Azure Cloud Engineer

Golden Resources - Raleigh, NC

Full-time

Raleigh, NC

Oil and Gas Extraction

About the position

The Cloud Administrator position is responsible for the deployment, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure and associated services. This role involves aligning corporate strategies into tactical cloud solutions to meet business needs, ensuring optimal and secure performance of cloud-based services, and collaborating with IT team members.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and manage cloud-based solutions and services.
• Collaborate with developers, system integrators, and business teams to support the technology strategy and architecture.
• Monitor performance metrics and troubleshoot system performance with cloud environments to ensure that it meets business requirements, identify potential issues before they become problems, and recommend solutions.
• Coordinate with vendors and other internal IT teams to ensure that solutions are delivered in a timely fashion and any issues are quickly resolved.
• Configure and manage virtual networking, storage accounts, and storage containers.
• Develop and implement security policies and procedures for cloud-based services.
• Automate infrastructure, build scripts, and deployment processes using AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, and other tools.
• Provide technical support and training to end-users of cloud-based service.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.
• 3+ years' experience as a Cloud Administrator or similar role; insurance industry experience a plus.
• Strong understanding and experience with Azure cloud-based services and architecture.
• Skilled in VNet, IAM, Load Balancing, ARM, Blob Storage, Terraform.
• Skilled in Virtualization Platforms - VMWare & Hyper-V.
• Knowledge of networking and security concepts such as firewalls, load balancers, and VPNs.
• Experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell.
• Ability to break down and explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.