Senior Cloud Engineer

Qode•Florida, PR

1d•$140,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Engineer will maintain the operational Azure cloud environment, perform infrastructure deployments, and help ensure production operates securely and efficiently using automation tools. The role is with a wealth management client and is based in Tampa, Florida; Camas, Washington; or Plano, Texas. The first 90 days are onsite, followed by 75 onsite days per year (approximately one day per week working from home). The position includes international and 24/7 on-call support, with a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance. Compensation is $140,000–$160,000 plus a 10%–20% bonus. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; no other visa status will be considered.

Requirements

10+ years of IT infrastructure experience across cross-platform technology areas, with expertise implementing and maintaining Azure/AWS cloud services.
5+ years of experience building, deploying, and managing IaaS and PaaS services on Microsoft Azure/AWS.
4+ years of Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, including building reusable modules, managing state, and promoting infrastructure changes through automated CI/CD pipelines.
2 years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
Knowledge of AI platforms such as Microsoft Azure AI or similar cloud-based AI services.
Hands-on experience implementing cloud security and governance controls, including Cloud Platform Policy, Defender for Cloud, secure landing zones, identity governance, secret management, and compliance enforcement.
Strong working knowledge of networking, including DNS, routing, firewalls, and private access.
Experience scripting and automating builds, workflows, tasks, and other integrations.
Linux and Microsoft Windows server administration experience.
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certification.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residence; no other visa status will be considered.

Responsibilities

Design and manage scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and automation tooling for routine operational tasks.
Deploy enterprise-scale cloud resources using code for use across technology organizations.
Develop, implement, and maintain scalable AI infrastructure on the cloud platform.
Implement and recommend strategies for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD, and develop tooling and processes to make deployments automated, faster, efficient, and consistent.
Use configuration management and automated deployment tools to provide cloud-based solutions and services while ensuring best practices.
Work with solution architects, technical leads, and partners to confirm solutions align with existing standards, security controls, and cloud computing best practices.
Provide international and 24/7 on-call support, including flexible off-hours work for planned and unplanned maintenance.