Cloud Engineer

AssetMark; Town of Charlotte (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

AssetMark is seeking an Azure Operations Engineer to support core Azure services and manage Kubernetes operations. This hybrid position is ideal for someone with over 4 years of Azure experience and strong scripting skills in PowerShell or Python.

The role involves troubleshooting cloud issues, optimizing costs, and building Infrastructure-as-Code. In return, AssetMark offers a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and 401(k) with employer match.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of supporting cloud platforms and production operations (Azure‑centric).
• Strong hands‑on Azure experience across foundational services.
• Experience with AKS/Kubernetes operations.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support core Azure services to meet uptime and SLA expectations.
• Troubleshoot production cloud issues and restore service.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code with Terraform.

Skills

Azure Operations

Kubernetes Administration

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting in PowerShell

Cloud Cost Optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related technical field

Tools

Terraform

Azure Monitor

Snowflake

Job description

Company Overview

AssetMark is a leading strategic provider of innovative investment and consulting solutions that serves independent financial advisors. The company delivers investment, relationship, and practice management solutions that advisors use to help clients achieve wealth, independence, and purpose.

Location & Hybrid Work

This position requires a hybrid work schedule and is located close to our Charlotte, NC office.

Responsibilities

• Operate and support core Azure services (compute, storage, networking, identity, logging/monitoring) to meet uptime and SLA expectations and perform root cause analysis and prevention/remediation.
• Troubleshoot production cloud issues, restore service, and drive operational improvements while maintaining clear runbooks and resolution documentation.
• Manage and improve cloud tagging, logging, alerting, and overall operational standards.
• Administer and evolve Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) as a core platform, including cluster lifecycle management, upgrades, configuration standards, capacity scaling, and operational readiness.
• Partner with Application and Data Engineering teams to enable secure deployment patterns on AKS for both application and AI/agent workloads.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code with Terraform and Bicep, contributing reusable modules and standardized patterns.
• Create script‑level automation for cloud operations and deployments using PowerShell and/or Python.
• Troubleshoot CI/CD pipeline failures and improve release workflow reliability across Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions.
• Operate and enhance monitoring, alerting, logging standards and dashboards using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and OpenTelemetry practices.
• Provide operational support for Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and related access controls, collaborating with Security/Network teams on guardrails.
• Support compliance readiness (SOC‑aligned controls) through standards, evidence‑friendly configuration, and disciplined change practices.
• Provide secondary operational support for the data platform, including Snowflake, Microsoft SQL Server, and PostgreSQL, partnering with Data Engineering/DBA teams as needed.
• Own cloud cost optimization activities: tagging standards, cost allocation visibility, budget alerts, cost anomaly investigation, and continuous tuning.
• Support Azure‑hosted AI workloads and Microsoft Foundry services with focus on secure access controls, secrets management, observability, and guardrails.
• Contribute to AI‑assisted engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of supporting cloud platforms and production operations (Azure‑centric).
• Strong hands‑on Azure experience across foundational services (compute, storage, networking, App Service, managed services).
• Experience with AKS/Kubernetes operations, including cluster administration concepts, upgrades, scaling, and reliability.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (modules/patterns) and familiarity with Bicep.
• Proficiency with scripting/automation in PowerShell and/or Python.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting with Azure Monitor and Log Analytics; familiarity with OpenTelemetry concepts.
• Experience with CI/CD systems (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and secure deployment patterns with Security/Network teams.
• Experience operating AI/agent services on Kubernetes, including guardrails and observability.
• Familiarity with Snowflake, SQL Server, and/or PostgreSQL operational support.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Azure certifications valued: Azure Administrator Associate; Azure Solutions Architect preferred.

Benefits

• Base salary range: $140,000 – $160,000.
• Eligible for variable incentive compensation and competitive benefits.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• Health, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off, and other benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

AssetMark is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.