanding of cloud architecture frameworks, governance, security, and operational excellence.
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across organizations.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to executive leadership.
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Terraform Associate Certification

Responsibilities

Deploys and manages cloud resources, optimizing configurations for security, performance and cost-effectiveness.
Leads the design and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud architectures for critical applications.
Defines and implements best practices for IaC, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation.
Mentors team members providing guidance and technical leadership on complex projects.
Engages in research and continuous improvement initiatives to adopt new technologies and best practices.
Maintains and shares technical documentation to support knowledge transfer within the team.
Provides 24/7 on-call support to ensure the availability and reliability of cloud infrastructure.