Senior Cloud Engineer

Job Posting Title:

Senior Cloud Engineer

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

Purpose

The Senior Cloud Engineer serves as the technical lead for cloud architecture and automation initiatives across the healthcare system. This role designs and implements scalable, secure, and automated Azure-based environments that support both clinical and enterprise workloads. The Senior Cloud Engineer builds and maintains cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure using Azure and Terraform, ensuring strict compliance with healthcare security and regulatory standards. This role collaborates across teams enable infrastructure modernization, Epic and third-party application hosting, and hospital operations readiness.

Responsibilities

Cloud Architecture & Engineering

• Leads the design, deployment, and optimization of Azure cloud environments, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and backup services.

• Architects hybrid connectivity across Azure and on-prem environments using VPN, ExpressRoute, and virtual WAN technologies.

• Implements governance, cost management, and resource consistency across subscriptions using Azure Policies, Blueprints, and Management Groups.

• Designs scalable virtual infrastructure for Epic application integration, third-party healthcare systems, and enterprise services.

• Develops BCDR strategies leveraging Azure Backup, Azure Site Recovery, and Zerto for cloud-based resiliency.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation

• Builds and manages Azure environments using Terraform for IaC and GitOps methodologies.

• Develops modular, reusable Terraform templates and pipelines (CI/CD) for rapid environment provisioning and configuration.

• Automates routine operational tasks using PowerShell, Bash, or Python in combination with Azure. Automation or Logic Apps.

• Integrates cloud infrastructure into ServiceNow for provisioning workflows and change control.

Security, Compliance & Monitoring

• Collaborates with Security and IAM teams to implement least privilege, Zero Trust, and conditional access frameworks in Azure.

• Manages identity using Azure AD, Managed Identities, and RBAC for secure access to cloud resources.

• Ensures HIPAA compliance through logging, encryption, data classification, and secure connectivity.

• Deploys and maintains cloud-native monitoring tools (i.e. Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Defender for Cloud) to ensure observability and SLA compliance.

Collaboration & Project Delivery

• Leads technical efforts for cloud readiness assessments, new system integrations, and vendor cloud deployments.

• Partners with network, storage, Epic, and endpoint teams to enable secure, high-performance cloud-to-ground connectivity.

• Documents designs, runbooks, and knowledge articles to support operational readiness and knowledge transfer.

• Mentors junior staff and contributes to an environment of innovation, reliability, and service excellence.

Marginal or Periodic Functions:

• Researches emerging cloud technologies and recommends adoption strategies.

• Participates in on-call rotations and incident response for cloud services.

• Conducts internal training sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops.

• Supports audits and compliance reviews related to cloud infrastructure.

• Assists with vendor evaluations and contract negotiations for cloud services.

• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

Technical Learning

• Quickly learns new technical skills and knowledge; is good at learning new industry, company, product, or technical knowledge

• Masters new cloud technologies and tools rapidly.

• Applies technical knowledge to solve complex problems.

• Stays current with Azure updates and best practices.

Problem Solving

• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions.

• Diagnoses cloud performance issues and resolves root causes.

• Designs resilient architectures to p