[Hiring] Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer @Michael Baker International

Role Description

As a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer at MBI, you will take a hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining our cloud infrastructure across Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Reporting directly to the CTO, you will work in close partnership with the VP of Product, VP of Infrastructure, and CISO.

You will be responsible for ensuring fast, secure, and reliable software delivery through automation and DevOps best practices. This senior position is a hands-on role, meaning you will actively implement solutions, tackling everything from infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD pipeline creation to incident response and cloud vendor partnership management.

• Cloud Infrastructure Management & Automation
• Multi-Cloud Environment Oversight: Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure on Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• CI/CD Pipeline Implementation: Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate software build, test, and deployment processes.
• Infrastructure as Code & Automation: Employ Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources.
• Cloud Operations Best Practices (Scalability, Reliability & Cost Optimization)
• Scalability & Reliability: Ensure all cloud architectures follow best practices for scalability and resilience.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and analyze system performance metrics.
• Cost Management: Take ownership of cloud cost optimization.
• Security & Compliance
• Work directly with the CISO and security team to ensure all cloud environments meet MBI’s security requirements.
• Identity & Access Management: Implement robust security controls across Azure and AWS.
• Cloud Security Best Practices: Configure network security groups, firewalls, and encryption mechanisms.
• Compliance & Vulnerability Management: Ensure cloud environments comply with relevant standards and regulations.
• Support, Monitoring & Incident Response
• Performance Monitoring: Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting for all cloud systems and applications.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Management: Act as a primary responder to cloud-related incidents and outages.
• Service Reliability & Availability: Proactively implement measures to improve service uptime.
• User Support & Collaboration: Collaborate with development teams and IT support to resolve cloud-related issues.
• Strategic Collaboration & Cloud Provider Partnerships
• Vendor Partnership Management: Serve as MBI’s technical liaison with Microsoft Azure and AWS.
• Roadmap Alignment & Joint Initiatives: Work with Azure/AWS solution architects and account managers.
• Escalation & Support Coordination: Manage escalation processes with Microsoft and AWS support teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive Cloud Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Automation & DevOps Tools: Strong proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and configuration management tools.
• Infrastructure as Code Best Practices: Deep understanding and demonstrated experience implementing DevOps infrastructure as code best practices.
• Programming/Scripting: Solid scripting and coding abilities in Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
• Cloud Resource Management: Proven experience managing cloud resources at enterprise scale.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Experience with monitoring/alerting frameworks and incident management processes.
• Security & Compliance Knowledge: Strong understanding of cloud security practices and compliance requirements.
• Collaboration & Communication: Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Requirements

• Preferred Assets
• Architecture Experience: Experience as an Enterprise Architect or in an enterprise architecture capacity.
• AI/ML Infrastructure & Platform Engineering: Experience building and managing cloud infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
• Container Orchestration & Microservices: Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration platforms.
• Platform Engineering & Developer Experience: Experience implementing platform engineering practices.
• Data Engineering & Integration: Familiarity with cloud-native data services and data pipelines.
• Domain-Specific Cloud Experience: Experience with digital twin platforms or engineering-specific cloud workloads.
• Cloud Governance & Standards Leadership: Participation in cloud center of excellence programs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability
• Professional and personal development
• Generous paid time off
• Commuter and wellness benefits

Compensation

The approximate compensation range for this position is $130,000 to $170,000. Actual compensation is dependent upon factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skillset, and physical work location.