Senior Cloud Engineer

Qode•Florida, FL

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Engineer will maintain the operational Azure cloud environment, perform infrastructure deployments, and help ensure production environments operate securely and efficiently using automation tools. The role focuses on designing and managing scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and automation, deploying enterprise-scale cloud resources, and developing and maintaining scalable AI infrastructure on a cloud platform. The position is for a wealth management client. The first 90 days are onsite, followed by 75 onsite days per year (approximately one day per week working from home). Work locations are limited to Tampa, Florida; Camas, Washington; or Plano, Texas. Candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents; no other visa status will be considered. The role includes international and 24/7 on-call support, with a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure across cross-platform technology areas, including expertise implementing and maintaining Azure/AWS cloud services.
5+ years of experience building, deploying, and managing IaaS and PaaS services on Microsoft Azure/AWS platforms.
4+ years of experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) 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.
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 integration aspects.
Linux and Microsoft Windows server administration experience.
U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residence; no other visa status will be considered.
Availability for international and 24/7 on-call support and a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of AI platforms such as Microsoft Azure AI or similar cloud-based AI services.
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certification.

Responsibilities

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