MediSpend is hiring a
Sr. Cloud Engineer-Azure

Summary

The job is for a Senior Cloud Engineer at MediSpend specializing in Azure. The role involves automating provisioning and configuration of Azure services, improving site reliability, and optimizing costs. The employee will work remotely and collaborate with clients to set up SSO connections and configure Azure Blob Storage.

Requirements

• Extensive history of diverse provisioning and configuration experience with Azure services
• Practical hands-on experience monitoring and debugging Azure services
• Strong experience and working knowledge of Azure DevOps
• Experience with other provisioning frameworks, such as Terraform, is a plus
• Experience with deploying web applications and Linux-based Docker containers in Azure is needed
• Experience deploying and maintaining Cosmos DB, SQL Server, and Power BI
• Hands-on experience with Azure AD and B2C
• Passion to embrace both strategic and tactical aspects of the Azure environment, as this is a multi-faceted position serving both needs
• Previous experience building out a cost management framework and process is also very desirable
• Strong scripting skills are expected
• Knowledge and experience in creating parameterized deployment automation scripts in multiple Azure regions for multiple environments are also needed

Responsibilities

• Automating the provisioning and configuration of the latest tech stacks and Azure services
• Diving deep to determine why things fail in the ‘design to fail’ public cloud world
• Bucking the trend of ever-increasing Azure monthly costs by finding more efficient services, configurations, and discount programs
• Upgrading your scripting skills with modern deployment automation frameworks
• Eliminating manual intervention in the CI/CD pipeline
• Evaluating a new Azure service or a new version of an existing Azure service for potential adoption
• Configuring and subsequently responding to a storage limit alert and add more volumes
• Implementing a new technical control to support our ISO 27001-based information security management program
• Collaborating with clients to set up their SSO connection
• Setting up and enabling Azure Blob Storage for a new developer to access
• Updating and leveraging automated scripts to deploy new versions of the application
• Building out a Disaster Recovery architecture
• Creating and updating some Azure DevOps scripts to streamline the tech stack rollout
• POC and then operationalizing the use of Azure Kubernetes Service
• Monitoring and locating a service configuration that wastes money and test a reconfiguration
• Scanning the log files for a suspicious and potentially damaging hack attempt

Benefits

• Permanent remote position flexibility
• Early-stage company feel and great tech
• Professional and company growth
• Opportunity to expand and enhance your Azure skills
• Asynchronous communication as the default, using tools like Slack, Outlook, and Teams
• Merit-based compensation
• Work from anywhere – Roles are open to candidates located anywhere in the United States (US)
• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO), including paid holidays and sick leave
• 401k+ match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Health and wellness perks, including life & disability insurance, healthcare funding options like Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Dependent Care, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts, learning and development, internet, and cellphone stipends