ExecutivePlacements.com
Infrastructure Engineer (Houston)
ExecutivePlacements.com, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Architect We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Architect with a minimum of 6+ years of extensive, hands‑on experience in architecting, implementing, and administering scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on technical leader with a proven track record in designing multi‑cloud solutions and driving modernization through advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps methodologies. This role requires expertise in building reliable, efficient platforms across multi‑cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure.
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Design & Provisioning: Lead the design and provision of complex, scalable multi‑cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS), including VMs/EC2, AKS/EKS/ECS clusters, VNets/VPCs, and various storage solutions (Blob Storage, S3).
IaC Expertise: Develop, implement, and maintain advanced IaC templates using Terraform modules and ARM Templates (or Bicep).
Secure State Management: Implement secure backend state management practices for Terraform.
Optimization: Configure and optimize Azure and AWS services for performance, cost, and reliability.
DevOps, CI/CD, and Containerization
Automation Frameworks: Design, develop, and lead CI/CD automation frameworks and multi‑stage pipelines utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Advanced CI/CD: Automate critical tasks, such as AKS cluster version upgrades with near‑zero downtime.
Container Orchestration: Expertly orchestrate and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, ECS) to support mission‑critical operations.
Scripting & Automation: Maintain proficiency in scripting and system automation using Python, PowerShell, and Bash.
Security, Governance, and Compliance
Governance Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of enterprise‑wide cloud governance initiatives, including enforcing Azure tagging policies, naming conventions, and policy‑driven compliance reporting using Azure Policy.
Security Implementation: Implement and enforce robust security protocols, including RBAC, SSO, and data access controls.
Secrets Management: Establish and maintain secure code pipelines and manage secrets using enterprise‑grade tools like HashiCorp Vault and Sentinel.
Network Security: Configure and manage advanced network security solutions, including Azure Application Gateway (with WAF) and third‑party firewalls (e.g., FortiGate).
Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards and regulations (e.g., HIPAA compliance).
Cloud Financial Management & Operations
Cost Optimization: Proactively identify and execute significant cost savings measures, including VM right‑sizing, Reserved Instance planning, and idle resource cleanup.
Resource Hygiene: Develop scripts and automated processes to audit and clean up unused or orphaned resources (vnet, disks, public IPs, compute, storage).
Monitoring & Alerting: Configure and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions, including Azure Monitor and Log Analytics or Application Insights for proactive alerting, performance insights, and operational dashboards.
Snowflake Administration: Lead the end‑to‑end implementation and administration of the Snowflake cloud data platform, including account setup, virtual warehouse provisioning, and data ingestion from AWS S3.
Data Governance & Security: Administer Snowflake security and governance by implementing RBAC, SSO, data masking policies, and secure views.
Big Data: Architect, deploy, and support multi‑node Hadoop clusters (Cloudera/Hortonworks) and secure services such as HDFS, Yarn, Spark, Hive, and Zookeeper with Kerberos and Apache Sentry.
Required Qualifications & Competencies
Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer or Architect with 6+ years of hands‑on experience.
Core Technical Stack: Deep expertise in Multi‑Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure), Terraform, CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), virtualisation, storage concepts, containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Proficiency: Hands‑on experience with Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and collaboration to cultivate a high‑performing culture.
Mindset: A strong focus on delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient platforms.
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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Architect We are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer / Architect with a minimum of 6+ years of extensive, hands‑on experience in architecting, implementing, and administering scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on technical leader with a proven track record in designing multi‑cloud solutions and driving modernization through advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps methodologies. This role requires expertise in building reliable, efficient platforms across multi‑cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure.
Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Design & Provisioning: Lead the design and provision of complex, scalable multi‑cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS), including VMs/EC2, AKS/EKS/ECS clusters, VNets/VPCs, and various storage solutions (Blob Storage, S3).
IaC Expertise: Develop, implement, and maintain advanced IaC templates using Terraform modules and ARM Templates (or Bicep).
Secure State Management: Implement secure backend state management practices for Terraform.
Optimization: Configure and optimize Azure and AWS services for performance, cost, and reliability.
DevOps, CI/CD, and Containerization
Automation Frameworks: Design, develop, and lead CI/CD automation frameworks and multi‑stage pipelines utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Advanced CI/CD: Automate critical tasks, such as AKS cluster version upgrades with near‑zero downtime.
Container Orchestration: Expertly orchestrate and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS, EKS, ECS) to support mission‑critical operations.
Scripting & Automation: Maintain proficiency in scripting and system automation using Python, PowerShell, and Bash.
Security, Governance, and Compliance
Governance Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of enterprise‑wide cloud governance initiatives, including enforcing Azure tagging policies, naming conventions, and policy‑driven compliance reporting using Azure Policy.
Security Implementation: Implement and enforce robust security protocols, including RBAC, SSO, and data access controls.
Secrets Management: Establish and maintain secure code pipelines and manage secrets using enterprise‑grade tools like HashiCorp Vault and Sentinel.
Network Security: Configure and manage advanced network security solutions, including Azure Application Gateway (with WAF) and third‑party firewalls (e.g., FortiGate).
Compliance: Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards and regulations (e.g., HIPAA compliance).
Cloud Financial Management & Operations
Cost Optimization: Proactively identify and execute significant cost savings measures, including VM right‑sizing, Reserved Instance planning, and idle resource cleanup.
Resource Hygiene: Develop scripts and automated processes to audit and clean up unused or orphaned resources (vnet, disks, public IPs, compute, storage).
Monitoring & Alerting: Configure and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions, including Azure Monitor and Log Analytics or Application Insights for proactive alerting, performance insights, and operational dashboards.
Snowflake Administration: Lead the end‑to‑end implementation and administration of the Snowflake cloud data platform, including account setup, virtual warehouse provisioning, and data ingestion from AWS S3.
Data Governance & Security: Administer Snowflake security and governance by implementing RBAC, SSO, data masking policies, and secure views.
Big Data: Architect, deploy, and support multi‑node Hadoop clusters (Cloudera/Hortonworks) and secure services such as HDFS, Yarn, Spark, Hive, and Zookeeper with Kerberos and Apache Sentry.
Required Qualifications & Competencies
Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer or Architect with 6+ years of hands‑on experience.
Core Technical Stack: Deep expertise in Multi‑Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure), Terraform, CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), virtualisation, storage concepts, containerisation & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
Proficiency: Hands‑on experience with Python, Bash, and PowerShell.
Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to mentorship and collaboration to cultivate a high‑performing culture.
Mindset: A strong focus on delivering reliable, scalable, and efficient platforms.
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