Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Position:
Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary: $90,k + Bonus
Benefits:
Free Healthcare, Retirement Plan w/ match, 3.5 Weeks PTO, etc.
Location:
East Lansing, MI (Onsite)

Job Summary: As part of the Infrastructure & Operations team, maintain production systems and backups, migrate workloads to cloud, and build scalable solutions that support the organizations technology roadmap. This role balances hands-on engineering of existing VMware infrastructure with growing Azure capabilities as the organization transitions to cloud-first architecture. Here are a few reasons to apply:

• Outstanding culture and team collaboration; a place where technology is highly valued.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package with FREE healthcare options.

• Innovative organization, project work, new implementations, etc.

Key Responsibilities of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Prioritize reliability, security, and operational excellence in all infrastructure decisions
• Maintain and improve VMware compute and storage infrastructure across three sites; design, deploy, and manage Azure infrastructure (compute, storage, networking, identity)
• Support backup and disaster recovery solutions in collaboration with platform lead
  Execute infrastructure migrations from on-premises to Azure, working with application teams to assess workloads and plan transitions
• Build Infrastructure-as-Code using Git, ARM templates, Bicep, and Ansible; establish patterns and best practices for development team consumption
• Contribute to Azure foundation work: provide feedback on landing zones, governance, and architecture decisions
  Support cloud-native greenfield projects and strategic cloud initiatives
• Develop automation for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management; improve monitoring and observability across hybrid environment
• Support containerization efforts using Docker and related technologies
  Provide specification and implementation review of infrastructure changes
• Create runbooks, documentation, and knowledge transfer materials
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and participate in incident response
• Primarily contribute to engineering and automation of infrastructure; provide operational support in rotations

Preferred Skills of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Experience setting up and managing on-prem and virtual servers.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Core Services:
  Active Directory, DHCP, DNS.
• Experience with VMware vSphere and storage systems.
• Familiarity with Azure services (compute, storage, networking, identity) or other public cloud platforms
• Advanced troubleshooting skills for Windows and Ubuntu servers.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, ARM Templates, and Docker Swarm)
• Scripting experience in Power Shell, Python or Bash.
• Familiarity with cloud-based backup solutions and BaaS platforms.

Bonus Skills of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Experience with SQL Server or Azure SQL.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (such as AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-500).