Cloud Operations Engineer (Req # 1380)

Socket.dev; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ePlus is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to join a team delivering managed Azure workloads for customers. You will deploy, automate, and manage Azure production environments, ensuring reliability, security, and governance.

You will also participate in on-call rotations, optimize CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, and contribute to architecture decisions across multiple regions and services.

Qualifications

• 2+ years deploying and supporting Azure environments.
• 3+ years deploying and supporting complex datacenter/public cloud environments.
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification or other Azure certificate preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in customer-facing consulting or support roles is a plus.
• Azure IaaS and PaaS services experience.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud issues across multiple domains.

Responsibilities

• Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of Azure production environments.
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, governance and scalability of Azure systems.
• Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems.
• System troubleshooting across application domains and platforms.
• Participation in on-call rotation.

Skills

Azure

CI/CD

IaC

Linux/Windows admin

Azure DevOps

Cloud networking

Kubernetes security

Communication

Customer-facing

On-call support

Education

Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification

Relevant IT degree

Tools

Terraform

ARM Templates

Azure Bicep

Splunk

Job description

Overview

As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for working in a team-based environment supporting our customers running workloads in the public cloud. You will work in conjunction with your team to foster heightened customer experience and drive technical innovation in the managed services practice.

Your Impact

The essential functions of this position include:

• Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of Azure production environments
• Ensuring availability, performance, security, governance and scalability of Azure production systems via various monitoring, logging, and other toolsets
• Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems
• System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms.
• Validation of new customer deployments.
• Deployment in conjunction with best practice design and governance.
• Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements.
• Deployment and configuration of systems for metrics, logging, and monitoring on Azure platform.
• Maintenance and management of tools for automation of different operational processes.
• Participate regularly as a primary resource in an on‑call rotation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in deploying and supporting of Azure environments
• 3+ years of experience in deploying and supporting complex datacenter and/or public cloud environments
• Azure Certified DevOps Engineer Expert certification or other Azure related certification preferred
• Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
• Experience being with customer facing consulting or support roles is a plus
• Azure experience with multiple IaaS and PaaS services
• Ability to troubleshoot complex, interdisciplinary public cloud technical issues
• Ability to work in a diverse and geographically dispersed team environment with multiple engineering resources of varying skillsets and responsibilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with a wide range of Customers across different verticals
• Experience in code development in at least one high-level programming language
• Cloud networking experience with services such as VNETs, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, Azure vWAN, Azure App Gateway, Azure Load Balancer, FrontDoor, and Traffic Manager
• Experience working in a complex CI/CD pipeline to include tools such as Azure DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skillsets to include Azure Bicep, ARM Templates and/or other toolsets such as Terraform
• Knowledge of operating system administration to include Linux and Windows
• Microsoft technologies to include Active Directory, SQL, Patch Management, Certificate Services
• SIEM technologies to include Microsoft Sentinel and other Enterprise SIEMs such as Splunk
• Cloud Identity to include Active Directory and Azure Active Directory
• Cloud Security services to include Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Firewall, Azure WAF
• Kubernetes/Container security solutions such as Aqua and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
• Knowledge of business continuity practices to include multi-region Disaster Recovery and Backup
• Kubernetes systems administration
• Experience with application load testing and quality assurance activities
• 2+ years of experience in deploying and supporting of Azure environments
• 3+ years of experience in deploying and supporting complex datacenter and/or public cloud environments
• Azure Certified DevOps Engineer Expert certification or other Azure related certification preferred

Position Specifics

The initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $125,000 and $150,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, our compensation structure may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses.

ePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

Who We Are

At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.

Corporate Values

• Respectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
• Teamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.
• Work/life balance that supports our employees’ varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.
• Embracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.

Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

• We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
• ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work.

Physical Requirements

• While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.
• By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.

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