Cloud Engineer III

Cloud Engineer III 

Business Technology – Systems Engineering | WoodmenLife 
Location: Hybrid (Omaha Tower) or Remote 
Reports To: Manager, Systems Engineering 
 
🌟 Why You’ll Love This Role 

WoodmenLife is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Cloud Engineer III to help shape the future of our Azure cloud platform. This senior technical role is highly impactful—driving cloud modernization, advancing our Azure Landing Zone, and strengthening cloud engineering maturity across the enterprise. 

You will collaborate closely with our Cloud Architect and partner with Systems Engineers, Enterprise Architects, and cross‑functional teams to engineer secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions. Beyond hands‑on engineering, you will uplift team capability, influence platform direction, and help build a modern cloud ecosystem that enables innovation across WoodmenLife. 

In this role, you will: 

• Assist in a rchitecting and optimi zing large‑scale Azure cloud infrastructure 

• Build reusable IaC, automation frameworks, and DevOps pipelines that elevate engineering efficiency 

• Mentor and develop infrastructure engineers, helping grow the organization’s cloud skillset 

• Strengthen Azure Landing Zone foundations across identity, networking, governance, and security 

• Contribute directly to the future of WoodmenLife’s cloud operating model and modernization strategy 

At WoodmenLife, you’ll also enjoy a culture that values people as much as technology. With Friday afternoons off year‑round, a collaborative environment, and a focus on outcomes rather than hours, you’ll find a workplace designed to support both professional impact and personal well‑being. 

About the Team 

This role is part of the Systems Engineering team, a group of nine highly skilled infrastructure engineers within the Technical Services division of Business Technology. As a senior contributor, you’ll serve as a go‑to cloud expert, partnering closely with the Cloud Architect to define and operationalize cloud standards, solutions, and best practices across the enterprise. 

Role Summary 

The Cloud Engineer III is a senior technical contributor responsible for engineering, implementing, and optimi zing WoodmenLife’s Azure cloud infrastructure. Partnering closely with the Cloud Architect, this role operationalizes cloud standards and guardrails, delivers reusable engineering patterns, and ensures secure, scalable, high‑performing cloud platforms that support current and future modernization initiatives. 

What You’ll Do 

Cloud Engineering & Platform Delivery 

• Design and implement complex Microsoft Azure cloud solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards 

• Integrate hybrid cloud environments leveraging Azure networking and identity services 

• Lead Infrastructure as Code development with Bicep, ARM Templates, PowerShell, and Azure CLI 

• Guide the development and maintenance of Azure DevOps pipelines for CI/CD and promote automation 

• Advance Azure Landing Zone components (governance, identity, network, security) to support enterprise-scale, secure-by-default environments 

• Collaborate with Cloud Architects and Enterprise Architects to implement and operationalize platform standards, engineering patterns, and cloud guardrails 

Monitoring, Cost Optimization & Telemetry 

• Enhance cloud observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and App Insights to improve proactive detection and response 

• Assist in the d evelopment and maintenance of tagging strategies, budget controls, and utilization reporting to support cloud cost optimization and financial transparency 

• Lead efforts to monitor, analyze, and optimize cloud resource utilization, cloud cost management, and system telemetry 

Automation, DevOps & Enablement 

• Build automation frameworks that streamline provisioning, monitoring, and operational tasks 

• Develop and maintain reusable templates, scripts, and modules to support enterprise self‑service 

• Embed governance controls, policy enforcement, and configuration management into automation workflows 

Collaboration, Leadership & Mentoring 

• Mentor Systems Engineers and technical peers across the organization, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and high performance 

• Support Agile ceremonies and iterative delivery culture for cloud initiatives 

• Contribute to the Cloud Center of Excellence through knowledge sharing, documentation, tooling, and best practices 

Security, Governance & Compliance 

• Implement Azure governance controls (Azure Policy, RBAC, resource organization) 

• Ensure secure‑by‑default configurations aligned with enterprise security standards