Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities

The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer will design and architect secure, scalable public-cloud infrastructure services with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. They will also lead a team of cloud engineering professionals to establish technical standards, drive project results, and ensure operational performance.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least ten years of experience in IT infrastructure or cloud operations, including two or more years of hands-on Microsoft Azure architecture experience. Strong leadership skills and proficiency in automation, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code technologies are required for success in this role.

Skills

• Microsoft Azure
• Cloud architecture
• Infrastructure engineering
• Automation
• Security
• PowerShell
• Infrastructure as code
• Azure Resource Manager
• Bicep
• Terraform
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Disaster recovery
• Team leadership
• Project management
• Cloud governance
• Monitoring

Benefits

• 401(k) savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program

About this role

Do you have deep technical expertise in Microsoft Azure, strong infrastructure architecture experience, and a track record of leading engineering teams in a global enterprise environment? This could be a fantastic chance to create secure, scalable public-cloud services while helping build Aon’s cloud strategy and operating standards!
Aon is in the business of better decisions
At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world! As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
What the day will look like
The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer will be primarily accountable for the design and architecture of Aon’s public-cloud infrastructure services, with a main focus on Microsoft Azure. This position will serve as a technical leader with vision, solution visionary, and subject-matter expert for Azure cloud architecture, infrastructure engineering, automation, security, resilience, and operational performance.
Key responsibilities include:
Serve as the primary designer and architect for Microsoft Azure enterprise cloud systems and infrastructure services.
Design secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable cloud solutions that address the differing requirements of business areas, technology teams, and internal customers.
Lead engineering activities involving Azure virtual networks, subscription management, storage services, image creation and maintenance, backup and disaster recovery, Network Security Groups, role-based access controls, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Automation, monitoring, and logging.
Lead and develop a small team of cloud engineering professionals, establish priorities, assign work, and drive measurable results across programs and projects.
Provide leadership to project teams and facilitate the definition of cloud-related objectives, work you're doing, technical standards, and implementation methods.
Partner with technology leadership, security teams, business collaborators, and external service providers to advance Aon cloud initiatives. Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.
Translate complex functional requirements into detailed technical designs for enterprise cloud architecture, infrastructure services, security, and operational support.
Review technical designs developed by other team members. Provide recommendations, guidance, and quality assurance.
Research business and technology challenges and develop cloud solution pathways consistent with Aon’s architecture, security, risk, and operational requirements.
Develop and implement cloud infrastructure through automation, scripting, infrastructure as code, and repeatable engineering practices.
Establish performance baselines and monitoring standards for cloud resources, network traffic, security controls, system availability, and capacity.
Find opportunities to improve cloud performance, reliability, security, automation, cost management, and operational efficiency.
Define tracking mechanisms and ensure applicable technology standards, engineering methods, documentation requirements, and project controls are followed.
Handle expectations and project scope, report status appropriately, address risks and issues, and deliver high-quality results.
Maintain current support documentation, architecture diagrams, operating procedures, technical standards, and process documentation. Serve in a technical advisory role for cloud engineering teams and internal technical collaborators.
Share cloud engineering practices, lessons learned, technical knowledge, and implementation standards across internal and external teams.
Help establish effective team norms, processes, and operating practices and ensure that they are consistently followed.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
Ten years’ experience or longer in IT infrastructure, cloud, or technology operations within a large, complex, or global enterprise environment.
Two or more years of hands-on Microsoft Azure engineering or architecture experience.
People management or team leadership experience, including skills in prioritizing, managing performance, mentoring colleagues, and achieving results.
Strong experience designing and supporting Azure infrastructure services. This includes virtual networks, subscriptions, storage, virtual-machine images, backup and disaster recovery. Also Network Security Groups, role-based access controls, identity services, automation, monitoring, and logging.
Demonstrated experience with PowerShell and infrastructure-as-code technologies, including Azure Resource Manager templates. Experience with Bicep or Terraform is preferred.
Experience with scripting, automation, Infrastructure as a Service, and Platform as a Service solutions.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, formerly Azure Active Directory, identity and access management, privileged access, and cloud-security controls.
Experience designing highly available and resilient cloud services, including backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, capacity management, and performance monitoring.
Ability to translate business and functional requirements into detailed cloud architecture and technical design documentation.
Experience leading cloud-related programs or projects and managing scope, risks, dependencies, work progress, and collaborator expectations.
Strong written and verbal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to engineering teams, technology leaders, business partners, and third-party providers.
Ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, global environment and collaborate across cloud engineering, infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, architecture, application, and business teams.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills.
Dedication to maintaining current technical documentation, operational procedures, architecture standards, and support mater...

About Aon Corporation

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