As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you will develop and maintain Azure infrastructure, ensure performance and security, and lead a team of engineers in cloud services management.
Description and Requirements
We are seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Azure cloud services, Terraform, and Azure DevOps. As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining our Azure infrastructure, ensuring high performance, security, and cost efficiency. You will be part of a team of cloud engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive the adoption of new Azure technologies.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development and maintenance of Terraform modules for Azure deployments.
• Establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes.
• Integrate the latest Azure services to meet the evolving needs of the company.
• Optimize cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.
• Prepare operations teams for effective customer support and ensure operational excellence.
• Monitor and address health advisories proactively.
Required Technical Skills
• Azure Cloud Services: Extensive experience with Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, and security configurations.
• Terraform: Proficiency in writing and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform, including module development and version control.
• Terraform Cloud: Experience with Terraform Cloud for collaboration and automation in infrastructure deployment.
• Azure DevOps: Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline creation, management, and automation.
Additional Skills
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Mastery of IaC principles and practices, particularly with Terraform.
• Configuration Management: Ability to establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes across the organization.
• Cost Optimization: Skills in monitoring and optimizing cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.
• Cloud Security: Expertise in implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Risk Management: Experience in identifying and mitigating risks associated with cloud services.
• Performance Tuning: Ability to continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.
• Operational Readiness: Experience in preparing operations teams for effective customer support and ensuring operational excellence.
• Health Advisory Management: Skills in monitoring and addressing health advisories proactively.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead a team of cloud engineers, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, security, and performance experts.
• Innovation & Agility: Ability to rapidly adopt and optimize new Azure technologies to drive innovation and agility.
• Standardization & Ownership: Commitment to ensuring consistent configurations and quality modules for scalable, secure, and efficient cloud operations.
• Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation tasks.
• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Disaster Recovery: Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation in a cloud environment.
Education:
BA/BS in Comp Science/IS/Engineering
Experience:
7+ Years
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
We are seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Azure cloud services, Terraform, and Azure DevOps. As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining our Azure infrastructure, ensuring high performance, security, and cost efficiency. You will be part of a team of cloud engineers, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive the adoption of new Azure technologies.
Key Responsibilities
• Lead the development and maintenance of Terraform modules for Azure deployments.
• Establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes.
• Integrate the latest Azure services to meet the evolving needs of the company.
• Optimize cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.
• Prepare operations teams for effective customer support and ensure operational excellence.
• Monitor and address health advisories proactively.
Required Technical Skills
• Azure Cloud Services: Extensive experience with Azure cloud services, including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, and security configurations.
• Terraform: Proficiency in writing and managing infrastructure as code using Terraform, including module development and version control.
• Terraform Cloud: Experience with Terraform Cloud for collaboration and automation in infrastructure deployment.
• Azure DevOps: Strong knowledge of Azure DevOps for CI/CD pipeline creation, management, and automation.
Additional Skills
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Mastery of IaC principles and practices, particularly with Terraform.
• Configuration Management: Ability to establish and maintain Azure service configuration standards and processes across the organization.
• Cost Optimization: Skills in monitoring and optimizing cloud resource usage to reduce expenses while maintaining performance.
• Cloud Security: Expertise in implementing security best practices and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Risk Management: Experience in identifying and mitigating risks associated with cloud services.
• Performance Tuning: Ability to continuously improve the efficiency and performance of Azure cloud services.
• Operational Readiness: Experience in preparing operations teams for effective customer support and ensuring operational excellence.
• Health Advisory Management: Skills in monitoring and addressing health advisories proactively.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead a team of cloud engineers, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Collaboration: Strong collaborative skills to work with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, security, and performance experts.
• Innovation & Agility: Ability to rapidly adopt and optimize new Azure technologies to drive innovation and agility.
• Standardization & Ownership: Commitment to ensuring consistent configurations and quality modules for scalable, secure, and efficient cloud operations.
• Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages such as PowerShell, Python, or Bash for automation tasks.
• Monitoring & Logging: Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.
• Disaster Recovery: Knowledge of disaster recovery planning and implementation in a cloud environment.
Education:
BA/BS in Comp Science/IS/Engineering
Experience:
7+ Years
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
Top Skills
Application Insights
Azure
Azure Devops
Azure Monitor
Bash
Log Analytics
Powershell
Python
Terraform
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