Sr Cloud Engineer

The Value Maximizer; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment firm in Washington is seeking a Sr Cloud Engineer to develop and maintain scalable AI infrastructure on Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and strong Python programming skills. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, managing cloud resources, and implementing CI/CD processes. Competitive salary ranges from $140K - $160K with additional bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums

50% 401(k) match

20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience deploying resources and managing infrastructure.
• 5+ years of Azure cloud infrastructure deployments using IaC.
• Solid understanding of DNS, LAN, WAN, Firewalls, IAM.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain scalable AI infrastructure on Azure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design effective AI solutions.
• Implement CI/CD and automation tooling for deployments.

Skills

Python programming knowledge

Azure AI experience

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting and automating builds

Docker / Azure Kubernetes Services

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in MIS, computer science, or a related field

Tools

Azure CLI

Terraform

GitHub

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Job description

Overview

Client: Wealth Management - Investment Firm

Position: Sr Cloud Engineer

Pay: $140K - $160K with 10%-20% Bonus

Work Authorization: ONLY USC and GC no other Visas will be considered

Locations: Tampa, FL; Plano, TX; Camas, WA. First 90 days on site with 75 days a year afterwards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in MIS, computer science, or a related field; advanced degree in a related field
• Python programming knowledge, particularly using with Azure AI experience is required
• 7+ years of experience deploying resources and managing infrastructure through both manual and automated pipelines in an IT infrastructure and operational environment
• 5+ years of experience in the following:
• Azure cloud infrastructure deployments using IaC, with Terraform deployments
• Building, deploying and managing automated public cloud with Azure IaaS (Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking) and PaaS (App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, Azure Data Factory)
• GitHub and scripting and automating builds, workflows, tasks and other integration aspects
• Azure command-line interface (Azure CLI)
• 3+ years of experience in CI/CD pipelines and YAML/YML for GitHub actions
• Solid understanding of DNS, LAN, WAN, Firewalls, File systems, IAM, etc. and experience using PowerShell
• Knowledge of identity management, security controls, compliance and encryption
• Knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Services and other containers
• Preferred experience using Jira, Confluence, or ServiceNow and knowledge in Octopus Deploy or Ansible

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain scalable, high-performance AI infrastructure on Microsoft Azure platform
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their AI requirements and design effective AI solutions
• Provide technical expertise and support troubleshooting AI-related issues and performance bottlenecks
• Recommend AI based solutions, document and communicate to technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Design and manage scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure and automation tooling for routine operation tasks
• Deploy enterprise scaled cloud resources that can be used across technology organizations using code
• Be the contact to business application owners and build bridge between them and cloud team
• Follow security audit requirements and controls in every action
• Implement and suggest strategies in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, develop tooling and associated processes for applying automated, faster, efficient, and consistent error-free deployments
• Enhance existing deployment processes and Infrastructure as Code scripts to improve automation, efficiency, and consistency
• Participate in team activities such as peer code reviews, design collaboration efforts and rotating on-call process
• Use configuration management and automated deployment tools to provide cloud-based solutions and services ensuring best practices
• Work with solution architects, tech leads and partners to confirm developed solutions align with existing standards, meet security controls and meet cloud computing best practices
• Collaborate with other engineers, provide guidance and training
• Manage implementations and ongoing operation of cloud services following approved designs, adherence to patterns, security requirements and certify all logging and monitoring are active for security and compliance
• Investigate and monitor current-state cloud usage, solutions in use, risks, gaps, limitations and recommend solutions, optimizations and remediation
• Maintain comprehensive and systematic configuration, lifecycle and security management of servers and services
• Provide international and 24/7 support via on-call duties and/or working a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance

Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
• A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
• 20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays