Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Azure)

Job Description

Note: This position will follow our hybrid work model, we expect the selected candidate to be in office 2-3 days a week at the St. Petersburg, FL Corporate Office or the Denver, CO Tech Center.

Job Summary:             
                                  
This role will help drive and implement engineering solutions and strategies that will enable DevOps and Azure hybrid cloud technology adoption. This includes designing and participating in the development of cloud-based solutions that scale to help deliver both internal and business-facing applications. This role will leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks and programming languages to provide a repeatable catalog of secure platform services including virtualized and container-hosted services.

Responsibilities:

• Research and recommend innovative technologies and approaches for private and public cloud infrastructure management, upgrades, or improvements, while adhering to technical or budgetary constraints. 

• Proactively plan capacity monitoring and scaling of platforms and applications. 

• Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as costs, performance, and security to determine solution patterns and services. 

• Participate in software system programming, validation, deployment, and documentation. 

• Provide technical leadership, including mentoring others, gaining consensus across teams & individuals, substantiating technical decisions, validating team recommendations, integrating efforts into a comprehensive strategy, and delivering results on time. 

• Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements, flow charts and technical diagrams.

• May occasionally work a non-standard schedule including nights and/or weekends and/or have on-call responsibilities.

• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills/Previous Experience:

Required:

• 3+ years of experience with Azure Cloud

• Experience with application architecture including web APIs

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Arm, Bicep or Terraform

• Experience with on-premises and cloud-based networking

• Good knowledge of on-premises and cloud security practices

• Knowledge of one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, TypeScript)

• Familiarity with Linux, particularly Ubuntu, Red Hat, or CentOS

• Experience working with CI/CD Pipelines or Stack Orchestration

• Experience working with Git

• Experience with Agile/Scrum planning tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps)

Preferred:

• Experience with Container tools including Kubernetes and Docker and AKS

• Experience with Microsoft Azure Landing Zones, Active Directory w/SSO integration

Licenses/Certifications:

• Microsoft Azure Certifications preferred but not required.

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Workstyle

At Raymond James our associates use five guiding behaviors (Develop, Collaborate, Decide, Deliver, Improve) to deliver on the firm's core values of client-first, integrity, independence and a conservative, long-term view. 
We expect our associates at all levels to:
•  Grow professionally and inspire others to do the same
•  Work with and through others to achieve desired outcomes
•  Make prompt, pragmatic choices and act with the client in mind
•  Take ownership and hold themselves and others accountable for delivering results that matter
•  Contribute to the continuous evolution of the firm

At Raymond James – as part of our people-first culture, we honor, value, and respect the uniqueness, experiences, and backgrounds of all of our Associates.  When associates bring their best authentic selves, our organization, clients, and communities thrive. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs.