Principal Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

$121,355 - $166,840/Yr

NYSTEC - Albany, NY

Full-time - Senior

Albany, NY

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The NYSTEC principal Azure Cloud Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the architecture, design, and planning, implementation, management, support, and oversight of the Azure environment. This role provides technical support and technical leadership across the organization and is responsible for establishing the direction for the architecture standards, design automation, and implementation in a distributed cloud and on-premises environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal and external cloud infrastructure architects and engineers to design, implement, and manage secure, scalable, and reliable cloud infrastructure environments supporting NYSTEC business processes and strategies.
• Propose and implement cloud infrastructure transformation and automation based on business requirements.
• Validate existing infrastructure security, performance, and availability and make recommendations for improvements and optimization.
• Implement infrastructure best practices in areas such as cloud infrastructure, CI, change management, performance, scalability, security, and availability.
• Address security findings, risks, and vulnerabilities by developing, testing, and deploying configuration changes.
• Perform activities for patch releases, including configuration changes, required documentation, and approvals.
• Develop and test configurations to address performance issues and reduce operational costs.
• Perform routine operations, including troubleshooting and resolving Tier 2 and 3 service desk tickets and performance server and log monitoring.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using tools like ARM templates and Terraform.
• Stay current with the latest Azure technologies and best practices.
• Present recommendations to C-Suite executives and communicate project updates to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with and mentor IT teams and technicians to provide guidance in implementing Azure and configuration changes, as well as develop and maintain documentation for Azure infrastructure and processes.
• Plan and introduce network standards and cloud engineering methods.
• Work with corporate information security to perform security analyses and integrate cybersecurity measures to protect cloud networks.
• Collaborate on data migration from external sources to internal Azure databases.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure services, including virtual machines, storage, networking, and databases.
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools, such as Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates or Terraform.
• Knowledge of Azure networking concepts, including virtual networks, subnets, and network security groups.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies, like Docker, and orchestration tools, like Kubernetes.
• Proficient in Azure Active Directory (AAD) for identity and access management and scripting languages, such as PowerShell or Azure CLI, for automation.
• Experience with Azure DevOps for continuous integration and deployment.
• Knowledge of Azure monitoring and management tools, such as Azure Monitor and Azure Log Analytics.
• Understanding of Azure security features and best practices for securing cloud environments.
• Familiarity with Azure Backup and Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Skilled in managing IT projects and associated team members, with a primary focus on the implementation and delivery of technical initiatives.
• Ability to analyze business requirements, assess technology options, and create high-level solutions that align with the division's long-term goals and priorities.
• Experience creating and maintaining infrastructure using public cloud services, specifically AWS or Azure.

Nice-to-haves

• Designing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity EEO to all individuals regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender.
• Commitment to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.