Azure Cloud Systems Engineer
Job Location:
San Diego, CA - USA
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Job Summary
SOLV Energy is a leading provider of infrastructure services to the power industry designing building and maintaining utility scale solar battery storage and high voltage substation projects nationwide.
Job Description Summary:
The Azure Cloud Systems Engineer will will manage maintain and support SOLV Energys Azure and AWS cloud-based infrastructure to ensure consistent reliable and secure operations while maximizing the value of subscribed systems and services. This is a hands-on technologist role reporting to the IT Infrastructure and Cloud Manager and will have responsibility for all aspects of the companys cloud-based computing infrastructure and services.This role is hybrid with regular in-office presence in San Diego CA. Specific location details and expectations will be discussed during the interview process.
Job Description:
*This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned
Position Responsibilities and Duties:
Assess current Azureand AWSinstance and create continuous improvement roadmap.
Define cloud systems strategy to maximize the return on IT investments while meeting or exceeding uptime and performance expectations.
Drive the adoption of best practices in cloud architecture and operations ensuringhigh standardsof performance and security.
Design plan and implement Azureand AWSbased systems and services in support of functional storage compute data integration and systems security initiatives.
Collaborate withSecOpsand IT Operationsteamsto ensure that new or updated solutions and servicescomply withthe enterprise cyber security standards.
Proactivelyidentifyand apply system updates to prevent issues strengthen security tune performance automate tasks and manage costs.
Monitor Azureand AWSsystems operations and address alerts anomalies and issues.
Develop and supportDisaster Recovery Backup andretentionpolicies on Azureand AWSplatforms.
Maintain zero trust endpoint security with tools such asMicrosoft Defender
Develop and implement training programs for team members to enhance their skills and knowledge in Azure technologies
Lead project planningand execution ensuringtimelydelivery of cloud solutions and adherence to project timelines
Manage cloud networking and security andmonitorthe logging of systems.
Development and maintenance of IT policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with IT General Controls provide needed information in support of audits and to substantiate process and controls compliance.
Own andmaintainenterprise monitoring and alerting platforms including Zabbix and cloudnative tools to provide clear visibility into the health performance capacity and availability of Azure and AWS environments.
Build and support automation workflows using scripting and orchestration tools such as Ansible/AWX and operational runbooks to reduce manual effort improve reliability and streamline daytoday operations.
Identifyand adopt practical AIassisted features within monitoring and automation tools to improve anomaly detection alert quality and operational insights while ensuring decisions and remediation remain under engineering control.
Minimum Skills or Experience Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Information Technology related technology field or equivalent combination of education and experience
10 years overall IT infrastructure experience including 5 years building and operating production workloads in Azureat enterprise scale
Expertisein Azure cloud systemsoversight performance tuning and administration.
Linux Operating System Experience / Knowledge
Strong knowledge of cloud security technologies and best practices
Expertisewith Infrastructure as Code: design and security configuration management integration deployment performance monitoring and tuning automation of infrastructure.
Expertisewith ARM templates andTerraformto enable automation.
ExpertisewithEntraIDAdministration
Expertisewithnetworking and networking protocols &services.
Proficiencyin scripting languages such as PowerShell Python and Bash for automation
Expertisewith deployment techniques (and tools) in a distributed environment.
Strong oral and written communication skills with a high degree of comfort with varying types of audiences
Emotional intelligence flexible work style and excellent diplomatic skills across all levels of an organization
Expertisedesigning and delivering complex solutions on time and with expected quality.
Expertisesupporting various compliance and regulatory frameworks.
Advanced skills in performance tuning and optimization of cloud resources
Ability to multi-taskestablishpriorities work independently manage time anddeliver oncommitments.
Handson experience operating enterprise monitoring and alerting platforms
Practical experience automating operational tasks using scripting and orchestration tools such as PowerShell Python Bash and tools like Ansible or AWX.
Familiaritywith AIassisted features in monitoring or automation tools
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
SOLV Energy Is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At SOLV Energy we celebrate the power of our differences. We are committed to building diverse equitable and inclusive workplaces that improve our communities. SOLV Energy prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind against an employee or applicant based on race color age religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status national origin or ethnicity mental or physical disability veteran status parental status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Benefits:
Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical dental vision basic life and disability insurance. Employees can enroll in our companys 401(k) plan and are provided vacation sick and holiday pay.
Compensation Range:
$117167.00 - $143529.00
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
SOLV Energy does not accept unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies. We require all third-party recruiters to communicate exclusively with our internal talent acquisition team. SOLV Energy will not pay a placement fee to any third-party recruiter or agency that has not coordinated their recruiting activity with the appropriate member of our internal talent acquisition team.
In addition candidate introductions or resumes can only be submitted to our internal talent acquisition recruiting team if a signed vendor agreement is already on file and the third-party recruiter or agency has received formal instructions from our internal talent acquisition team to submit candidates for a particular job posting.
Any unsolicited candidate introductions referrals or resumes sent by third-party recruiters to SOLV Energy or directly to any of our employees or received through our website or career portal will be considered property of SOLV Energy and will not be eligible for a placement the event a third-party recruiter submits a resume or refers a candidate without a previously signed vendor agreement SOLV Energy explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire the candidate(s) without financial liability to such third-party recruiter.
Job Number: J12958
If youre interested in a meaningful career with a brighter future join the SOLV Energy Team.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Building Big. Scaling Fast. Delivering the Power Behind New Growth As demand for electricity accelerates, SOLV Energy delivers the large-scale solar and…
