Senior Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Engineer

American Life Financial Partners, LLC, a rapidly growing financial services holding company, seeks a customer service-focused, hands-on, and energetic team player to join us as a Senior Cloud Engineer. We operate as a modern insurance holding company focused on long-term growth and delivering innovative technology solutions that support our business operations, strategic initiatives, and customer experience. 

Summary/Objective

The Senior Cloud Engineer is a senior-level infrastructure professional responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and support of the organization's cloud environment, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. This position plays a key role in shaping cloud strategy, infrastructure architecture, systems integrations, security, and operational reliability. The individual will work closely with the IT Director and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions while progressively assuming ownership of solution architecture and technical design decisions. The role requires a strong blend of hands-on engineering expertise, systems integration experience, and strategic thinking.

Essential Functions

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize Microsoft Azure infrastructure supporting critical business applications, data platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Architect and support cloud-based integrations between business systems, reporting platforms, and third-party applications.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and infrastructure designs that align with organizational objectives.
• Develop and maintain cloud architecture documentation, including current-state and future-state environments.
• Configure and manage Azure networking, compute, storage, identity management, security controls, governance, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to design scalable solutions for reporting, analytics, integrations, and infrastructure modernization efforts.
• Lead or participate in architecture reviews and provide technical guidance on cloud best practices.
• Monitor cloud environments to ensure availability, performance, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery, backup, business continuity, and cybersecurity controls.
• Support cloud migration initiatives and evaluate emerging technologies, platforms, and services.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and data teams to troubleshoot complex technical issues and drive continuous improvement.
• Assist in developing and executing the organization's cloud strategy, standards, and governance framework.

Competencies

• Cloud Architecture & Engineering
• Microsoft Azure Administration
• Systems Integration & Solution Design
• Infrastructure Security & Governance
• Identity & Access Management
• Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Technical Documentation
• Stakeholder Communication
• Project Planning & Execution
• Strategic Thinking
• Continuous Learning & Innovation

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five (5) or more years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting cloud infrastructure environments.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in a production environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, storage, compute, Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), governance, and security services.
• Experience designing and supporting integrations between cloud platforms and enterprise applications, ERP systems, reporting tools, or data platforms.
• Experience translating business and technical requirements into scalable solution designs.
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, risk management, and compliance requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and multi-cloud environments.
• Exposure to Databricks or similar data and analytics platforms.
• Experience integrating cloud solutions with Oracle, Power BI, or comparable enterprise systems.
• Experience within financial services, insurance, or another highly regulated industry.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or equivalent cloud certifications.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, and cloud deployment methodologies.

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience may be considered.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities but serves as a technical leader and subject matter expert within the Infrastructure team.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and other office technology. Hybrid or remote work arrangements may be available based on business needs. 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with others via phone, video conferencing, email, and messaging platforms. The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands and fingers to operate computers and related equipment. 

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Typical work hours are Monday through Friday. Additional hours may be required to support system implementations, upgrades, outages, or other business-critical initiatives. 

Travel

Occasional travel may be required for training, vendor meetings, conferences, or business needs.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of applicable background screening requirements. 

AAP/EEO Statement

American Life Financial Partners, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact the Human Resources department. 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. 

Notable Characteristics of Success in the Role

Within the first year, the Senior Cloud Engineer is expected to independently lead architecture and design efforts for multiple infrastructure and integration domains, serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, and drive cloud solutions that improve security, scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency across the organization.