Description

Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and operate secure, scalable, and compliant cloud infrastructure supporting a nationwide financial services organization. This role serves as a senior technical contributor and mentor within the infrastructure team, driving cloud modernization, operational excellence, infrastructure automation, and continuous improvement across Azure-based and hybrid environments.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code, cloud security, automation, CI/CD, and enterprise cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain secure, highly available Microsoft Azure infrastructure supporting mission-critical financial services applications.
• Implement cloud architecture best practices including Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, monitoring, resiliency, and governance.
• Support cloud-native, containerized, and hybrid workloads across development, testing, and production environments.
• Collaborate with application, security, compliance, and operations teams to align cloud solutions with enterprise architecture and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure cloud environments meet security, risk management, compliance, and governance standards.
• Implement and manage identity, access management, encryption, logging, monitoring, and security controls.
• Support incident response activities, root cause analysis, and infrastructure reliability improvements.
• Develop and maintain cloud standards, operational procedures, architecture documentation, and technical runbooks.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership within the infrastructure team.
• Participate in cloud modernization initiatives and continuous improvement efforts.
• Design and support backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions aligned with RPO/RTO objectives.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operational processes to improve efficiency and reliability.

Required Skills:

• Deep expertise with Microsoft Azure Cloud Services including: Azure Compute Azure Storage Azure Networking Azure Identity Services Azure Containers Azure Serverless Technologies
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
• Minimum 3+ years of production experience with Terraform and Azure Bicep.
• Strong Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise.
• Advanced automation experience using: PowerShell Python Azure CLI
• Extensive experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using: Azure DevOps GitHub Actions
• Strong experience with Azure Security and Governance technologies: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Azure Sentinel Azure Key Vault Azure RBAC Azure Policy
• Strong understanding of: OAuth OpenID Connect (OIDC) Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Experience with container technologies: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Container Apps Docker
• Experience supporting hybrid networking solutions: ExpressRoute VPN DNS Private Endpoints
• Expertise in monitoring and observability tools: Azure Monitor Log Analytics Application Insights Kusto Query Language (KQL)
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in highly available enterprise production environments.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks: PCI-DSS SOX GLBA FFIEC SOC 2

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science Information Technology Related Technical Discipline Equivalent professional experience considered
• Microsoft Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)
• Experience within: Financial Services Banking Auto Finance Regulated Enterprise Environments
• Experience with cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Nice to Have: Redis Cache knowledge.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting mindset.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.
• Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong ownership and accountability for deliverables

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate