Lead Azure Engineer

JOB TITLE: Lead, Azure Engineer

DEPARTMENT: Technology

REPORTS TO: Senior Director, Cloud Services

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: No

JOB LOCATION: Nashville, TN – Corporate Office

TRAVEL: None

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

As Lead Azure Engineer to spearhead, you will design, implement, and optimize our Azure-based solutions. As a key member of our IT team, you play a pivotal role in ensuring the scalability, security, and performance of our Azure cloud infrastructure. The Lead Azure Engineer leads a talented team, providing technical guidance, fostering innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Azure Solution Design and Implementation
  • Design, architect, and implement scalable and reliable Azure solutions based on business requirements.
  • Lead the development and deployment of Azure infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and performance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Azure services into existing systems and applications.
• Technical Leadership
  • Provide technical leadership to a team of Azure engineers, guiding them in best practices and ensuring the successful delivery of projects.
  • Mentor and coach team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation within the Azure engineering team.
• Infrastructure Optimization and Performance Management:
  • Conduct regular performance assessments of Azure environments, identifying opportunities for optimization and efficiency improvements.
  • Implement best practices for monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure proactive identification and resolution of issues.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to define and enforce Azure governance policies and compliance standards.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 4 years of specific experience in designing and implementing Azure solutions.
• Proven track record of leading successful Azure projects from conception to delivery.
• Managed and operated critical infrastructure in a hosted environment.
• Solid experience with enterprise operating systems, primarily Windows Server 2016
• Practical experience with device and application monitoring tools (ex: Site24x7, New Relic, CloudWatch)
• General knowledge of web application hosting, everything from load balancing to database management
• Experience installing and managing common database applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):

• Experience with cloud technologies (Azure, AWS)
• Experience with DevOps methodologies
• Database administration experience
• Code scripting skills

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.