CLOUD ENGINEER
This role exists to drive the digital transformation initiatives by migrating legacy on-premises applications into the cloud. The position centers on designing, implementing, and supporting secure, automated cloud release paths and core infrastructure.
As a key member of the team, the candidate will own the development of automated deployment pipelines, establish core Microsoft Azure infrastructure, and bridge the gap between technical execution and business needs. This role requires regular collaboration with both technical teams and non-technical business stakeholders to ensure reliable, compliant hybrid cloud operations.
Responsibilities:
- Build, deploy, and maintain automated release pipelines to migrate core banking applications from on-premises environments into Microsoft Azure.
- Configure, provision, and support scalable and highly available core infrastructure within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
- Document cloud architecture standards, landing zone designs, configuration frameworks, and operational runbooks for hybrid environments.
- Coordinate with non-technical business stakeholders to explain complex cloud concepts and align infrastructure changes with business requirements.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management workflows using Infrastructure as Code tools to maintain a consistent state management.
- Collaborate with internal security, risk, and compliance teams to align all cloud designs with financial regulatory and governance frameworks.
- Implement unified cloud monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions to ensure end-to-end visibility and operational reliability.
- Analyze resource consumption to optimize cloud infrastructure performance and identify cost-saving efficiencies.
- Evaluate legacy workloads to determine the optimal hosting model between cloud platforms and on-premises retention.
Required Experience:
- 3+ years of professional engineering experience focused directly on Microsoft Azure infrastructure and cloud deployments.
- Proven experience building, configuring, and supporting automated CI/CD pipelines for application deployments.
- Hands-on experience writing and managing Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Proficient in scripting and automation using PowerShell, Python, or BASH.
- Strong working knowledge of core cloud networking, identity management (Active Directory/Entra ID), and cloud security controls.
- Demonstrated ability to articulate technical cloud concepts clearly to non-technical business stakeholders and application owners.
Preferred Experience:
- Practical experience managing and maintaining on-premises VMware environments.
- Hands-on experience with multi-cloud environments, specifically Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps (ADO) and Microsoft 365 (M365) environments.
- Professional certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
This is a 6-month Contract-to-hire opportunity with our Topeka, KS client. Employee benefits include Medical/Dental Benefits, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and a 401(k). H-1 B visa sponsorship is not available for this position. No third parties, please.
