Infrastructure Engineering, AVP

Job Description

Charles River Development is looking for an experienced Senior Cloud Platform Engineer who will work on the engineering, architecture and design of our SaaS Cloud platform. In this role you will interface with engineering teams, product management, business units and customers to define and deliver robust, scalable and agile architectures in support of the rapidly growing product capabilities. You will lead teams to plan, design, build and participate in deploying Microsoft technology infrastructures in the Azure Public Cloud.

This role focuses on the architecture of the foundational cloud infrastructure, shared services, and Dev Ops processes and tooling that will underpin the next generation platform. This includes storage, compute, networking and services deployed across the globe and a strong, forward‑looking security architecture for a growing range of compliance standards.

• Responsible for Cloud Platform Engineering for a technical domain or initiative, working with multiple scrum teams, engineering managers and architects to deliver a well‑architected, principled technology platform.
• Deep knowledge and hands‑on implementation experience on Azure Infrastructure and cloud services.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Azure IAAS/PAAS services like Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Virtual Network (VNET), Firewall, Azure Storage, Key Vault, DNS, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, App Service, API Gateway.
• Experience working with Active Directory, Azure Active Directory/Entra , Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, IAM permissions on Management Groups, subscriptions, and resources.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights for performance and reliability management.
• Strong Power Shell, Bash, REST API or Python scripting skills for automating tasks and processes.
• To provide cloud engineering support for build, migration and operation of Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Research and evaluate emerging cloud technologies and proactively recommend areas where they can bring business value.
• Develop aspects of the cloud migration initiative, including its impact on infrastructure, networks and security.
• Define standards and best practices by conducting POCs for new cloud technologies leveraged by the development organization and engineering teams.
• Ensure that all cloud solutions follow security and compliance controls.
• Participate in the establishment of an automated Dev Ops release management pipeline which delivers tooling for next‑generation application development efforts and ongoing production operations. Cultivate a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery mindset.
• Provide thought leadership on cloud platform technology use, design and implementation.

Bachelor’s degree in a Technical or Analytical field required, Master’s preferred.

Azure Cloud Platform Certification preferred.

Five years or more of cloud / infrastructure experience.

Demonstrated Azure deployment experience.

Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure technologies and services.

Working experience with global Azure deployments.

Working experience with highly segmented networks in public and private clouds.

Working experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies in Azure.

Prior enterprise cloud architecture/design experience a huge plus.

Excellent communication, documentation and troubleshooting skills.

An innovative approach to work, constantly looking to upgrade the system to more efficient and effective new technologies and processes.

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

$90,000 - $142,500 Annual

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.

Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long‑term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid‑time off including vacation, sick leave, short term…