Protective

Protective

Lead Cloud Architect

Birmingham, AL

Sponsorship not specified$122k-$150kDetected 34 days ago
PowerShell.NETDistributed SystemsCode ReviewGitSQLAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformAnsibleCI/CDGitHub ActionsPrometheusGrafanaDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringMachine LearningIncident ResponseComplianceDNSHIPAAResearch

About the role

  • Join our cloud infrastructure team, the driving force behind our organization's cloud transformation.
  • We architect, standardize, and engineer resilient Azure environments that fuel enterprise-wide innovation, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability as the "Secure Sandbox" for all cloud activities.
  • Ideal for a seasoned Azure specialist excited by cloud-native SRE at scale; your work will emphasize enhancements and new solutions atop what we've already established, not starting from zero.

Responsibilities

  • Architect the Cloud Foundation: Partner with peers to refine Azure Landing Zone architectures, weaving in Networking, Security, and Enterprise Architecture needs into our secure platform.
  • Build "Paved Roads" for Cloud Enablement: Collaborate to enhance reusable IaC modules (Bicep, ARM, Terraform) and CI/CD templates (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
  • Orchestrate automated builds for O365 and cloud platforms company-wide, upholding standards via Azure Policy.
  • Drive Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practices: Team with Operations to define SLOs/SLIs, using tools like Azure Monitor and Application Insights for advanced self-healing, remediation, and strategies (e.g., blue/green, canary).
  • Support production with issue troubleshooting, 24/7 on-call rotation, and resolution of critical cloud incidents.
  • Shape the design, roadmap, and support for Azure and O365 applications.
  • Lead disaster recovery planning and multi-site/multi-vendor operations.
  • Grasp development basics to build/update code for cloud maturity (e.g., Terraform, JSON, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible).
  • craft PowerShell/VM scripts for ops support. Integrate monitoring/config services, self-developing as needed. Engage seniors and stakeholders to promote cloud best practices.
  • Research and deploy streamlined automations; craft PowerShell/VM scripts for ops support.

Requirements

  • experience managing projects of varying scale.
  • Technical Expertise:
  • 2+ years in automation for CI/CD.
  • 2+ years O365 and Azure AD B2C
  • 2+ years Kubernetes/Docker/Containers
  • 3+ years Azure (Functions, API Mgmt, Blobs, VMs, SQL, Event Grid), Microservices,.NET Core, PowerApps.
  • Required
  • hands-on in production-scale environments, high-availability, and root-cause analysis. Background in Cloud Development and Architecture
  • Proficient in Azure essentials: Landing Zones, AKS, VMs, Container Instances, Blob Storage, VNet, Entra ID, Policy/Blueprints. Design/manage IaaS/PaaS/SaaS (Load Balancers, App Gateways, DNS, Front Door, Storage, Monitor, Security Center, Log Analytics).
  • IaC/CI/CD mastery (Bicep/ARM/Terraform, Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions, PowerShell/CLI)
  • SRE core: SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, observability (Azure Monitor/Prometheus/Grafana), automation (Logic Apps/Functions).
  • Security: Defender, Sentinel, Key Vault
  • IAM depth (Entra ID, AD, Azure AD DS/Connect/B2C, MFA). Enterprise account/security models
  • Azure Policy implementation
  • Key Vault/encryption.

Nice to have

  • AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400, CKAD/CKA
  • Industry certs encouraged.
  • Chaos tools (Gremlin/Litmus), GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD), Ansible
  • regulated envs (HIPAA/GDPR/SOX).
  • Certifications: AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400, CKAD/CKA

Skills

  • Complex system problem-solving; container/microservices; requirements-to-architecture translation.
  • Preferred
  • Soft
  • Collaborative communicator for partnerships/influence; agile/blameless culture; change/incident management.
  • Mentor juniors; plan/manage technical implementations.
  • Certifications: AZ-305, AZ-500, AZ-400, CKAD/CKA; AZ-300 A plus. Industry certs encouraged.
  • Chaos tools (Gremlin/Litmus), GitOps (Flux/ArgoCD), Ansible; regulated envs (HIPAA/GDPR/SOX).
  • Open-source/internal tooling contributions.
  • Bachelor's in CS/Engineering (or equivalent) strongly preferred

Compensation

  • $122k-$150k

Benefits

  • We aim to protect the wellbeing of our employees and their families with a broad benefits offering.
  • In addition to offering comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance, we support emotional wellbeing through mental health benefits and an employee assistance program.
  • Work/life balance is important and Protective offers a variety of paid time away benefits ( e.g., paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day).
  • Some of the financial wellbeing benefits include contributions to healthcare accounts, a pension plan, and a 401(k) plan with Company matching.
  • All employees are encouraged to protect their overall wellbeing by engaging in ProHealth Rewards, Protective's platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards.
  • Eligibility for certain benefits may vary by position in accordance with the terms of the Company's benefit plans.
  • Accommodations for Applicants with a Disability:

Company info

  • If you require an accommodation to complete the application and recruitment process due to a disability, please email eric.hess@protective.com.
  • This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application and recruitment process.
  • Please note that the above email is solely for individuals with disabilities requesting an accommodation.
  • General employment questions should not be sent through this process.
  • We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing an inclusive workforce.
  • We are proud to be an

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer committed to being inclusive and attracting, retaining, and growing an inclusive workforce.
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