Senior Cloud Engineer III

Holman

2d • Remote

About The Position

Holman is a family-owned, global automotive services organization anchored by our deeply rooted core values and principles that have enabled us to continue Driving What’s Right throughout the last century. Our teams deliver the Holman Experience by treating our customers and each other as we would like to be treated, and creating positive, rewarding relationships all around. The automotive markets Holman serves include fleet management and leasing; vehicle fabrication and upfitting; component manufacturing and productivity solutions; powertrain distribution and logistics services; commercial and personal insurance and risk management; and retail automotive sales as one of the largest privately owned dealership groups in the United States. Position Responsibilities: Architecture & Design Design and implement Azure cloud architectures that ensure scalability, availability, and performance. Develop and maintain contingency and disaster recovery strategies. Evaluate and recommend Azure architectural patterns using Terraform, BICEP, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet. Security & Compliance Implement and maintain Azure tenant security: baselines, access controls, patching, and vulnerability management. Ensure compliance with ISO, PCI, GDPR, and FTC Safeguard regulations. Collaboration & Leadership Partner with executives and stakeholders to communicate benefits, risks, and costs of cloud solutions. Provide expert technical guidance on Azure services, cloud technologies, and industry trends. Mentor junior engineers and guide Service Delivery teams through documentation and training. Automation & Operations Design and implement automation/orchestration solutions to streamline operations. Provide expert-level troubleshooting for Azure services. Maintain uptime through proactive maintenance and structured change management. Optimization & Innovation Regularly assess existing cloud architectures for optimization, cost savings, and performance. Stay up to date with emerging Azure features and best practices. Lead evaluations of new technologies and make recommendations for improvement. Governance & Documentation Maintain accurate Azure asset inventories and system baselines. Define corporate Azure standards and track KPIs (performance, availability, cost). Keep documentation current in a central repository. Strategic Involvement Participate in strategic planning, roadmap creation, and budgeting for cloud services. Support after-hours operations as part of an on-call rotation. Engage in ongoing professional development and training.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) required.
• Knowledge of networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and VLANs
• Expert knowledge of native Azure cloud services as well as virtualization and container concepts and technologies.
• Advanced proficiency with scripting languages (e.g,. PowerShell, Python) as well as automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet).
• Proficient in various desktop tools including MS Office Programs (i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, SharePoint etc.)
• 5-7 years of experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud platforms in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Breadth and depth of expertise in a technical or functional area; knowledge of work processes and tools is generally limited to own area of responsibility or department.
• Collecting and analyzing raw data to identify trends, patterns, anomalies, and other helpful information.
• Reviewing and improving analytics processes, methods, and tools to increase efficiency, accuracy, and security.

Nice To Haves

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-303 and AZ-304) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Design Design and implement Azure cloud architectures that ensure scalability, availability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain contingency and disaster recovery strategies.
• Evaluate and recommend Azure architectural patterns using Terraform, BICEP, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
• Security & Compliance Implement and maintain Azure tenant security: baselines, access controls, patching, and vulnerability management.
• Ensure compliance with ISO, PCI, GDPR, and FTC Safeguard regulations.
• Collaboration & Leadership Partner with executives and stakeholders to communicate benefits, risks, and costs of cloud solutions.
• Provide expert technical guidance on Azure services, cloud technologies, and industry trends.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide Service Delivery teams through documentation and training.
• Automation & Operations Design and implement automation/orchestration solutions to streamline operations.
• Provide expert-level troubleshooting for Azure services.
• Maintain uptime through proactive maintenance and structured change management.
• Optimization & Innovation Regularly assess existing cloud architectures for optimization, cost savings, and performance.
• Stay up to date with emerging Azure features and best practices.
• Lead evaluations of new technologies and make recommendations for improvement.
• Governance & Documentation Maintain accurate Azure asset inventories and system baselines.
• Define corporate Azure standards and track KPIs (performance, availability, cost).
• Keep documentation current in a central repository.
• Strategic Involvement Participate in strategic planning, roadmap creation, and budgeting for cloud services.
• Support after-hours operations as part of an on-call rotation.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training.

Benefits

• At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck.
• To position you for success and provide a rewarding career and better life for you and your family, Holman is proud to offer you the benefits you deserve; including protection against illness, disability, loss of work, or preparation for retirement.
• Below is a brief overview of the programs available to full-time employees (programs may vary by country or worker type):
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
• Paid Pregnancy/Parental leave
• Paid Military Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• We offer excellent benefits including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) with company match.
• Our time off benefits include Paid Time Off (PTO), paid holidays, bereavement, and jury duty.
• In addition, we offer paid pregnancy and parental leave, and supplemental paid military leave to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level