Cloud Engineer III
About The Position
WoodmenLife is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Cloud Engineer III to help shape the future of our Azure cloud platform. This senior technical role is highly impactful—driving cloud modernization, advancing our Azure Landing Zone, and strengthening cloud engineering maturity across the enterprise. You will collaborate closely with our Cloud Architect and partner with Systems Engineers, Enterprise Architects, and cross‑functional teams to engineer secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions. Beyond hands‑on engineering, you will uplift team capability, influence platform direction, and help build a modern cloud ecosystem that enables innovation across WoodmenLife. At WoodmenLife, you’ll also enjoy a culture that values people as much as technology. With Friday afternoons off year‑round, a collaborative environment, and a focus on outcomes rather than hours, you’ll find a workplace designed to support both professional impact and personal well-being. This role is part of the Systems Engineering team, a group of nine highly skilled infrastructure engineers within the Technical Services division of Business Technology. As a senior contributor, you’ll serve as a go‑to cloud expert, partnering closely with the Cloud Architect to define and operationalize cloud standards, solutions, and best practices across the enterprise. The Cloud Engineer III is a senior technical contributor responsible for engineering, implementing, and optimizing WoodmenLife’s Azure cloud infrastructure. Partnering closely with the Cloud Architect, this role operationalizes cloud standards and guardrails, delivers reusable engineering patterns, and ensures secure, scalable, high‑performing cloud platforms that support current and future modernization initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
- 10+ years IT experience, including 7+ years hands‑on Azure cloud engineering and hybrid infrastructure
- Deep expertise in IaC (Bicep, ARM, PowerShell, CLI)
- Advanced Windows/Linux, Entra ID/AD, and hybrid networking background
- Experience building Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines while supporting Agile delivery practices
- Proven experience with cloud cost management, observability, and reporting
- Demonstrated technical leadership and mentoring skills
- Extensive governance experience (Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging standards)
- Expertise with hybrid connectivity technologies (ExpressRoute, VPN, Private Endpoints)
- Experience supporting modernization, migration, and automation initiatives
Nice To Haves
- AZ‑305: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- AZ‑400: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert
- AZ‑500: Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate
Responsibilities
- Design and implement complex Microsoft Azure cloud solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards
- Integrate hybrid cloud environments leveraging Azure networking and identity services
- Lead Infrastructure as Code development with Bicep, ARM Templates, PowerShell, and Azure CLI
- Guide the development and maintenance of Azure DevOps pipelines for CI/CD and promote automation
- Advance Azure Landing Zone components (governance, identity, network, security) to support enterprise-scale, secure-by-default environments
- Collaborate with Cloud Architects and Enterprise Architects to implement and operationalize platform standards, engineering patterns, and cloud guardrails
- Enhance cloud observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and App Insights to improve proactive detection and response
- Assist in the development and maintenance of tagging strategies, budget controls, and utilization reporting to support cloud cost optimization and financial transparency
- Lead efforts to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud resource utilization, cloud cost management, and system telemetry
- Build automation frameworks that streamline provisioning, monitoring, and operational tasks
- Develop and maintain reusable templates, scripts, and modules to support enterprise self‑service
- Embed governance controls, policy enforcement, and configuration management into automation workflows
- Mentor Systems Engineers and technical peers across the organization, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and high performance
- Support Agile ceremonies and iterative delivery culture for cloud initiatives
- Contribute to the Cloud Center of Excellence through knowledge sharing, documentation, tooling, and best practices
- Implement Azure governance controls (Azure Policy, RBAC, resource organization)
- Ensure secure‑by‑default configurations aligned with enterprise security standards
- Support identity governance through Entra ID and least‑privilege models
- Lead planning and implementation of cloud‑based Business Continuity and DR strategies
- Implement resilient, highly available solutions leveraging availability zones, automated failover, and cloud‑native backup strategies
- Evaluate emerging Azure capabilities and recommend platform enhancements
- Provide technical guidance and advocacy for cloud engineering best practices, automation-first patterns, and modern architectural approaches
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
