Job Title: Senior Azure Cloud Engineer
Duration: 6 months contract to hire
Location: Remote (Candidates must reside in DC, MD, VA, WV, PA, DE, NJ, NC, TX, FL, NY)
Interview Process: 2 rounds: 1st round MS Teams, 2nd round on-site in Columbia, MD
Project Summary
is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to support the implementation, 24x7 operational support, automation, availability, and performance management of CareFirst’s public cloud platforms. (80% Azure /10% AWS/10% Oracle Cloud).
Essential Functions
This infrastructure supports critical applications including Claims Processing, Enrollment, Financial and Portal Websites. Responsible for supporting the evaluation of application and infrastructure cloud readiness, and work on the cloud migration plan to support on-premise migration to a cloud service
Required
Top Five Skills Required
- 7+ years of IT infrastructure and administration experience
- Hands-on experience as a Cloud Systems Engineer (Storage, Network, Backup, Database Support) – Azure VM experience required
- PowerShell scripting experience
- Broad foundational IT skillset including supporting Azure Cloud services, Linux/Windows Operating Systems, server configurations (including networking, storage and security principals)
Skills
Nice to have skills
- Azure Architect certification, Active Azure Administrator certification or Azure Cloud Fundamentals certification
- Prior healthcare payer experience
Education
Bachelor's