Cloud DevOps Engineer – IT – New York, NY or Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Cloud DevOps Engineer IT New York NY or Denver CO (Hybrid)

Who is Gen II

Gen II is a leading fund administration provider focused entirely on serving private capital asset managers and investors with a best-in-class combination of people process and technology. Gen II has more than $1 trillion in private fund capital assets under administration.

With offices in the US and Europe were looking for do-ers problem-solvers and entrepreneurs like you who want to make an impact in our industry grow with us and create a community where everyone thrives.

Careers mean more at Gen II more opportunity more innovation and more ideas! Youll have the opportunity to grow in ways that are meaningful to you and work alongside some of the best people in their field. Youll also receive training which will advance your skill set both technically and personally allowing you to achieve your career aspirations with us. Be part of our community that recognizes achievements promotes from within and receive meaningful benefits which focus on your physical mental and financial well-being.

Position Overview

We are looking for a CloudOps Developer to design implement and manage our Azure cloud infrastructure that supports our financial applications and AI-driven services. The ideal candidate is a hands-on Azure practitioner who can advise on right-sized infrastructure for varied enterprise workloads build and operate cost-efficient IaaS and CI/CD solutions and leverage modern AI tools to elevate the quality and speed of their own delivery. This role involves working in a hybrid team structure collaborating with in-house developers consultants external vendors and AI tool outputs while ensuring cloud infrastructure quality and providing technical guidance on Azure cloud architecture and operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions on Azure selecting and right-sizing services to meet diverse enterprise workload requirements including App Services Azure Functions AKS SQL/CosmosDB networking and storage using Infrastructure as Code (ARM Bicep or Terraform)
• Advise stakeholders on appropriate Azure architecture patterns for different business and technical needs balancing performance security scalability and cost
• Build and maintain robust cost-efficient CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (and GitHub Actions where applicable) including release management automated validation and infrastructure compliance checks
• Drive cloud cost optimization as a core practice analyzing utilization right-sizing resources implementing auto-scaling applying reservations and savings plans and establishing FinOps discipline across environments
• Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring logging and alerting using Azure Monitor Application Insights and Log Analytics with dashboards and proactive alerts for system health and cost anomalies
• Ensure security and compliance across cloud resources by implementing Defender for Cloud recommendations configuring identity and access management network security and meeting financial industry regulatory requirements
• Support deployment and operation of AI infrastructure components (e.g. Azure OpenAI Service AI Foundry vector database hosting GPU compute) in collaboration with the AI Engineering team
• Leverage AI development tools (Cursor Claude Claude Code GitHub Copilot) to accelerate IaC authoring troubleshooting documentation and code review bringing measurable efficiency and quality to your own output
• Conduct thorough reviews of cloud infrastructure configurations produced by consultants external vendors and automated tools and validate AI-generated infrastructure code for quality security and business alignment
• Establish and enforce cloud architecture standards documentation requirements and technical best practices

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field
• 5 years of experience in cloud operations or DevOps with a strong focus on Azure
• Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Administrator Azure DevOps Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect preferred)
• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Azure services and the judgment to recommend the right service for the right workload
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates Bicep or Terraform)
• Hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated track record of cloud cost optimization right-sizing reservations scaling strategies and ongoing spend governance
• Strong experience implementing monitoring logging and alerting solutions in Azure
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker Kubernetes/AKS)
• Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell Bash or Python)
• Hands-on proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor Claude Claude Code GitHub Copilot or similar) and a clear point of view on how to apply them effectively
• Understanding of networking concepts security principles and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

Desired Attributes:

• Experience with financial services or Fund administration cloud infrastructures
• Understanding of Private Equity Fund Administration or Fund Accounting
• Experience with multi-environment cloud architectures (dev test prod)
• Familiarity with FinOps practices or certification
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity practices
• Experience with Azure Policy and Governance frameworks
• Exposure to AI/ML workload infrastructure on Azure (Azure OpenAI Service AI Foundry GPU compute vector databases)

The salary range for this position is $120000 - $150000 in addition to a discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits package. Please note that the actual salary offered within that range will depend on the candidates experience level.

Work Arrangement

All applicants applying to Gen II Fund Services LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This role follows a flexible hybrid schedule with the resource expected in the office 14 days per week on a need basis.

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