Staff Cloud Engineer

Staff Engineer, Cloud

As a Staff Engineer, Cloud, you will be a key driver in advancing the technical excellence of our cloud infrastructure on the Azure platform. You will leverage your extensive hands-on experience in Azure core infrastructure components, Kubernetes, and Terraform to design, optimize, and manage complex cloud solutions. Collaborating closely with teams, you will have the opportunity to set and enforce best practices, ensure scalability, reliability, and security of our cloud environment, and see projects to successful completion.

Responsibilities include:

• Lead the design implementation of Cloud based solutions and hybrid cloud solutions.
• Lead the design, implementation, and administration of Kubernetes clusters, using best practices and optimizing for performance, scalability, and security.
• Drive detailed technical design discussions, balance security, scalability, cost and speed to market elements and make sound recommendations and gain buy in from technical teams and technology leaders
• Lead vendor, selection and chaperone their implementation of modern cloud-based solutions to help the organization accelerate cloud adoption
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with development, data analytics, and security teams to define infrastructure requirements and ensure seamless integration of applications with the cloud environment.
• Utilize tools such as Helm and Prometheus to streamline deployment and monitoring processes for Kubernetes applications.
• Work closely with various engineering teams to ensure the cloud infrastructure meets performance, reliability, and security objectives.
• Develop and implement best practices for cloud systems, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive effective solutions to maintain high availability and performance of cloud services.
• Lead projects related to cloud infrastructure enhancements, migrations, and optimizations.
• Drive automation efforts to enhance deployment, scaling, and management tasks, reducing manual intervention.
• Collaborate with teams to define disaster recovery and business continuity strategies and conduct regular testing.
• Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and Azure updates, applying relevant advancements to improve our cloud infrastructure.
• Function as a point of contact for critical incidents, participating in on-call rotations and leading incident response efforts.
• On Call Rotation (PIC) is required

Qualifications include:

• 8+ years of IT experience working with infrastructure support
• Deep understanding of cloud computing principles, IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS models, and extensive experience with Azure services.
• Extensive hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Kubernetes clusters in Azure environments.
• Proficiency with tools such as Helm and Prometheus for deployment and monitoring of Kubernetes applications.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and extensive experience with Terraform.
• Practical expertise in creating and implementing logging and monitoring architectures through hands-on experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including mentoring junior engineers and leading technical projects.
• Expertise in scripting and automation using languages like Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Experience working with serverless platforms such as Azure Functions.
• Proficient in leveraging GitOps with containerization technologies and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid grasp of security best practices, identity and access management, and data protection within the cloud.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues in a distributed cloud environment.
• Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of enterprise networks and cloud networks
• Understanding of industry standard security frameworks and ability to interpret them for Berkley environments
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related discipline. Equivalent experience and/or alternative qualifications will be considered.
• Experience with hybrid cloud environments and connecting on-premises infrastructure to Azure.

Sponsorship not Offered for this Role