Azure Operations Expert

Our Company:

LendingTree was founded in 1996 by CEO Doug Lebda to help people comparison shop and get a great deal on the single biggest transaction of their lives: their mortgage. Since then weve facilitated over 65 million loan requests while becoming a household name (our brand recognition rivals Bank of America and Wells Fargo). Today we do much more than mortgages. We are the #1 online marketplace in the US for consumers to comparison shop for mortgages personal loans credit cards student loans auto loans and insurance. We have established relationships with millions of customers who engage with us through our My LendingTree portal giving them access to free credit scores and money saving alerts. We are on a mission to help consumers and better their lives.

Were publicly traded (TREE) were financially sound and were in the top 10 of Fortunes 100 Fastest Growing Companies. If youre looking for an opportunity with a dynamic company that is fanatically proconsumer and that champions your entrepreneurial spirit then youve come to the right place!

Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Azure Operations Expertto manage optimize and support our Azurebased infrastructure. This role involves overseeing the performance security and automation of cloud operations while ensuring best practices for high availability disaster recovery and cost efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Azure Infrastructure Management:
  • Design deploy and manage Azure resources (VMs Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure Functions Virtual Networks etc..
  • Ensure operational excellence through monitoring performance tuning and system optimization.
• Automation and Scripting:
  • Develop and maintain InfrastructureasCode (IaC) using Terraform.
  • Automate deployment and operational processes usingPythonC# PowerShell or Azure CLI.
  • Design and implement reusable automation frameworks to streamline cloud operations across Azure and AWS environments.
  • Leverage scripting to facilitate crossplatform integrations and maintain consistency between Azure and AWS.
• Cost Management:
  • Optimize Azure costs through resource tagging reserved instances and rightsizing.
  • Monitor and forecast cloud spending while ensuring operational efficiency.
• Collaboration and Documentation:
  • Work closely with development security and IT teams to align cloud operations with business objectives.
  • Document architecture processes and best practices to maintain an operational knowledge base.

Required Qualifications:

• Three or more yearsof handson experience managing Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency withAzure DevOpsand Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts (VNETs VPN ExpressRoute NSGs).
• Expertise inPythonC# PowerShell Azure CLI or other scripting languages.
• Experience with monitoring and logging usingAzure MonitorLog Analytics andApplication Insights.
• Knowledge ofCI/CD pipelinesand automation best practices.
• Some experience withCosmoand other database solutions in Azure.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Sumo Logic.
• Experience with Snowflake especially service connections to and from it.
• A strong interest in Operationalizing Data.
• Azure certifications (e.g.Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator AssociateAzure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience with container orchestration usingAzure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud environments and Azure Arc.
• AWS experiencein infrastructure management automation or crosscloud operations.

Key Skills:

• Azure Resource Management
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Automation and Scripting (Python C#
• Cost Optimization
• Collaboration and Communication
• CrossCloud Integration (Azure and AWS)
• Understanding the meaning of Cattle vs Pets

Our Culture:

Our clothes are casual and relaxed and our work ethic is highly professional. It is our culture for each team member to challenge the status quo express their opinions and to stand up ask for the ball and run with it to meet our aggressive goals. We also have a lot of fun together! Were always looking for the best brightest high energy resultsdriven Rock Stars to join our team. We reward innovation creativity and the ability to just GET STUFF DONE.

LendingTree is the kind of company that not only promotes diversity and inclusion we thrive because of these values. We do not discriminate based on race color religion (or creed) gender gender expression age national origin disability marital status sexual orientation or military status.

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