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Cloud Engineer III

WoodmenLife · Omaha, NE, United States
Omaha, NE, United StatesExp: 10+ yrs113,023-159,585 USD/yearlyRemote
Remuneration
Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package
Location
Omaha, NE, United States
Visa sponsorship
No visa sponsorship
Will not sponsor applicants for work visas; applicants must be currently authorized to work full-time in the United States.

Job summary

Designs, builds, and evolves an enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure platform, owning domains such as identity, networking, governance, and DevOps pipelines. Leads Azure Landing Zone engineering, Infrastructure as Code with Bicep, Azure DevOps automation, observability, cost optimization, security, and disaster recovery while operationalizing architecture standards and mentoring engineers.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits packageFriday afternoons off year-round

Qualifications

  • 10 or more years of progressive IT infrastructure or platform engineering experience, including recent hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise-scale Azure environments.
  • Deep Infrastructure as Code expertise, preferably with Bicep, and strong scripting and automation experience.
  • Advanced experience with Windows, Linux, Entra ID, Active Directory, and hybrid networking.
  • Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and modern Git-based workflows.
  • Experience with cloud cost management, observability, and performance optimization.
  • Technical leadership and mentoring experience.
  • Extensive Azure governance experience, including Azure Policy, RBAC, and tagging standards.
  • Expertise with hybrid connectivity technologies such as ExpressRoute, VPN, and Private Endpoints.
  • Experience supporting modernization, migration, and automation initiatives.
  • Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
  • Azure application hosting experience with App Services, Functions, or AKS preferred.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools or Azure-native AI capabilities is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Design and engineer complex Azure platform solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
  • Own and evolve platform domains such as identity, networking, governance, and DevOps pipelines.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
  • Advance Azure Landing Zone governance, identity, networking, and security components.
  • Integrate hybrid cloud environments using Azure networking and identity services.
  • Improve observability with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
  • Optimize cloud costs, resource utilization, and platform performance.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks using Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows.
  • Develop reusable templates, scripts, and modules for self-service platform capabilities.
  • Implement governance controls, policy enforcement, and secure-by-default configurations.
  • Plan and implement business continuity and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute documentation, tooling, and best practices to the Cloud Center of Excellence.

Skills

AKSAzureAzure DevOpsAzure MonitorBicepGitGitHubLinuxMakePowerShellWindowsCloud FunctionsIAMOpenVPN

Certifications

AZ-305: Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect ExpertAZ-400: Microsoft Certified DevOps Engineer ExpertAZ-500: Microsoft Certified Azure Security Engineer Associate

Degrees

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Work schedule

Friday afternoons off year-round

Industry

Insurance

Relocation

No