Job Title: Lead Cloud Engineer
Location: Primarily remote, DMV+WV candidates are required to report to OM, Canton or Owings Mills at least once per quarter.
Interview Process: 1st round video interview, 2nd round in-person
Project Summary
looking for a Lead Cloud Engineer to support the implementation, 24x7 operational support, automation, availability, and performance management of CareFirst’s public cloud platforms.
Essential Functions
- (80% Azure /10% AWS/10% Oracle Cloud). This infrastructure supports critical applications including Claims Processing, Enrollment, Financial and Portal Websites.
- Responsible for leading the evaluation of application and infrastructure cloud readiness, and work on the cloud migration plan to support on-premise migration to a cloud service
- This resource will be responsible for 1 week of 24/7 on call support every 10 weeks on a rotating basis.
Required
Top Five Skills Required
- 10+ years of overall IT architecture, infrastructure and/or administration experience
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in multi-cloud platforms (Storage, Network, Backup, Database Support) – Azure VM experience required
- Broad foundational IT skillset including supporting Azure Cloud services, Linux/Windows Operating Systems, server configurations (including networking, storage and security principals)
- Hands-on automation and scripting experience
Skills
Nice to have skills
- Azure Active Directory, Landing Zone, Microsoft Entra ID
- Azure Architect certification, Active Azure Administrator certification or Azure Cloud Fundamentals certification
- Prior healthcare payer experience
- PowerShell scripting experience
Education
Bachelor's