Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Independence Blue Cross - Philadelphia, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Philadelphia, PA

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About the position

Independence Blue Cross is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to play a pivotal role in migrating and transforming legacy solutions to the cloud. This position emphasizes teamwork, innovation, and a commitment to customer service, contributing to the mission of enhancing health and well-being in the community. The engineer will be part of a high-performing team focused on modernizing cloud workloads and leveraging Azure technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure architecture and environments.
• Assist in building and maintaining cloud-native applications.
• Leverage automation tools such as Terraform for operational efficiency.
• Manage Azure SSO integrations and Active Directory.
• Utilize Azure experiences such as guest tenant access packages and MFA support.
• Implement Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and manage assignments and RBAC.
• Create and maintain cloud architecture diagrams.
• Administer Microsoft 365 environments daily.
• Maintain best practices and support procedures for cloud deployments.
• Extend and enhance on-prem policies and standards to Azure deployments.
• Implement solutions addressing cybersecurity issues.
• Perform scheduled and ad hoc control/compliance validation.
• Conduct assessments and audits of compliance against security policies and standards.
• Improve monitoring, configuration management, and reporting functions.
• Provide after-hours support for Production Release.
• Serve as a technical expert in Azure cloud.
• Support escalated help desk requests via Service Now.
• Manage Intune Device/User Affinity and Mobile Application Management policies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, software engineering, or equivalent experience.
• At least three years of experience in designing, building, and expanding Azure environments.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience with IAM solutions configuration and implementation.
• Proficiency in preparing presentations, analysis reports, and program status reports.
• Experience working in highly collaborative environments.
• Solid background in Windows server system administration.
• Familiarity with encryption, logging, and privacy/security protocols (e.g., TLS 1.2, ELK stack).
• Proficiency in script development and scripting languages.
• Expertise in securing systems and providing audit evidence.
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills.