Sr Cloud Engineer

Vixxo is seeking a full-time Senior Cloud Engineer to work out of our Dallas, Texas, or Scottsdale, Arizona, offices.

(Hybrid Model - Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the office)

Position Summary:

Our ideal candidate is one who is passionate about their career and has proven success with what they do. In this role, you will be the technical lead for server and cloud technologies as a member of the IT Operations and Cybersecurity team. You will work collaboratively with nearshore and offshore resources to build optimized, cloud-centric hosted services for the public (Azure/AWS/Oracle) clouds. You will design and implement services for high availability, resiliency, performance, and disaster recovery. You will deploy a mix of Microsoft Server and Azure solutions and technologies supported by other systems administrators. You will support the server infrastructure with a specific emphasis on building and delivering systems to the business and diagnosing issues impacting applications and services. The successful candidate should be able to research, design, and implement hardware and software solutions. You will also maintain the day-to-day operations and assure the reliability and availability of all the infrastructure services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Technical lead for Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud, and AWS (PaaS/laaS) Services.
• Technical lead for M365 E5 Services (Office 365, Enterprise Mobility, Windows 10, Security, Compliance, and Cloud App Security)
• Technical Lead for Windows Services administrator and supporting applications.
• Administrator of Line of Business Applications
• Contributes to DevSecOps and Cybersecurity operations.

Qualifications and Experience:

• 3 - 5 years’ experience managing cloud infrastructure environments.
• 1-3 years of management or team lead experience.
• Drive strategic and complex projects with executive visibility and many critical dependencies. 
• Manage modernization, architecture, disaster recovery, and business transformation processes.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate risks, assumptions, issues, and decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

• Proven experience configuring Microsoft M365 E5-specific services related to Office, Security, and Windows
• Demonstrated experience managing Microsoft M365 E5-specific services in a security operations perspective.

• Proven experience with Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Azure, Office 365, AWS, etc.
• Proven experience with Access and Authentication technologies like Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Azure MFA, Azure B2C, Azure Conditional Access, etc.
• Must have proven experience with building, deploying, and running with automation scripts in PowerShell.
• Assessing Cloud infrastructure to capture current operating costs and propose future improvements to customer technical and business teams.
• Resolve complex technical issues.
• Responsible for regular log review process, identifying any risks to the service, and ensuring appropriate remedial actions are taken.
• Support the operations of IT infrastructure under strict change control and documentation processes.
• Automate repetitive functions via scripting.
• Design and provide solutions that fit the requirements of the project stakeholders, customers, and end-users, conforming to the standards established by the IT organization.
• Using assessments of vulnerabilities, sources of threats, and current security guidance to determine the effectiveness of mitigation plans.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Strong technical leadership skills
• Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader:
• Exhibits leadership/mentorship with team members.
• Demonstrates ability to stay abreast of technical developments in the industry and align them with strategic company objectives.
• Proven ability to realign priorities rapidly to meet changing business requirements.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

Education

• BS or BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, or demonstrated equivalent experience.

Certificate and/or License:

• ITIL-OSA, CISSP, CISM, CCSP, and Azure certifications.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods and use their hands to operate the computer keyboard and telephone. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50. Specific vision abilities this job requires include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Travel:

The position requires travel. The annual rate of overnight travel is up to 10%.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work is primarily performed in a typical office environment with a usually moderate noise level. Mostly, ambient room temperatures, lighting, and traditional office equipment are found in a typical office environment.