Azure Cloud Engineer

About Employer Direct Healthcare

Employer Direct Healthcare is focused on giving access to quality & affordable healthcare for our members. We understand and have experienced the challenges of navigating specialized healthcare and we are dedicated to making a change.

We partner with large self-funded employers to create a benefit program for specialized care. We connect with high-quality providers to give our members peace of mind when going into surgery. And we support our members by helping them navigate the tricky aspects of healthcare; whether that be selecting a doctor, scheduling appointments, or following up after a procedure has been completed to make sure our members are feeling better.

About You:

• You have a drive and AMBITION to tackle big problems. Big problems required big ideas and a team that supports new ideas.
• You CARE deeply for your customers. Your customers aren't just the individuals using your product. They are the driving factor in your motivation to make a change.
• You thrive in a TEAM ENVIRONMENT. Collaboration is key in innovation and creating change.
• A DIVERSE environment is incredibly important to you. You understand and desire to be a part of a diverse team with different experiences and perspectives & you cherish the differences in each individual that you interact with.
• You are DETAIL ORIENTED, but more so, focus on the execution of your content while balancing a fast-paced environment.
• You understand that PROGRESS is critical to making change. You take the time to celebrate the small and big wins. Understanding that each improvement to a process helps move towards a greater change.
• INTEGRITY guides you in life. Focusing on the truth versus just giving people the answers they want to hear.

If this sounds like you, we would love to connect to speak further about career opportunities at Employer Direct Healthcare.

Please apply to our role & someone from our HR Team will reach out to help you navigate our interview process.

Azure Cloud Engineer

The Cloud Engineer will work closely with all areas of IT to assist in the architecture, design, build, operation, security, and monitoring of EDH's cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure. In this role, the engineer will use holistic thinking and architectural aptitude to drive proper requirements gathering, analysis, design, and implementation of solutions in both Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings. This person will also be responsible for generating documentation as needed; conforming to cloud security and architectural quality standards; and staying current on emerging trends. The person will work very closely with Software, Data and Security teams of the Technology group.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Contribute to the strategy for establishing a secure and well-managed enterprise environment in Azure
• Configure and manage EDH's Virtual Networks in Azure, establish our core services in the VNET, enable Azure to serve as part of EDH's network
• Design and implement network connectivity to Azure (e.g. VPN, Express Route, DNS, IP allocation and traffic routing, NSG's and Azure Firewall, etc.)
• Integrate, configure, deploy and manage cloud services which may include: IAM, networking, monitoring, operating systems, VMs, App Services, DBaaS, Containers, etc.
• Administrative Windows Servers, automating deployments, patching, and scripting
• Utilize native Azure services to meet the firm's technology and resiliency requirements. Define and implement the configuration of Azure PaaS and IaaS services for high availability data redundancy, data loss prevention, site recovery, and resilience
• Implement the security architecture to ensure data security at rest and in transit, application security, key management, identity management, authentication and authorization with OIDC and OAuth2, and infrastructure security with Azure VNets, NSGs, UDR, etc.
• Implement monitoring and management infrastructure for both availability and performance management
• Extend EDH standard systems management processes into the cloud including change, incident, and problem management
• Support software, data and security team on cloud architecture, provisioning and compliance needs
• Evaluate changes/update to cloud technologies and makes substantiated recommendations for improving solution capabilities
• Support the engineering of secure technology solutions that adopt DevSecOps, Cloud (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) in a healthcare industry
• Mentor and support the development of other members of the team on cloud technology

Requirements

For a successful candidate for this position, you must -

• Have experience in architecting/deploying Azure environments with considerations to optimized cost and capacity, monitoring, scaling, DR scenarios, and Azure security
• Have experience with Azure Storage, Azure SQL, Azure Cloud Services, Azure Web App, basic Azure Networking technologies.
• Have good understanding of Identity and Access Management products such as Azure AD, ADFS, Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access, Azure AD Proxy, SAML
• Be able to provide recommendations with respect to cloud migrations and prepare technical implementation roadmaps for optimizations, upgrades, and enhancements
• Possess PowerShell scripting experience

Additional Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Math, or Engineering
• 8+ years of experience as a full-time IT professional
• 3+ years of experience designing and supporting Azure environments, including Iaas and PaaS
• Microsoft Azure Certification (MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure or equivalent)
• Demonstrable experience with these Azure components:
  • Azure CLI, Powershell, and ARM Templates
  • Azure Networking, Azure Virtual Networks, ExpressRoute, Site to Site VPN, NSG, App Service, Azure SQL DB
  • Azure DevOps configuration and management
  • Identity Management, Azure AD, Azure Key Vault, HSTS SSL TLS Certificate management, Azure Security Center Threat Detection
  • Cloud monitoring Experience with Azure Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, Application Insights
  • Azure administration portal
• Demonstrable experience deploying enterprise workloads to Azure
• Knowledge of at least one other cloud hosting solution in addition to Azure (e.g. Google, AWS, Helion Cloud, SoftLayer).
• Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise core services as well as cloud deployments of these services
• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Enterprise software products and services
• Business Continuity or Disaster Recovery planning experience, a plus

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave

LOCATION: Dallas, TX- Potential Hybrid Schedule