Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure

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The Cloud Engineering team is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with experience primarily in Microsoft Azure to facilitate solution delivery and operational needs within the group. This individual will play a crucial role in implementing enterprise cloud solutions for our business.

The selected candidate will be required to work a hybrid schedule (3 days in office/2 remote) from our Dallas, TX, or Cincinnati, OH office. No relocation assistance is being offered with this role.

Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:

• Execute Strategic Solutions: Transform blueprinted designs from the architecture team into fully realized implementations, collaborating directly with key stakeholders to guarantee successful delivery.
• Enhance DevOps Pipelines: Maintain, optimize, and expand robust CI/CD pipelines to streamline automated deployments and uphold modern DevOps practices.
• Ensure Operational Stability: Guarantee the continuous uptime, overall stability, and peak performance of critical enterprise workloads across Azure and AWS environments.
• Engineer Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design scalable, repeatable, and automated cloud infrastructure deployments utilizing advanced Terraform scripting and modular configurations.
• Resolve Complex Incidents: Swiftly diagnose and troubleshoot advanced cloud issues, driving root-cause remediation to minimize downtime and prevent future disruptions.

• Optimize Cloud Spend: Spearhead continuous cost-efficiency initiatives, such as resource rightsizing and strategic reservations, to maximize cloud return on investment.

• Fortify Security & Compliance: Strengthen the overall cloud security posture by managing endpoint protection policies and executing centralized update management across all environments.
• Empower Cloud Operations: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation and operational runbooks to streamline support workflows, ensure business continuity, and drive automation.
• Drive Business Alignment: Support vital Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) objectives, ensuring cloud infrastructure scales seamlessly and aligns directly with broader business goals.

Technical Knowledge and Understanding:

• Advanced Cloud Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of core Azure services (Compute, Networking, Storage, Entra ID, RBAC) alongside functional experience managing AWS environments.

• Solution Implementation: Proven track record of translating complex architectural blueprints into fully operational, secure, and scalable cloud solutions while partnering directly with technical and business stakeholders.

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): High-level proficiency in Terraform for deploying and managing complex cloud infrastructure, including custom module development, state management, and modular design.

• DevOps & CI/CD Mastery: Strong hands-on experience building, maintaining, and optimizing robust CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless continuous delivery and automated infrastructure updates.

• Automation & Scripting: Advanced capability in scripting languages, such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python, to eliminate manual workflows and streamline routine infrastructure management.

• Operational Resilience: Extensive experience maintaining overall platform stability, managing complex incident response, and utilizing monitoring tools like Azure Monitor and Log Analytics to ensure continuous health.

• Cloud Financial Management: Demonstrated success in executing advanced cloud cost optimization strategies, including resource rightsizing, idle resource elimination, and robust reservation management.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field.
• 5+ years in Enterprise Information Technology engineering and/or operations.
• 4+ years of previous Microsoft Azure experience or relevant exposure
  • Microsoft Entra Id, Azure Update Manager, Azure Virtual Desktop, API Management, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, App Services, etc.
  • PowerShell or other scripting language experience
  • Docker/Container experience a plus

• 2+ years of previous Terraform experience or relevant exposure.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.  We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for this position. 

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At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement.  We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program