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Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. · 2 days ago

Senior Cloud Engineer

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$160K/yr - $185K/yr

7+ years exp

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with experience in Microsoft Azure to facilitate solution delivery and operational needs. This role involves designing and implementing cloud solutions, managing CI/CD pipelines, and ensuring governance, security, and compliance within the cloud infrastructure.

InsuranceMarine Transportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design and Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Develop and maintain modular, secure Terraform configurations for deploying Azure resources

Utilize version-controlled code (GitHub) with state management and remote backends

Create reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure provisioning

Build and Maintain CI/CD Pipelines

Develop GitHub Actions workflows for Terraform plans/applies and Docker builds/deployments

Integrate code linting, security scanning, approvals, and environment gates into pipelines

Deliver Scalable Solutions in Microsoft Azure

Translate business and application requirements into cloud-native and hybrid Azure solutions

Deploy services such as containers, App Services, VNets, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Storage Account, PrivateLink, Managed SQL, and Azure Backup

Ensure deployments are secure, scalable, and compliant with enterprise policies

Modernize Legacy Infrastructure in the Cloud

Migrate legacy IaaS workloads to Azure PaaS or container platforms

Design hybrid cloud solutions integrating on-prem systems with Azure (e.g., VPN/ExpressRoute Virtual Network Gateway, Azure Arc, PrivateLink)

Assess and remediate technical debt and outdated architecture

Governance, Security, and Compliance

Enforce enterprise standards using Azure Policy, RBAC, tagging policies, and cost control mechanisms

Manage secrets with Azure Key Vault and implement secure identity practices (managed identities, MFA)

Proactive Management and Audit-enabled Deployments

Set up monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Microsoft Sentinel, etc

Create dashboards and alert rules for proactive incident detection

Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for common operational issues and escalations

Collaboration & DevOps Practices

Work cross-functionally with developers, architects, operations, and security teams to deliver infrastructure aligned with application needs

Participate in Agile ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives)

Review code, mentor team members, and promote DevOps best practices

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, deployment guides, CI/CD pipeline workflows, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery procedures

Conduct internal knowledge-sharing sessions and training

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

Evaluate and adopt emerging Azure services, DevOps tools, and Terraform capabilities

Identify automation opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual operations

Continuously optimize cloud costs, performance, and resource usage

Qualification

Microsoft AzureTerraformCI/CD PipelinesContainerizationAzure NetworkingAzure AutomationIdentity ManagementCloud Cost ManagementMonitoring & LoggingAgile PracticesDocumentationCollaborationSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field

7+ years in Enterprise Information Technology engineering and/or operations

4+ years of previous Terraform experience or relevant exposure

4+ years of previous Microsoft Azure experience or relevant exposure

Strong understanding of Azure compute services: Virtual Machines, VMSS, App Services, AKS

Deep knowledge of Azure networking: VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, Private Link

Familiarity with Azure storage options: Blob, File Shares, Disks, and backup solutions

Experience with Azure PaaS services: Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Application Gateway, Azure Functions, Logic Apps

Proficient in Terraform: Writing clean and modular Terraform code, backend configuration and remote state management, workspaces and environment separation, and using the AzureRM provider effectively

Deep understanding of Git fundamentals: branching, merging, PRs, versioning

Experience with GitHub Actions (or equivalents like Azure DevOps Pipelines): Building pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery, managing secrets and environment approvals, and integrating security scans and validations

Writing Dockerfile, building, and securing container images

Managing multi-stage builds and custom base images

Understanding container orchestration concepts and experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Kubernetes YAML manifests or Helm charts, and Azure Container Registry (ACR) usage and access control

Knowledge of Azure Automation Accounts, runbooks, function apps, and webhooks

Scripting skills in PowerShell and/or Bash for automation and task orchestration

Strong understanding of Azure AD / Entra ID, user and group management, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Conditional Access policies, and MFA

Managed Identities, Service Principals, and Key Vault integration

Experience with Azure Cost Management & Billing tools

Knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and usage analytics

Strategies for cost optimization: Reserved Instances, autoscaling, rightsizing, eliminating idle resources

Proficient with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights

Ability to design custom dashboards, alerts, and automated responses, and troubleshooting skills using logs, metrics, and network tracing

Understanding of traditional IT infrastructure concepts: data centers, IaaS, hypervisors (VMware/Hyper-V)

Experience with cloud migrations: Lift-and-shift vs refactor/re-platform, hybrid networking scenarios, integration of on-prem identities or systems with Azure (e.g., AD Connect, Azure Arc)

Working knowledge of Windows Server (RDP, IIS, Active Directory basics), and Linux (SSH, systemd, package management, log files)

Understanding of OS-level performance tuning, permissions, and patching

Familiarity with Agile/DevOps practices, CI/CD concepts, and Infrastructure Lifecycle

Awareness of cloud-native and 12-factor app principles

Understanding software packaging and deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling)

Preferred

Microsoft Entra Id, Azure Update Manager, Azure Virtual Desktop, API Management, Application Gateway, Load Balancer, App Services

PowerShell or other language experience

Docker / Container experience

Familiarity with Microsoft Sentinel for security monitoring

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurances

Short and long-term disability

A Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan

An Employee Assistance Plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Health Reimbursement Account

A wellness program

Company

Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Core Specialty, through its subsidiary insurers, offers a diversified range of property, casualty, and marine insurance products for small to mid-sized businesses.

Founded in 2020

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

1001-5000 employees