JOB SUMMARY: The Lead Cloud Engineer is a senior member of the Infrastructure team responsible for designing, engineering, operating, and supporting InspereX’s hybrid and public cloud environments. This role takes a software-engineering approach to infrastructure, bridging development and operations to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available cloud solutions. As a technical leader, you will drive major cloud initiatives, operationalize new and existing services, and partner closely with application, data, and business teams across the enterprise. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills in a fast-paced financial services environment. LOCATION: Delray Beach, Chicago, New York, or Charlotte preferred for in-office work; remote may be considered
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design, deploy, and operate cloud infrastructure and services supporting the InspereX Hybrid Cloud.
- Lead the operationalization of cloud platform services, including monitoring, logging, automation, integration, and documentation.
- Engineer and support highly available, scalable application solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure.
- Act as a senior technical interface between infrastructure, application development, and internal business stakeholders.
- Troubleshoot and remediate platform alerts, incidents, deployment issues, and security-related events.
- Participate in an on-call escalation rotation to support production systems.
- Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation best practices using tools such as Terraform, Python, and PowerShell.
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native workflows using modern DevOps tooling.
- Advise on and implement Azure, containerization, and cloud architecture best practices.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define cloud strategies, performance requirements, system integrations, and future-state architecture.
- Contribute to planning and estimation efforts across project phases.
- Support and enable InspereX’s AI and data initiatives using cloud-native technologies and services.
- Continuously evaluate emerging cloud technologies, tools, and methodologies to improve reliability, efficiency, and security.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a public cloud environment in an operational or engineering role.
- Hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud provider (Azure, AWS, GCP, or OCI).
- Strong experience with both Linux and Windows operating systems.
- Proficiency in automation and scripting using Python and/or PowerShell.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code, particularly HashiCorp Terraform.
- Solid understanding of cloud architecture patterns, system design, and large-scale deployments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of experience delivering IT, Software Development, or infrastructure projects in medium to large enterprise environments.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tooling, including Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, Appveyor, Octopus, Maven, or similar tools.
- Experience working in an Agile or DevOps-oriented environment.
- Understanding of ITIL practices and operational procedures in cloud environments.
- Cloud certifications from one or more major providers (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
- Exposure to observability and monitoring tools (e.g., DataDog).
- Experience supporting or enabling AI/ML or data-driven platforms.
- Familiarity with cloud AI services and tooling such as OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, or Azure AI Foundry.
- Data science experience is a plus.
Technical Skills
- Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI
- Identity & Security: Microsoft Entra
- Languages & Scripting: Python, PowerShell
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- CI/CD & Automation: Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Appveyor, Octopus
- Operating Systems: Windows Server, Linux
Work Experience
- 5+ years required in cloud infrastructure, engineering, or operations roles.
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Cloud certifications strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- This position requires long periods of sitting behind a desk, performing tasks on computer.
Interested candidates can send their resumes to [email protected].
This position is referral bonus eligible!
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time, nor does it imply any contract of employment. Employment with the company remains at-will. InspereX is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from military service, or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job for which an individual has applied. EOE m/f/d/v