Senior Cloud Engineer

Signature Aviation’s Global Infrastructure Operations Team has a great opportunity for a motivated Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team and make significant contributions to secure, build, operate, and maintain Enterprise-level, distributed, fault-tolerant, and highly reliable systems. The Senior Cloud Engineer will work with a talented team to manage, deliver, and maintain infrastructure solutions, as well as custom applications. The ideal candidate for this position will work on a team to solve high-priority challenges, supporting various custom applications and enterprise systems.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and maintain cloud environments using Terraform, ARM templates, or other automated and manual processes with a focus on Azure.
• Automation and Integration: Develop and implement automation solutions for cloud infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines and system integrations using Git Hub Actions and Azure Dev Ops pipelines.
• Security and Compliance:Ensure all cloud solutions adhere to security and compliance best practices, including role-based access controls (RBAC) and regular audits.
• Performance Optimization:Monitor and optimize cloud resources to ensure high performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of cloud services.
• Troubleshooting: Identify and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid recovery.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, solution roadmaps, and operational procedures.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to inform architectural decisions and drive innovation.

Minimum Education and/or

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering or a similar role.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Power Shell.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, and Dev Ops principles.

Additional knowledge and skills:

• Familiarity with information security frameworks and standards
• Knowledge of Dev Ops Automation (Terraform, Kubernetes, ARM templates, Git Hub, Git Hub Actions)
• Familiarity with API Security, Container Security, and Azure Cloud Security
• Understanding and guiding Azure pricing in relation to building App Service plans, functions apps, APIs, and all other associated OS, Networking, DB, Logging, and sizing components.
• Experience in Azure Dev Ops Agile/Kanban practice
• Familiarity with VBScript, Power Shell, or other scripting
• Ability to write, use, and update scripts to automate daily operations
• In-depth knowledge of Azure App Services (Web Apps, Container Apps, Function Apps, Service Bus Namespace
• Working knowledge of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• General knowledge of Azure networking, security, IaaS, and PaaS services
• Guide Azure services, deployment models, and resource optimization to ensure solutions are cost-effective and scalable
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and solution roadmaps
• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues during implementation and post-deployment phases
• Stay up to date with Azure advancements, emerging technologies, and industry trends to inform architectural decisions
• Experience in supporting large-scale middleware infrastructure with a full understanding of software SDLC
• Experience with project management and workflow tools such as Agile, Jira, Azure Dev Ops, etc.
• Experience with Linux servers
• Ability to troubleshoot issues outside of middleware spaces (OS, Network, Database)
• Experience with Service Now and Jira for ticketing and change management
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a complex environment with an emphasis on providing excellent customer service
• Preferred
  
  Certifications:
  • Microsoft Certified:
    Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft Certified:
    Azure…