[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
• Governance

You will partner closely with:

• Infrastructure
• Security
• Application Development
• DevOps
• Enterprise Architecture
• Business Technology teams

This role requires both strategic leadership and hands-on expertise, with responsibility for:

• Defining cloud architecture patterns
• Infrastructure automation strategies
• Operational excellence practices
• Security frameworks across the enterprise

Members of this team participate in major incident escalation support and provide technical leadership during critical production events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 4 years' experience OR High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent and 8 years' experience in cloud engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 5+ years of relevant experience preferred.
• 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

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Terraform Associate Certification

Benefits

Benefits are an integral part of total rewards and First Citizens Bank is committed to providing a competitive, thoughtfully designed and quality benefits program to meet the needs of our associates. More information can be found at First Citizens Bank Benefits .