Sr. IT Engineer - Cloud

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Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

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• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours.
  
  

Job Summary

The Senior IT Engineer you will be responsible for architecting and delivering enterprise-grade infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and resilient cloud architecture. This role demands deep expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS services, Azure AD, infrastructure automation, Azure governance policies, and performance optimization.

Role Description

• Design and implement Azure-native and multi-cloud infrastructure solutions, including networking, computer, storage, identity, and security. MUST be proficient and possess required hands-on experience.
• Lead cloud architecture reviews, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and best practices
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates
• Help define and enforce governance policies using Azure Policy, Blueprints, and RBAC
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure provisioning
• Optimize cost, performance, and reliability of Azure workloads
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams
• Stay current on Azure innovations and proactively recommend improvements
• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and a drive to deliver high-quality solutions
  
  

Behaviors and Competencies

• Communication: Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences and can facilitate effective communication between others.
• Adaptability: Can proactively adapt to challenging situations, anticipate changes, and make modifications to meet the demands of changing circumstances.
• Self-Motivation: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate self-development projects, and contribute to personal or professional innovative ideas.
• Teamwork: Can lead a team effectively, facilitating cooperation, sharing information, and ensuring that all team members are able to contribute to their full potential.
• Analytical Thinking: Can synthesize complex data, identify patterns, draw insights, and present findings clearly and understandably.
• Detail-Oriented: Can manage complex tasks or projects, identifying errors or inconsistencies, and ensuring all details are addressed, necessary corrections are made, and quality is maintained.
• Organization: Can effectively coordinate multiple projects, delegate tasks where appropriate, and employ advanced organizational tools and methods.
• Problem-Solving: Can proactively identify potential problems, initiate preventive measures, and propose and contribute to innovative solutions.
• Initiative: Can proactively seek out challenges, initiate projects, and contribute to innovative ideas.
• Technical Troubleshooting: Can proactively seek out potential technical problems, initiate preventive measures, and contribute to innovative solutions.
  
  

Skill Level Requirements

• Ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex problems to stakeholders across various functions and levels. - Intermediate
• Expertise in leveraging cloud-based platforms and services to build, deploy, and manage applications and data on the internet - Intermediate
• Experience in managing and maintaining computer systems and networks to ensure optimal performance and security. - Intermediate
• Familiarity with tools such as Puppet, KernelCare, Tenable, and/or Tanium for automating and managing cloud environments. - Intermediate
• Understanding of directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP for efficient user and resource management. - Intermediate
• Ability to implement and manage DevOps practices, including continuous integration, continuous delivery, infrastructure as code, and monitoring to enhance the collaboration between development and operations teams preferred - Intermediate
  
  

Other Requirements

• Completed Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or relevant work experience required
• 10 years of experience in IT architecture or engineering roles
• 8 years of experience of IT cloud infrastructure engineering and architecture focused on Azure
• Proven expertise in Azure IaaS/PaaS services. In-depth experience with Azure networking services (e.g., Virtual WAN, VNETs, NSGs, Private Link, ExpressRoute, VPNs, Azure Firewall, Azure Monitors, etc.).
• Well-versed in enterprise identity management (Azure AD, Conditional Access, MFA); Strong understanding of Azure security, IAM, policies, and management groups.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles and implementation (MS Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
• Experience with Azure governance frameworks and cost management tools
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification strongly preferred
• Experience with multi-region architecture and disaster recovery planning
• Familiarity with container orchestration (AKS) and serverless computing (Azure Functions), ADLS.
• Familiarity with O365 Tenant is a plus
• Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, and other issue-tracking systems
  
  

The estimated annual pay range for this position is $120,000 - $180,000 which includes a base salary. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status