Sr. Cloud Engineer (Remote)

Inspira Financial - Oak Brook, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Oak Brook, IL

10,001+ employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Sr. Cloud Engineer (SCE) role at Inspira Financial is focused on the design, administration, maintenance, and support of the enterprise infrastructure across both private and public clouds. This position requires collaboration with development teams, client service teams, and business leaders to ensure effective integration and operation of the Platform Architecture. The SCE will provide hands-on support, operational support, and training while working in a dynamic environment that emphasizes creativity, client focus, and solutions-driven approaches.

Responsibilities

• Design, administer, maintain, and support enterprise infrastructure across private and public clouds.
• Interface with development teams, client service teams, and business leaders to integrate and support infrastructure related to Platform Architecture.
• Evaluate system utilization, monitor response time, and provide primary support for operational problems.
• Coordinate and perform changes to servers, networks, and operating systems, including configuration and testing of new hardware and software.
• Ensure compliance with information security policies and infrastructure standards.
• Utilize metrics and cloud-native services to improve cost efficiencies.
• Implement and configure cloud-native services in CI/CD pipelines using IAC tools.
• Implement and configure Istio Service Mesh and Helm Chart Deployments.
• Implement and configure firewalls and security appliances.
• Maintain VMware and Cloud virtual environments and Microsoft Active Directory Domain.
• Mentor fellow Cloud Admins and Engineers.
• Manage, monitor, troubleshoot, and support existing projects and processes.
• Provide technical subject matter expertise to ensure development activities align with business objectives.
• Maintain and upgrade deployment platforms and system infrastructure using Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Troubleshoot AKS cluster-based issues and deployment through the ADO pipeline.
• Provide infrastructure problem resolution for various applications throughout the organization.
• Utilize programming skills to design and develop scripts for repetitive functions.
• Support inbound calls/emails and maintain tickets related to Infrastructure Support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of applicable experience in cloud engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure ADO.
• Experience with building and deploying container workloads using Docker and Terraform.
• Expertise in Kubernetes, AKS, Azure ADO, and Terraform.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux Operating systems in both physical and cloud environments.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure PaaS and SaaS solution development technologies.
• Experience with JSON, REST, and data-based APIs.
• Networking knowledge and skills to configure and support Cisco Meraki devices and Azure VNETS.
• Ability to implement and configure Infrastructure as Code utilizing CI/CD Pipelines.

Nice-to-haves

• Certifications preferred: AZ-900, AZ-104, AZ-700, AZ-500.
• Experience with BDR solutions such as Veeam, VMWare Site Recovery, and Azure Backup/Site Recovery.
• Scripting languages such as Powershell, Bash, JS, Python, etc.
• Knowledge of Security as it relates to Cloud Environments.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible work hours
• Career development opportunities
• Diversity and inclusion programs