Senior Cloud Engineer

Sentara Health; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid Time Off

Educational assistance

Bonus opportunities

Retirement plan with employer match

Parental and family leave

Job summary

Sentara Health in Norfolk, VA is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms for enterprise apps, AI workloads, and analytics. You will lead Terraform/Bicep pipelines, manage AKS clusters, and implement guardrails for developer self-service.

You will work across Azure and AWS, focusing on security, observability, and governance, while enabling ML/AI deployments with MLOps practices and AI services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; 7+ years of relevant cloud/platform/DevOps experience.
• Strong hands-on Azure experience with working knowledge of AWS.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes, AKS, containers, GitHub, and CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support Azure and AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Bicep.
• Operate Kubernetes environments (AKS) including deployment, networking, and upgrades.
• Develop reusable platform services, automation, and guardrails for standardization and self-service.
• Implement secure cloud networking, identity, access, and monitoring with observability and resiliency.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Operations, and DevOps teams.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Kubernetes

Terraform

Bicep

CI/CD

GitHub

MLOps

LLMOps

Databricks

Azure/AWS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred)

Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

AKS

GitHub

CI/CD tools

Databricks

MLflow

Azure OpenAI

Job description

City/State Norfolk, VA

Work Shift First (Days)

Overview

Senior Cloud Engineer -AI Designs, implements, and operates secure, scalable cloud platforms that enable enterprise applications, AI, machine learning, analytics, and automation. This hands‑on role is responsible for cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code, DevSecOps automation, and AI platform enablement across Azure and AWS, with a focus on security, reliability, observability, governance, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud Platform Engineering

• Design, deploy, and support Azure and AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Bicep.
• Build and operate Kubernetes environments, including Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), container deployment, networking, scaling, and upgrades.
• Develop reusable modules, platform services, automation, and guardrails that enable standardization and developer self‑service.
• Implement secure cloud networking, identity, access, connectivity, secrets management, monitoring, and resiliency patterns.

AI and Data Platform Enablement

• Build and support cloud platforms for AI, machine learning, generative AI, and advanced analytics workloads.
• Design and operationalize environments for Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, and Databricks Machine Learning technologies, including MLflow and Model Serving.
• Enable deployment of LLM, retrieval‑augmented generation, vector database, and agent‑based solutions through secure APIs and containerized services.
• Implement model deployment pipelines, evaluation, observability, monitoring, and operational controls using MLOps, LLMOps, and AgentOps practices.

DevSecOps, Reliability and Governance

• Design and maintain GitHub‑based CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security validation, deployment controls, and traceability.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, deployment, monitoring, and routine operations.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud, Kubernetes, networking, security, performance, and deployment issues.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory, and operational standards.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, IT Operations, DevOps, and Application Development teams.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred) or Experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree - 7+ years of relevant experience without a Bachelor’s degree

Certification/Licensure

Relevant Azure certifications preferred

Experience Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cloud, platform, infrastructure, or DevOps engineering.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure and working knowledge of AWS.
• Proficiency with Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes, AKS, containers, GitHub, and CI/CD automation.
• Experience supporting Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, or comparable AI platforms.
• Experience deploying or supporting Databricks for data engineering, analytics, or machine learning workloads.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, identity, security, observability, resiliency, and operational support.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and provide technical guidance for complex initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Databricks Machine Learning, MLflow, Model Serving, Unity Catalog, and automated ML workflows.
• Experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, agent frameworks, model evaluation, and AI observability.
• Experience with MLOps, LLMOps, AgentOps, platform engineering, and developer self‑service capabilities.
• Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated environmen

Compensation

We provide market‑competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full‑time employment is $118,601.60 - $180,876.80 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on‑call pay, shift premiums, extra‑shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full‑time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans
• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000
• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave
• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave
• Emergency Backup Care
• Long‑Term, Short‑Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans
• Life Insurance
• 401k/403B with Employer Match
• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education
• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Resources Plan
• Colleagues have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000‑member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves. In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco‑free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work, Sentara Health employs associates in the following states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Sentara Health is a Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina based not‑for‑profit integrated healthcare provider that has been in business for over 131 years. Offering hundreds of sites of care including 12 hospitals, PACE, home health, hospice, medical groups, imaging services, therapy, outpatient surgery centers, and an 858,000 member health plan.

The people of the communities that we serve have nominated Sentara “Employer of Choice” for over ten years. U.S. News and World Report has recognized Sentara as having the Best Hospitals for 15+ years. Sentara offers professional development and a continued employment philosophy!