Senior Azure Cloud Engineers Kforce Technology Phoenix, AZ Full Time Competitive

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RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce's client, a growing nationwide company is seeking a couple of Senior Azure Cloud Engineers. We are working directly with the Hiring Manager. This company offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, annual bonus, 401K matching and etc. They will be designing and developing enterprise cloud capabilities and solutions for all cloud service types; IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. will work with the Infrastructure, Technology Risk Management and Application Development organizations during design and development phases, providing guidance, interpretation, and engineering expertise. Responsibilities of the Senior Azure Cloud Engineer:

• The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer contributes to and supports the corporate Enterprise Cloud strategy, standards and best practices associated with all aspects Cloud offerings
• Contributes to and support the corporate adoption of the DevOps methodology and Agile project management
• Provides expert level design and engineering support towards the successful delivery of IT's cloud project portfolio
• Contribute towards continual service improvement activities related to the delivery of cloud services
• A,s a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, you will participate in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment, security, cost effectiveness and high availability in the cloud
• Design, implement, and test disaster recovery and business continuity architecture
• Create and implement automation in the form of infrastructure as code for cloud platform solutions
• Ensure all infrastructure components meet proper performance and capacity standards
• The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer maintains current knowledge of marketplace changes, technology changes, and client businesses pertinent to cloud, server, storage and network virtualization

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS degree in computer science, Information Technology or Engineering required
• Azure developer Associate Certification or higher required
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert Certification highly preferred
• 5+ years of experience in IT platform, storage, networking, and virtualization engineering
• 5+ years of experience in the design & implementation of distributed applications (preferred)
• 4+ years of practical experience designing, building, and automating solutions utilizing Azure tools such as virtual machines, Storage service, SQL Databases, Key Vault, DNS, Functions, active directory, Data Lake, Container Instances, and API Management
• 3+ years of experience working with cloud automation tools such as Terraform
• 3+ years of experience in building CI/CD pipeline automation in tools like Jenkins/Cloudbees with scripting languages such as Groovy, Ruby, or Python
• 3+ years of practical experience working in DevOps team/organizations with applied Agile development practices
• 3+ years of hands on experience with automated tooling such as Chef and Test Kitchen
• Possess a strong understanding of SDLC principles and processes
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exemplifies leadership characteristics in support of client's corporate objectives
• In depth, practical experience with Cloud methodologies (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), automation, orchestration, trends and industry-leading cloud vendor offerings

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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