Senior Cloud Engineer

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Cloud Automation Engineer
Job Description

• Automate the provisioning of cloud environments through "pipeline engineering" using Terraform, Chef, Puppet, and other tools.
• Research, analyze, design, develop, and support automation workflows in the cloud platform aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to strategize, consult, and prototype solutions for CI/CD and cloud adoption.
• Evangelize best practices: Distributed Version Control, Trunk-Based Development, ATDD/TDD, pipelines, infrastructure, and release automation.
• Drive proof-of-concepts and conduct technical feasibility studies.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and propose adoption where beneficial.
• Troubleshoot production issues and coordinate resolution with appropriate teams.
• Manage processes for 3rd-party data streams into the datacenter and cloud.
• Partner with Architecture teams on enabling work and sequencing for optimal value delivery.
• Ensure high availability and 24x7 monitoring of systems.
• Improve operational processes and procedures continuously.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert for Azure and cloud-native (12-Factor) application development.
• Lead compliance automation and policy-as-code for cloud governance.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal/external stakeholders.
• Communicate project health, risks, and issues to stakeholders and management.
• Resolve conflicts on timeline, budget, and scope; escalate when necessary.
• Drive change through review and approval processes.

Responsibilities

• Strong knowledge of cloud computing technologies, hybrid models, and emerging trends.
• Hands-on experience with Azure, AWS, and GCP including native toolsets (Azure ARM, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation).
• Expertise in automation and configuration management (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Experience with Azure services: EventHub, VMs, AKS, Blob Storage, DNS, VNet, Redis Cache, App Service.
• Strong Linux OS skills.
• Scripting and automation proficiency (Python, Ruby).
• Experience in monitoring distributed systems (ZipKin, DataDog, AppDynamics, Splunk, Nagios).
• Strong background in source control (GIT/Subversion), build tools (Maven, Gradle, Webpack), code quality (Sonar), artifact management (Artifactory), and CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Deep technical knowledge in software design, systems operations, databases, virtualization, networking, storage, security, and Linux administration.
• Familiarity with APIs, web services, and integration design.
• Experience in Agile development and Scrum practices.
• Strong leadership, architectural design, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to create system/process flow diagrams and UML artifacts.
• Up-to-date knowledge of industry trends and ability to apply them.
• Excellent written/oral communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of IT experience required.
• 5–7 years of cloud development and support experience (Azure, AWS, GCP) required.
• 2–3 years of experience in the consumer banking industry preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (or equivalent/military experience) required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $140,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• IT: 7 years (Required)
• cloud development and support : 5 years (Required)
• Azure, AWS, GCP: 5 years (Required)
• Terraform: 6 years (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Irving, TX 75039