Azure Cloud Reliability Engineer III

Overview The Cloud Reliability Engineer III designs and implements cloud services and guardrails, automates routine operations, and improves reliability and developer experience. Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Position Summary: The Cloud Reliability Engineer III designs and implements cloud services and guardrails, automates routine operations, and improves reliability and developer experience. Schedule: Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC. Authorized to work in the U.S.: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Responsibilities Design reusable cloud modules and reference patterns. Implement policy enforcement and configuration baselines. Enhance observability and SLO/SLA reporting. Execute upgrades, patching, and change windows safely. Troubleshoot incidents and drive corrective actions. Document standards, golden paths, and runbooks. Collaborate with platform, security, and product teams. May be called upon to support critical escalations and must be available during urgent IT incidents as needed. Quality Assurance: Implement policy enforcement and configuration baselines. Enhance observability and SLO/SLA reporting. Document standards, golden paths, and runbooks. Technical: Design reusable cloud modules and reference patterns. Execute upgrades, patching, and change windows safely. Troubleshoot incidents and drive corrective actions. Collaborate with platform, security, and product teams. Support: May be called upon to support critical escalations and must be available during urgent IT incidents as needed. Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience. 5+ years in cloud engineering or platform operations. 5+ years' Production experience in Cloud technologies - Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, Azure functions, Azure automation and runbooks, workbooks, Insights, Security center, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics. Hands-on experience with IaC tools like ADO, ARM, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, AzCLI, GitHub Hands-on with automation, IAM, networking, and core cloud services. Familiarity with containers/serverless and CI/CD. Strong problem solving and communication. At least 4 years of hands-on operational experience supporting the following or related experience: Azure Virtual Network, VWAN, Express route, Load Balancer (L4/L7), Traffic Manager, CDN, Azure DNS, routing & routing protocols like BGP, firewall concepts. Azure Identity including any of the following: Azure AD, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA, Azure AD Connect, Password less sign-ins, Microsoft Defender, key vault. Azure Governance, Security, Monitoring, Workbooks, Compliance, and cost awareness. Azure Virtual Machines, Containers and/or Kubernetes and/or OpenShift (infrastructure perspective). Azure Storage Account, Disk, Snapshot, Backup, Site Recovery, file sync, Data Lake. Preferred Qualifications: Azure Certifications. Exposure to cost optimization and tagging standards. Understanding of backup/DR patterns in cloud. Salary Range: $125,040 - $187,560 All ADUSA job offers take multiple factors into consideration including, but not limited to salary range, internal equity, a candidate's qualifications, geographic region, job-related knowledge and skills. This position is eligible for an incentive bonus based on company performance as provided by the plan terms and governing documents. Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws. Experience: 5+ years in cloud engineering or platform operations. 5+ years' Production experience in Cloud technologies - Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, Azure functions, Azure automation and runbooks, workbooks, Insights, Security center, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics. Hands-on experience with IaC tools like ADO, ARM, Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, AzCLI, GitHub. At least 4 years of hands-on operational experience supporting the following or related experience:. Knowledge: Familiarity with containers/serverless and CI/CD. Understanding of backup/DR patterns in cloud. Skills: Hands-on with automation, IAM, networking, and core cloud services. Strong problem solving and communication. Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience. Proficiency: Azure Identity including any of the following: Azure AD, PIM, Conditional Access, MFA, Azure AD Connect, Password less sign-ins, Microsoft Defender, key vault. Azure Governance, Security, Monitoring, Workbooks, Compliance, and cost awareness. Azure Virtual Network, VWAN, Express route, Load Balancer (L4/L7), Traffic Manager, CDN, Azure DNS, routing & routing protocols like BGP, firewall concepts.