[Hiring] Senior Azure Engineer @First Citizens Bank

Role Description

This is a remote role open for multiple markets across the United States. We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Azure Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise cloud platform. This role requires a senior cloud engineer who combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to build highly resilient, scalable, secure, and automated Azure solutions.

As a Senior Azure Engineer, you will serve as a senior technical authority for Azure architecture, cloud operations, platform engineering, automation, security, and governance. You will partner closely with Infrastructure, Security, Application Development, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, and Business Technology teams to drive cloud adoption, establish engineering standards, and enable delivery of critical business services.

This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, with responsibility for defining cloud architecture patterns, infrastructure automation strategies, operational excellence practices, and security frameworks across the enterprise. Members of this team participate in major incident escalation support and provide technical leadership during critical production events.

Qualifications

• Minimum Required Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in cloud.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Experience with multiple cloud platforms is a big plus
• 10+ years of progressive infrastructure, cloud engineering, or platform engineering experience
• 7+ years of hands-on Azure engineering and architecture experience
• Proven experience leading enterprise cloud transformation initiatives
• Demonstrated success designing and operating large-scale cloud platforms supporting critical business applications
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture frameworks, governance, security, and operational excellence
• Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across organizations
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to executive leadership

Requirements

• Architectural Design & Strategy
• Cloud Security & Compliance
• SDLC & CI/CD Integration
• Cloud Services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Cloud Formation)
• Policy as Code & Service Catalogues
• Programming & Automation (e.g., JavaScript, Python)
• Container Orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)
• Monitoring and Observability Tools
• Operating Systems (Windows, Linux)
• Cloud and Network Security Architectures

Benefits

• The base pay for this position is generally between $140,000 and $170,000. Actual starting base pay will be determined based on skills, experience, location, and other non-discriminatory factors permitted by law.
• For some roles, total compensation may also include variable incentives, bonuses, benefits, and/or other awards as outlined in the offer of employment.
• First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates.