The Senior Cloud Engineer works as an integral part of the Systems Team, playing a lead technical role in support of the migration of on premises workloads into the Azure Cloud as well as operational support for Azure cloud and on-premises infrastructure. This position reports to the Director, Systems and will be a member of the Systems Team. WHAT YOU WILL DO Acts as the technical lead for the design, development, deployment and migration to Azure cloud services, including but not limited to appropriate monitoring and alerting, scaling, backups, disaster recovery, patching, automation, and validating and implementing network and security frameworks. Provides administrative and operational support of hybrid Azure and on-premises environment; troubleshoots access and identity issues as necessary. Performs root cause analysis; identifies and proposes automated solutions for frequently occurring issues. Participates as technical lead in the development, implementation and support of the identity management solution. Reviews and designs specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables. Provides technical leadership in projects and other initiatives impacting the Systems, Networks, and Telecom team when needed. Acts as a technical mentor to other members of the team to help guide the overall technical development of the team. Collaborates with the Director of Systems and other key members of the IT Team on budgets, roadmaps, and other aspects of the annual cycle. Ensures solutions are properly documented for both existing and new services. Assumes additional responsibilities as required. YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE N/A WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience 5-8 years of hands-on system infrastructure support, operations, design and implementation experience, as well as network and security practices. Proficient with Microsoft Azure PaaS, and IaaS and/or other public cloud experience including networking and security related to Azure Cloud. Must have advanced PowerShell or equivalent scripting skills in support of operational needs. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills; and work well in team environment. Strong partnership and collaboration skills; ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with peers, management, customers, and other internal and external stakeholders. Experience preparing technical documentation. Experience with automated deployment pipelines. Ability to envision and propose new methods to perform tasks that support ET&A; take thoughtful risks; and accept new and ongoing initiatives, objectives, and solutions to gain sought-after results. Ability to anticipate and embrace change; demonstrate willingness to achieve, acquire, and utilize new skills and challenging tasks; and is flexible in changing conditions. HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK Participate in on-call rotation. Hybrid work may vary based on business needs. ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE Higher education experience preferred Experience in leading a cloud transition effort from planning, through execution and support preferred Familiarity with database technology and authentication services a plus Azure Certifications including Azure AD and O365 strongly desired. Experience with authentication technologies such as SAML, OAuth, SSO technologies and Azure Active Directory strongly desired. Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (Release Management) strongly desired. Docker, Kubernetes or similar container orchestration systems strongly desired. Knowledge of ITIL & ITSM frameworks and Change Management strongly desired. About Us We’re all different. We’re all Babson. Babson College is a world-class business school, empowering entrepreneurial leaders to create great economic and social value - everywhere. Here you’ll find a collaborative, collegial team environment designed to include and motivate every individual. It’s a rewarding and invigorating workplace – an exciting launch pad for anyone who wants to make a real impact in higher education. We provide everything you need to achieve your goals, including learning and development opportunities, outstanding benefits, rich rewards, wellness programs, and a genuine dedication to creating a diverse, multicultural and inclusive community.