Senior Cloud Engineer

Income Research Management is a Boston-based, privately owned, fixed income asset management firm. IR M delivers strong performance and consistent results through a rigorous, bottom-up security selection process and strives to provide best-in-class client service to our 900 institutional and private wealth clients.

Founded in 1987 and located in the heart of Boston’s financial district, IR M employs 200 full time professionals and currently manages $126 Billion in assets. We offer industry-leading benefits, as well as a challenging, collegial, and rewarding workplace with high levels of employee engagement. 

We operate a hybrid work model that will mix days with your team in the office and remote work, leveraging first class technology solutions.

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team and drive the development, optimization, and security of our Azure-based cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing secure and scalable cloud environments that support our mission-critical enterprise systems. You will act as a subject-matter expert in Cloud DevOps, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy and optimize containerized applications, while ensuring system stability and security. Leveraging your expertise in automation, CI/CD processes, and cloud operations, you'll help us achieve seamless deployments and maintain robust, performant cloud environments.

 Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and administer secure Azure environments to support enterprise systems, ensuring system stability and scalability.
• Design and implement infrastructure as cose (IaC) automation solutions using tools such as Terraform to manage cloud-based environments
• Act as a Cloud DevOps subject-matter expert, driving innovation and sharing knowledge within the team.
• Proactively identify and remediate cloud vulnerabilities to maintain high levels of system security.
• Collaborate with development teams for deployment and infrastructure support of new and existing applications in the Cloud
• Build, troubleshoot, and optimize container-based cloud environments using tools like Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Drive automation through CI/CD pipelines, ensuring smooth deployments using tools like Azure DevOps.
• Stay current with best practices, tools, and evolving methodologies, working within an Agile project delivery framework.
• Partner with developers and engineers to deploy cloud services, automate workflows, and optimize continuous delivery pipelines.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5 years of experience managing Windows/Linux environments.
• 3 years of experience in architecture, design, configuration, and deployment on the Microsoft Azure platform.
• 3 years of experience in container-based infrastructure (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, AKS).
• 3 years of experience with CI/CD tools and concepts (e.g., Azure Pipelines, Jenkins).
• 2 years of experience with HashiCorp Terraform on Azure, including writing reusable Terraform Modules.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database technologies (e.g., MS SQL Server, Redis, MongoDB).
• Proficient in Azure DevOps and its associated tools for CI/CD implementation.
• Solid understanding of networking and security concepts in both production Azure and hybrid environments.
• Hands-on experience with log collection tools, performance monitoring, and system optimization.
• Extensive scripting expertise in PowerShell or Bash for automation and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of network topologies, protocols, and security methodologies.
• Nice to Have: Certifications such as Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Microsoft Azure Administrator.

Education Requirement:

·       Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of 5 years of equivalent industry experience is required

Base Salary Range: $135,000 - $165,000

This role is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus

Salary : $135,000 - $165,000