Lead Azure Engineer; RapidScale

Position: Lead Azure Engineer (RapidScale)

• * Company
• * Cox Communications, Inc.
• * Job Family Group
• * Engineering / Product Development
• * Job Profile
• * Lead Cloud Engineer
• * Management Level
• * Manager - Non People Leader
• * Flexible Work Option
• * Can work remotely anywhere in the specified country
• * Travel %
• * Yes, 5% of the time
• * Work Shift
• * Day
• * Compensation
• * Compensation includes a base salary in the range of $ - $. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
• * Job Description
• * At Rapid Scale, exceptional technology is powered by exceptional people. We deliver secure, reliable managed and advisory services across private, public, and hybrid clouds, helping organizations innovate, adapt, and grow. As an Elite Broadcom VMware VCSP Partner and top partner with AWS, Azure, and Google, our solutions focus on business outcomes with embedded cyber resiliency and AI to protect today and enable tomorrow backed by the strength of the Cox family of companies.

The Cloud Engineer is expected to be a thought leader at Rapid Scale and, therefore, highly knowledgeable about the technical aspects of our cloud services and the industry, which may include but are not limited to:

• Cloud Computing on Azure (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
• Migrations to Azure
• Professional Services/Consulting engagements
• Security/Compliance Services
• Automation/Dev Ops
• Data management in the cloud
• Transformational Services with AI/MLCloud Engineers may also participate in architecture design and reviews, occasional pre-sales calls as subject matter experts, and internal Dev Ops initiatives.

At Rapid Scale, we provide assessment, design, build, migration, and management services to a diverse range of Azure clients. As one of less than 60 partners worldwide with the Azure Expert MSP designation, we're committed to delivering solutions that harness Azure's full power and capabilities. We consult, design, and build highly resilient, secure, automated, and cost-efficient environments. In this critical role, you'll help us achieve these goals for our clients and play a crucial part in enabling Rapid Scale to meet our ambitious growth targets. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud solutions across client engagements including assessments, migrations (rehost, replatform, refactor), and modernization initiatives
• Implement Azure environments aligned to security, compliance, performance, and cost optimization best practices
• Partner with Solution Architects to translate designs into scalable, executable solutions
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges during implementation and deployment
• Support transition of client environments to Managed Services, including documentation, diagrams, and knowledge transfer
• Contribute to automation, process improvements, and internal capability development within the Professional Services team

Qualifications

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field.

The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year of experience; or 10 years’ experience in a related field

• Strong client-facing and consultative experience in addition to hands-on delivery
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure, networking, identity, and governance (IaaS, PaaS, Entra , RBAC, Azure Policies)
• Proven experience migrating workloads to Azure using tools such as Azure Migrate, ASR, or similar
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, (ARM/Bicep a plus)
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Power Shell, Python, Bash, Azure CLI)
• Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines (Git Hub, Git Lab, Azure Dev Ops)
• Systems administration experience across Windows and/or Linux
• At least one Associate, Expert, or Specialty-level certificate on Azure
• Ability to leverage AI tools to improve productivity and automationPreferred
• Working knowledge…

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