Azure Software Engineer Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

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HYBRID: Qualified candidates must live within a 180-mile radius of a hub location listed below and should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL; Richardson, TX; Dunwoody, GA; Tempe, AZ

SPONSORSHIP:  Applicants for this position are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Adoption of the Azure Public Cloud Platform is growing, and the Azure Platform Enablement team is expanding to meet the demand. We are seeking someone who is eager to learn, collaborates extremely well with their team and stakeholders, and will contribute operationally, and strategically to mature the Azure platform.
Public Cloud experience is necessary for consideration.
Current Team Focus:
• Platform Engineering Automation – Leveraging Open Code, Service Now Integration, and platform self-service
• Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 Infrastructure Enablement and Provisioning Automation
• Azure Windows Server and Services Enablement
• OpenAI integration
• Use Case Adoption of the Azure Public Cloud platform
• Azure Cloud Platform Control Baseline and Observability
• Maturation of platform alerting, eventing, resilience, and availability

Essential Technical Skills:
• Public Cloud Platforms – familiar with public cloud architecture and services.
• Information Security Principles – everything the team touches has information security implications. Understanding EISP and information security best practices is important.
• Networking – Most of the work with the Azure platform has a moderate to high degree of network complexity.

Essential Personal Skills:
• Collaboration – You will need to thrive in a work environment where you work independently in a team environment. This team addresses conflict head on, holds each other accountable, knows when to ask for help, and obsessively shares information.
• Customer Service – the bar is high for responding to customer inquiries and service tickets. In this role you are expected to provide excellent customer support AND figure out ways to avoid similar incidents in the future.
• Learning Agility – The environment is complex and demand for Azure Platform capabilities is growing – it’s a challenging and rewarding space that will require ongoing personal development.
• Experience – This is not an entry-level engineering position. No consideration will be given to applicants who are not currently or have previously been a software engineer or worked in a similar role.

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $177,000
• Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
• High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to XX% of base salary

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

Essential Technical Skills:
• Public Cloud Platforms – familiar with public cloud architecture and services.
• Information Security Principles – everything the team touches has information security implications. Understanding EISP and information security best practices is important.
• Networking – Most of the work with the Azure platform has a moderate to high degree of network complexity.

Essential Personal Skills:
• Collaboration – You will need to thrive in a work environment where you work independently in a team environment. This team addresses conflict head on, holds each other accountable, knows when to ask for help, and obsessively shares information.
• Customer Service – the bar is high for responding to customer inquiries and service tickets. In this role you are expected to provide excellent customer support AND figure out ways to avoid similar incidents in the future.
• Learning Agility – The environment is complex and demand for Azure Platform capabilities is growing – it’s a challenging and rewarding space that will require ongoing personal development.
• Experience – This is not an entry-level engineering position. No consideration will be given to applicants who are not currently or have previously been a software engineer or worked in a similar role.