When joining Elevations, you can expect to work for a company with:
- A leadership team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked!
- A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion recognized by the Denver Business Journal and Colorado Association of Realtors
- A highly engaged workforce devoted to innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration
- A reputation for excellence, as evidenced by being a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
- A passion for consistently providing amazing experiences and creating raving fans
If you join our team, here are some of the perks you can expect:
- A competitive total rewards package with 4 weeks paid time off for full-time employees, work anniversary paid time off, paid volunteer time off, and 12 paid holidays
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with employer contributions to supercharge your Health Savings Account
- Up to a 4% match on 401(k) contributions
- Up to twelve weeks of fully paid parental leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Program that provides personalized care options for your whole household
- Ample opportunity to learn, develop and grow with access to LinkedIn Learning, career and leadership development programs, job shadowing, a mentor program, and tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Hybrid: Employees who are able to perform the essential functions of their jobs away from an Elevations location may do so with the expectation that they are onsite at least fifty percent of the time over a two-week pay period.
The Senior Cloud Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for designing, building, securing, automating, and supporting our enterprise cloud environment, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. They help ensure our cloud platforms are secure, reliable, scalable, highly available, and cost-effective while establishing strong standards for cloud architecture, governance, automation, and operational excellence. The Senior Cloud Engineer works closely with Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Security, and Application Development to deliver and support cloud infrastructure, hybrid connectivity, identity and access management, Infrastructure as Code, monitoring, disaster recovery, and DevOps capabilities. They are an experienced, proactive self-starter who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, can balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership, communicate effectively across teams, manages competing priorities, and continually look for opportunities to improve security, resiliency, efficiency, and the overall cloud environment.
Essential Functions- Manages the organization’s Microsoft Azure infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, identity, backup, SFTP services, application platforms, resource governance, and integration with on-premises infrastructure.
- Develops secure, scalable, highly available, and standardized Azure architecture; leads technical design decisions for cloud infrastructure patterns, hybrid connectivity, resource organization, and platform modernization.
- Builds and maintains Infrastructure as Code, scripting, and automated deployment solutions using technologies such as Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell, Python, Azure DevOps, and GitHub Actions.
- Supports application development and DevOps activities by engineering Azure application services, troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, participating in architecture and code reviews, and translating application requirements into infrastructure solutions.
- Implements cloud security, identity, compliance, and governance controls in partnership with Information Security, including least-privilege access, encryption, network segmentation, vulnerability remediation, configuration reviews, and change management requirements.
- Monitors infrastructure health, security, availability, performance, and capacity; troubleshoots complex incidents, performs root-cause analysis, maintains backup and disaster recovery capabilities, and implements sustainable corrective actions.
- Optimizes cloud consumption and costs through resource rightsizing, capacity planning, cost reporting, tagging, reserved capacity, savings plans, and other infrastructure improvements.
- Leads technical collaboration and knowledge sharing across Systems Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Security, and Application Development; maintains technical documentation, mentors engineers, and coordinates with vendors and external partners.
Manager Systems Engineering
ManagesThis role does not have supervisory responsibilities
Required Skills, Education and Experience- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 7+ years of experience in systems, infrastructure, or cloud engineering.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and supporting production cloud infrastructure.
- Advanced hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, and governance.
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, hybrid cloud, and enterprise networking.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation, or similar technologies.
- Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or similar technologies.
- Experience supporting Windows Server and Linux environments.
- Experience with cloud security, IAM, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and high availability.
- Working knowledge of Git, REST APIs, relational databases, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and lead complex technical initiatives.
- Microsoft Azure certifications, including Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Administrator Associate.
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate or other relevant cloud/infrastructure certifications.
- Experience with Azure Landing Zones, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Service Bus, and Container Apps.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React, Angular, or Vue.
- Experience with Kubernetes, containers, VMware, AWS, Cloudflare, or hybrid cloud environments.
- Experience with Azure Site Recovery and enterprise backup/disaster recovery solutions.
- Experience with DNS, network security, firewalls, VPNs, and private connectivity.
- Experience working in a financial institution or other highly regulated environment.
- Knowledge of NCUA, FFIEC, GLBA, or related financial-services regulatory and security requirements.
- Experience with ITIL, incident management, change management, Agile, and enterprise technical documentation.
Elevations uses multi-factor authentication to keep our data safe. As such, a personal smartphone is a requirement for employment with us. This job operates in an office setting and routinely uses standard office equipment.
Physical Requirements- All other positions: Sitting frequently, walking occasionally, use of hands frequently, hearing constantly, talking frequently, exerting up to 10 lbs of force occasionally to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects
Full time/ 40 hours a week
Compensation Information:The person hired into this position will likely earn between $115,914.07 and $144,892.59 annual salary, plus annual bonus.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on factors such as relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, licensure requirements and/or skill level, and will be finalized at the time of offer.
This role is anticipated to close within 25 days from the date of posting. However, if the position has not been filled, Elevations may keep the application period open longer.
Other DutiesPlease note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
About Us: Elevations Credit Union is a member-owned not-for-profit financial institution serving Colorado’s Front Range. Founded in 1952, we’ve grown from 12 members and less than $100 in assets to an institution with 15 branches and more than 170,000 members that manages over $3 billion in assets and is the No. 1 credit union mortgage lender in Colorado. At Elevations, we’ve made a commitment to move away from a product-centered business model and focus instead on creating consumer solutions. Our objective is to provide our members, as well as the entire community, with unbiased consumer information.
EEO Statement: The Credit Union is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity. We prohibit unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age 40 and over, race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and length, protective hairstyles), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.
Candidates for certain positions may be required to submit to a credit history report in determining qualification for employment with Elevations Credit Union. If the position you are applying for requires a credit history report, any information received in such a report will not be the sole factor in making an employment decision. A history of personal financial irresponsibility may be reason for disqualification insofar as it relates to your potential job duties. Elevations Credit Union is aware that occasionally there are extenuating circumstances that may affect an individual's credit history. We comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the Colorado Employment Opportunity Act.
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Elevations Credit Union Boulder, Colorado, USA Office
2960 Diagonal Hwy, Boulder, CO, United States, 80301
Elevations Credit Union Broomfield, Colorado, USA Office
1 Environmental Way, Broomfield, United States, 80021
Elevations Credit Union Denver, Colorado, USA Office
7900 E. Union Ave., Denver, United States, 80237
Elevations Credit Union Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Office
2510 E. Harmony Rd., Fort Collins, United States, 80528
Elevations Credit Union Greeley, Colorado, USA Office
5401 W. 10th St., Greeley, United States, 80634
Elevations Credit Union Lakewood, Colorado, USA Office
143 Union Blvd. Unit 220, Lakewood, United States, 80228
Elevations Credit Union Longmont, Colorado, USA Office
275 Main St., Longmont, United States, 80501
Elevations Credit Union Loveland, Colorado, USA Office
970 Eisenhower Blvd., Loveland, United States, 80537
Elevations Credit Union Westminster, Colorado, USA Office
4750 W. 120th Ave. Ste 700, Westminster, United States, 80020
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