Senior Azure Cloud Analyst

Albin Engineering Services, Inc.; Missouri; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefit package

Job summary

A leading engineering services company is seeking a Sr Azure Cloud Analyst in the St Louis, MO area. Responsibilities include developing documentation, collaborating with stakeholders for business requirements, and identifying process improvements in cloud operations. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in system analysis and documentation, Agile methodologies, and be familiar with tools like Jira and Confluence. An active U.S. Secret Security Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience analyzing and documenting systems, applications, and processes.
• 5+ years of experience developing and documenting application requirements from complex user flows.
• 5+ years of experience developing and executing test plans and test cases.
• 3+ years of experience with Agile software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and validate business requirements.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in cloud operations.
• Design and document process flows to support cloud service management, price tracking, and operational improvements.
• Support testing activities by creating and executing test plans, test cases, and automated testing scripts.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in cloud operations and price tracking and collaborate with teams to implement effective solutions.
• Facilitate communication and alignment between business units and engineering teams.
• Find the sequence of events, gap analysis, relationships and dependency mapping.
• Track and report on project progress, risks, and issues related to requirements, testing, cloud cost optimization, and price tracking.
• Promote best practices in documentation, requirements management, testing methodologies, and cloud cost governance.
• Support the evaluation and integration of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) cloud tools and platforms to enhance operational efficiency.
• Develop training materials and conduct knowledge transfer sessions to educate teams on cloud processes, documentation standards, and testing procedures.
• Assist in enforcing various policies that may include security, compliance, and cost management.

Skills

Documenting systems, applications, and processes

Cloud-based systems

Agile software development lifecycle

Test case automation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work or military experience

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Test framework tools

Job description

Albin Engineering Services, Inc. (www.aesi.com) is looking for a Sr Azure Cloud Analyst for one of our premier clients in the St Louis, MO area. This role will be working a first shift. As our employee, you qualify for our full benefit package.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation that may include detailed technical documents
• Create process flows, business requirements, functional specifications, and user guides, with a strong emphasis on cloud-based systems
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate business and technical requirements related to cloud infrastructure and cost management
• Design and document process flows to support cloud service management, price tracking, and operational improvements
• Support testing activities by creating and executing test plans, test cases, and automated testing scripts
• Identify opportunities for process improvement in cloud operations and price tracking and collaborate with teams to implement effective solutions
• Facilitate communication and alignment between business units and engineering teams
• Find the sequence of events, gap analysis, relationships and dependency mapping
• Track and report on project progress, risks, and issues related to requirements, testing, cloud cost optimization, and price tracking
• Promote best practices in documentation, requirements management, testing methodologies, and cloud cost governance
• Support the evaluation and integration of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) cloud tools and platforms to enhance operational efficiency
• Develop training materials and conduct knowledge transfer sessions to educate teams on cloud processes, documentation standards, and testing procedures
• Assist in enforcing various policies that may include security, compliance, and cost management

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience analyzing and documenting systems, applications and processes
• 5+ years of experience developing and documenting application requirements from complex user flows and processes
• 5+ years of experience in developing and executing test plans and test cases
• 3+ years of experience with Agile software development lifecycle

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work or military experience
• Current Azure cloud certifications
• Experience with Confluence and Jira for documentation and tracking work
• Experience with automating test cases utilizing test framework tools
• Experience with in procon analysis in COTS solutions
• Experience with identifying quality control issues in documentation

Security Clearance

Due to the nature of the work, this position requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.