Healthrise · 3 days ago
IT Operations Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelHealthrise is seeking an experienced IT Operations Engineer to operate and support critical Azure-based infrastructure, platforms, and Kubernetes workloads. This role is hands-on and production-focused, responsible for reliability, performance, security, and operational maturity across cloud services, container platforms, databases, and virtualized environments.
Financial Services
Responsibilities
Operate, maintain, and optimize Azure infrastructure and platform services in production
Manage Azure DNS, including API-based DNS automation and lifecycle management
Administer Azure networking components (vNets, routing, private endpoints, service integration)
Ensure availability, resiliency, and security of Azure-hosted workloads
Operate and support Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) clusters in production
Manage cluster lifecycle, upgrades, node pools, and scaling
Troubleshoot containerized workloads, networking, and storage within AKS
Partner with engineering teams to ensure Kubernetes workloads are production-ready
Serve as a Linux Systems Administrator for Azure-hosted systems and AKS nodes
Perform provisioning, patching, performance tuning, monitoring, and security hardening
Troubleshoot OS-level and application-level issues across distributed systems
Operate and support Azure Virtual Desktop environments
Ensure reliable, secure access to virtual desktops and applications
Troubleshoot session, identity, networking, and performance issues
Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Bicep
Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks using APIs and scripting
Reduce manual operational effort through repeatable, version-controlled workflows
Qualification
Required
Azure Cloud & Infrastructure Operations
Operate, maintain, and optimize Azure infrastructure and platform services in production
Manage Azure DNS, including API-based DNS automation and lifecycle management
Administer Azure networking components (vNets, routing, private endpoints, service integration)
Ensure availability, resiliency, and security of Azure-hosted workloads
AKS & Container Platform Operations
Operate and support Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS) clusters in production
Manage cluster lifecycle, upgrades, node pools, and scaling
Troubleshoot containerized workloads, networking, and storage within AKS
Partner with engineering teams to ensure Kubernetes workloads are production-ready
Linux & Systems Administration
Serve as a Linux Systems Administrator for Azure-hosted systems and AKS nodes
Perform provisioning, patching, performance tuning, monitoring, and security hardening
Troubleshoot OS-level and application-level issues across distributed systems
Azure Virtual Desktop
Operate and support Azure Virtual Desktop environments
Ensure reliable, secure access to virtual desktops and applications
Troubleshoot session, identity, networking, and performance issues
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Design, deploy, and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, specifically Bicep
Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks using APIs and scripting
Reduce manual operational effort through repeatable, version-controlled workflows
Strong hands-on experience operating Microsoft Azure environments
Production experience with Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
Proficiency in Linux system administration
Experience administering PostgreSQL databases
Experience supporting Big Data or analytics platforms
Knowledge of DNS systems, including API-driven management
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms (Datadog or similar)
Experience operating Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments
Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (Bicep or similar)
Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud, container, OS, and application layers
Preferred
Experience operating Kubernetes in regulated or high-availability environments
Familiarity with Azure security and governance (RBAC, Policy, private networking)
PowerShell, Bash, and REST APIs
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and processes
Exposure to multi-cloud environments is a plus
Database Administrator (DBA) experience for Azure-hosted database platforms
PostgreSQL (managed and self-hosted) administration and optimization experience
Big Data and analytics platforms experience, including performance tuning and capacity planning
Experience implementing, maintaining monitoring, logging, and APM tooling (e.g., Datadog)
Experience ensuring systems are instrumented for metrics, logs, and alerting
Company
Healthrise
Hospital systems are not all created equal. So one-size-fits-all solutions don’t work. At Healthrise, we customize solutions to meet your needs.
Founded in 2012
51-200 employees
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CEO
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