Ent is seeking a Staff Engineer to join our cross-functional platform team. In this role, you will take ownership of managing the deployment pipeline and ensuring the safe and secure delivery of software to our cloud environment. Your efforts will empower the development team to focus on building innovative features that drive value for our members. You'll collaborate closely with teams across Network Operations, Application Security, Security Operations, and fellow engineers to solve complex challenges, optimize system performance, and ensure high availability. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, and deployment processes, and a passion for solving impactful technical problems in a growing organization.
Essential FunctionsStrategic Cloud / Automation & Guidance: Lead the enterprise data center modernization initiative by researching, designing, and implementing an Azure cloud infrastructure that supports global business applications and operations. Drive the development of processes and best practices for migrating workloads to Azure, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. Design cutting-edge, cloud-native technical solutions on Azure that meet performance, security, and availability requirements. Provide architectural guidance and oversee the implementation of new cloud services, following industry best practices. Assist in the planning and execution of migrating legacy applications to Azure, optimizing for cloud environments. Serve as a subject matter expert on Azure cloud services, offering guidance and support to team members on complex cloud-related questions.Tactical Cloud Support / Maintenance Activities: Provision, configure, and automate enterprise cloud services on Azure to ensure consistent and reliable operations. Utilize automation tools to enforce continuous compliance with operational and security standards across cloud environments. Perform operational architecture tasks, including platform upgrades, server patching, monitoring, configuration, and troubleshooting. Provide periodic off-hours on-call support for production and development environments, ensuring minimal downtime and quick resolutions. Oversee security logging, monitoring, and alert triage; actively participate in security incident response and investigation.Enable Cloud Development / Automation: Design and implement automated pipelines (primarily in Azure DevOps) to streamline the deployment of code and infrastructure into Azure environments. Lead the training of developer teams on best practices for utilizing deployment pipelines, cloud environments, and local Kubernetes development. Mentor and guide other DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. Stay ahead of emerging technologies and trends to identify new tools and platforms that align with the future needs of development teams and their feature roadmaps.Bank Secrecy Act: Remains cognizant of and adheres to Ent policies and procedures, and regulations pertaining to the Bank Secrecy Act.