• Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

    Raymond James Financial, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL)


    _Please note: This role is not eligible for Work Visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future._

     

    **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.

    Required Experience:

    + 5+ 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:

    + Experience with Container tools including Kubernetes and Docker and AKS

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

    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.

    Licenses/Certifications:

    + Microsoft Azure Certifications preferred but not required.