[Hiring] Azure Cloud Senior Engineer and Architect @Aqilea (formerly Soltia)

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Senior Engineer and Architect to lead and participate in developing and operating a platform that enables products to communicate in a standardized way. The role sets the platform vision and roadmap, oversees development, implementation and maintenance, and is accountable for backlog prioritization, release planning and stakeholder engagement. The role also focuses on ensuring platform efficiency, managing dependencies and blockers, and defining measures of success.

• Set the platform vision and maintain a clear roadmap aligned with digital product ambitions
• Oversee development, implementation and maintenance of the platform
• Manage day-to-day platform operations including monitoring performance and managing user accounts and access
• Own and maintain the platform backlog and communicate priorities to product teams and stakeholders
• Prioritize platform work based on product needs and release requirements
• Plan and communicate digital platform releases and set delivery expectations for new features
• Ensure compliance with relevant frameworks and standards
• Manage stakeholder engagement with developers and suppliers
• Ensure platforms are efficient and simple for products and developers
• Manage dependencies and blockers and improve platform delivery capabilities
• Gather insights to understand product and developer needs and define measures of success
• Operate and administer platform tooling and infrastructure including Kubernetes administration and related DevOps tools

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on development experience with advanced PowerShell scripting
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (PowerShell scripting, Terraform and Bicep advanced)
• At least 5 years' experience designing and implementing Azure resources
• At least 5 years' experience with Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• At least 5 years' experience working with immutable infrastructure
• At least 3 years' experience as a Scrum Master or a similar leadership role, leading a team of at least 4 people
• At least 5 years' experience with Azure DevOps services, including self-hosted runners
• At least 5 years' experience as a Kubernetes administrator includes troubleshooting, deployments
• Working knowledge of REST APIs
• Working knowledge of Queues and topics (Event technology)

Requirements

• Tooling Kubernetes admin: HELM, Istio, Trivy, OPA, KEDA, ArgoCD, Velero, Packer, Docker, Terraform, Bicep, PowerShell core, Azure PowerShell Modules, Azure DevOps services, GitHub and GitHub actions, Visual Studio Code, Ansible, Bash Scripting
• Azure networking (VWAN Hub/Spoke, VNETs, Application Gateways, WAF, Load balancers, Private Endpoints, DNS, Firewall)
• Identity & access management (Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, managed identities, Service principals, App Registrations, Enterprise Applications)

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