Job#: 3033023 Job Description: Senior Hybrid Azure Cloud Engineer
Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania
Role Overview
As a Senior Hybrid Azure Cloud Engineer, you will be a key contributor to transforming our technical landscape. This is a senior role focused on leading modernization efforts, with a heavy emphasis on automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). You will not be responsible for day-to-day ticket queues but will instead handle complex incidents and escalations, bringing outside best practices to modernize operations and mentor junior team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide advanced Tier 3 technical infrastructure, DevOps, and engineering support for complex issues escalated from other teams.
- Serve as a primary escalation point for Azure implementation-related challenges and complex incidents.
- Lead modernization efforts, focusing on automation, IaC (Terraform, scripting), and bringing DevOps capabilities to the team.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize system performance to ensure uptime, reliability, and compliance with service level agreements.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, or Azure Resource Manager templates.
- Contribute to documentation, automation scripts, and internal knowledge sharing to drive continuous improvement.
- Mentor junior staff and help move the team toward self-sufficiency and reduced reliance on engineering.
- Participate in new feature development from an implementation perspective.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Experience: 8+ years of cloud engineering experience, with at least 4 years working in Azure environments. Hands-on experience supporting Azure cloud environments in a hybrid model (on-premise and cloud) is required.
Technical Skills:- Strong Windows Server administration, including Server OS, patching, file systems, and DFS.
- Extensive hands-on expertise with Azure services such as Virtual Machines, Functions, Virtual Networks, Azure Active Directory, AKS, and Azure Synapse Analytics.
- Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform, Ansible, or ARM templates.
- Proven automation and scripting skills in Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
- In-depth understanding of hyperconverged technologies, networking, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
- Thorough knowledge of CI/CD tools like Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools such as Splunk, PagerDuty, or Azure portals.
Soft Skills:- Self-driven, takes ownership, and possesses leadership skills.
- Clear communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities with a strategic mindset.
- Ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert or DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
- Familiarity with other cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.
- Experience leading and mentoring technical support teams.
- Experience supporting Agile/Scrum development environments.
- Experience with production readiness review processes.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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