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The position requires ability to make recommendations based on solid technical acumen, assist project teams as required, and provide third-tier support for issue resolution.\n\nThe Cloud Engineer has subject matter experience in two or more of the following areas: Cloud Computing, Cloud Storage, Virtual Networks, Automation/Infrastructure as Code, Secure Networking, and DevSecOps. in an Azure or AWS cloud environment.\n\nWhat will the employee do in this role?\nWorks with supervision to establish, monitor and maintain Azure cloud environment, systems hardware, operating systems, and related network and security infrastructure to ensure reliable operations\nMonitor Azure maintenance and outages, assess impact, and develop strategies to minimize impact\nCollaborate, consult, coordinate task level work with developers and scrum teams on compute resource needs expansion or new feature deployment. 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