Senior Azure Cloud Architect - Global Infrastructure Lead

Aon plc; Illinois; Presencial; USD 135.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Sick Time

Tuition Assistance

401(k)

Descripción de la vacante

Aon plc is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design and lead Azure-based infrastructure and services for a global enterprise. You will steer architecture, security, automation, and performance, while guiding a small engineering team and aligning with business objectives.

Advise on best-practice cloud design, governance, and operational standards, working with security, engineering, and business partners to deliver scalable, reliable cloud solutions.

Formación

• Ten years' experience in IT infrastructure, cloud, or technology operations in a large, complex, or global enterprise.
• 2+ years hands-on Microsoft Azure engineering or architecture experience.
• People management or team leadership experience.
• Experience designing and supporting Azure infrastructure services (VNets, subscriptions, storage, VMs, backup/DR, NSGs, Entra ID, automation, monitoring).
• PowerShell and IaC technologies; ARM templates; Bicep or Terraform preferred.
• Scripting, automation, IaaS and PaaS.
• Entra ID/Azure AD, IAM, privileged access, cloud security controls.
• HA and resilience design including backup, DR, capacity, monitoring.
• Translate business requirements into cloud architecture and design docs.
• Leading cloud programs/projects with scope, risks, dependencies, and progress.
• Strong written and verbal communication; global matrixed environment collaboration.
• Maintain current technical docs and standards.

Responsabilidades

• Design and architect Azure enterprise cloud systems and infrastructure services.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient cloud solutions addressing business and tech teams.
• Lead Azure networking, subscriptions, storage, VM images, backup/DR, NSGs, Entra ID, automation, monitoring.
• Lead and develop a small cloud engineering team and drive measurable results.
• Provide leadership to project teams; define cloud objectives, standards, and methods.
• Partner with technology leadership, security teams, business collaborators, and external providers to advance cloud initiatives.
• Translate complex requirements into detailed cloud designs for architecture, security, and operations.
• Review designs and provide guidance and QA.
• Develop cloud infrastructure through automation and IaC; establish performance baselines and monitoring.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance, reliability, security, cost, and efficiency.
• Maintain documentation, diagrams, procedures, and standards; act as technical advisor.

Conocimientos

Microsoft Azure engineering

Azure architecture

Team leadership

IaC (ARM/Terraform/Bicep)

PowerShell scripting

Security and compliance

Monitoring and logging

Entra ID / Azure AD

HA / DR design

Cloud governance

Herramientas

Terraform

Azure Resource Manager templates

Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Descripción del empleo

Aon plc is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design and lead Azure-based infrastructure and services for a global enterprise. You will steer architecture, security, automation, and performance, while guiding a small engineering team and aligning with business objectives.

Advise on best-practice cloud design, governance, and operational standards, working with security, engineering, and business partners to deliver scalable, reliable cloud solutions.