Overview

As a Cloud Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for working in a team-based environment supporting our customers running workloads in the public cloud. You will work in conjunction with your team to foster heightened customer experience and drive technical innovation in the managed services practice.

Your Impact

The Essential Functions Of This Position Include

Deployment, automation, management, and maintenance of Azure production environments
Ensuring availability, performance, security, governance and scalability of Azure production systems via various monitoring, logging, and other toolsets
Management of creation, release, and configuration of production systems
System troubleshooting and problem resolution across various application domains and platforms.
Validation of new customer deployments.
Deployment in conjunction with best practice design and governance.
Providing recommendations for architecture and process improvements.
Deployment and configuration of systems for metrics, logging, and monitoring on Azure platform.
Maintenance and management of tools for automation of different operational processes.
Participate regularly as a primary resource in an on-call rotation.

Qualifications

2+ years of experience in deploying and supporting of Azure environments
3+ years of experience in deploying and supporting complex datacenter and/or public cloud environments
Azure Certified DevOps Engineer Expert certification or other Azure related certification preferred
Strong Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Experience being with customer facing consulting or support roles is a plus
Azure experience with multiple IaaS and PaaS services
Ability to troubleshoot complex, interdisciplinary public cloud technical issues
Ability to work in a diverse and geographically dispersed team environment with multiple engineering resources of varying skillsets and responsibilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with a wide range of Customers across different verticals
Experience in code development in at least one high-level programming language
Cloud networking experience with services such as VNETs, ExpressRoute, VPN, Azure Firewall, Azure vWAN, Azure App Gateway, Azure Load Balancer, FrontDoor, and Traffic Manager
Experience working in a complex CI/CD pipeline to include tools such as Azure DevOps
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) skillsets to include Azure Bicep, ARM Templates and/or other toolsets such as Terraform
Knowledge of operating system administration to include Linux and Windows
Microsoft technologies to include Active Directory, SQL, Patch Management, Certificate Services
SIEM technologies to include Microsoft Sentinel and other Enterprise SIEMs such as Splunk
Cloud Identity to include Active Directory and Azure Active Directory
Cloud Security services to include Defender for Cloud, Key Vault, Azure Firewall, Azure WAF
Kubernetes/Container security solutions such as Aqua and Palo Alto Prisma Cloud
Knowledge of business continuity practices to include multi-region Disaster Recovery and Backup
Kubernetes systems administration
Experience with application load testing and quality assurance activities
2+ years of experience in deploying and supporting of Azure environments
3+ years of experience in deploying and supporting complex datacenter and/or public cloud environments
Azure Certified DevOps Engineer Expert certification or other Azure related certification preferred

Position Specifics

The initial base salary range for this position is expected to be between $125,000 and $150,000 annually. The final base salary offered will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge, depth of experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, our compensation structure may include other components such as commissions and discretionary bonuses.

ePlus offers a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility, employee stock purchase program and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and personal leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an offer of employment is extended. ePlus Benefits highlights can be viewed here.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

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Who We Are

At ePlus, we believe technology is a people business. Our team is passionate, skilled, and driven to deliver solutions that make a real difference. Join us and be part of a culture that values collaboration, innovation, and extraordinary results.

Corporate Values

Respectful communication and cooperation: We prioritize respectful communication, fostering an environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Teamwork and employee participation: Collaboration and teamwork thrive through diverse perspectives, both within our teams and in our interactions with our customers.
Work/life balance that supports our employees’ varying needs: We value the well-being of our employees, recognizing that a healthy work-life balance is pivotal to our collective success.
Embracing communities: We embrace and support the communities that nurture us. Our employees' dedication to fostering positive change is a source of immense pride for us.

Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate or allow discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
ePlus is dedicated to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture that represents diversity, enables inclusion, and makes our employees feel comfortable bringing their full, unique selves to work.

Physical Requirements

While performing this role, you will engage in both seated and occasional standing or walking activities. We provide reasonable accommodations, in accordance with relevant laws, to support success in this position.
By embracing our values, you will contribute to our collective mission of making a positive impact within our organization and the broader community. We understand that this job description serves as a guide and is not an employment contract.

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