SMBC Group · 12 hours ago
Cloud Engineer
Charlotte, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expSMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Cloud Engineer role involves hands-on expertise in Azure to manage resources, automate tasks, and implement architectural best practices for cloud infrastructure.
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Responsibilities
Architect scalable Azure landing zones including governance, policy, networking, identity, monitoring, and security layers
Provision and manage Azure resources (App Service, VNets/Private Endpoints, Storage, Key Vault, PostgreSQL) following governance and tagging standards
Build and maintain Terraform modules with policy, RBAC, and diagnostics baked in; manage state/promotion and CI integration
Automate operational tasks with PowerShell via runbooks/functions and pipelines; reduce manual change and improve auditability
Design and validate DR/HA capabilities (Availability Zones, zone-redundant services, backup/restore, runbook failover testing) aligned to RTO/RPO
Harden and troubleshoot private networking (hub‑spoke, Private DNS, NSGs, Azure Firewall) and connectivity (VPN/ExpressRoute)
Establish monitoring baselines with Azure Monitor/Log Analytics, build actionable dashboards/alerts, and integrate with ITSM for incidents/changes
Support data platform workloads (ADF/Databricks/PostgreSQL) for onboarding, monitoring, and pipeline troubleshooting
Drive FinOps practices (budgets, reservations, rightsizing) while maintaining SLAs and performance targets
Participate in Agile/SAFe ceremonies (standups, planning, retrospectives) and collaborate closely with developers, security, and networking teams
Contribute to documentation and knowledge bases, pair with peers and mentor where appropriate
Uphold secure-by-default practices (least privilege, managed identities, secrets-in-Key Vault) and tagging/governance standards
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure across IaaS and PaaS services
Proficiency with Git-based workflows and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform; Bicep/ARM familiarity)
Scripting experience (PowerShell required; Python nice to have) focused on automation and repeatability
Working knowledge of Azure networking (VNets, Private Endpoints/Private Link, DNS, NSGs) and identity (RBAC, managed identities)
Experience with observability in Azure (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights) and alert hygiene
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to explain complex topics simply and build trust across teams
Advanced competence in Terraform (modules, workspaces/state, promotion) and PowerShell/Azure CLI automation
Applied architectural knowledge of Azure DR/HA patterns and private networking design
Proven experience operating Azure platforms at scale with ITSM alignment and strong monitoring discipline
Preferred
Microsoft certifications such as AZ-104 (Administrator) and AZ-305 (Solutions Architect)
HashiCorp Terraform Associate certification
Experience in regulated or enterprise environments and with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow)
Experience working and collaborating in Atlassian Jira
Company
SMBC Group
SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Hirofumi Otsuka
Senior Managing Executive Officer & CEO of Americas Division
Juan Kreutz
Head of Structured Finance Solutions and Deputy Head of the Americas
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