Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer - REMOTE

Who We Are

Join a team that puts its People First! Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for ten consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit careers.firstam.com.

What We Do

Remote Work Welcome Be part of a transformative team that is shaping the way First American builds and delivers world-class technology products that fuel the real estate industry. We are looking for the best-of-the-best technology experts that will envision, design, build, and deliver innovative solutions that provide exceptional experiences and lasting value to our customers.

First American is seeking candidates for an engineering role in our Platform Engineering team. An ideal candidate has strong technical expertise, a product mindset, and takes a code-first approach for driving engineering best practices. As a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer, you will help design and implement our technical architecture, governance, and tooling used to deliver and operate the First American Cloud. The ideal candidate will have a firm grasp of Azure Networking, Security, PaaS platforms, and Governance with the ability to customize them to help our business remain secure and efficient.

What You’ll Do

• Technical Ownership: End to end ownership of individual user stories. Assess and identify risks that may be present to achieving the team’s larger goals. Document best practices and strategies regarding infrastructure deployment.
• Quality & Security Focused: Drive implementation of functionally appropriate and technically sound Cloud resources meeting all quality & security standards.
• Continuous Advancement: Assist the team in achieving ambitious goals, providing regular feedback with a relentless focus on the improvement of the Cloud platform.

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years in the Azure Cloud.
• Alignment between Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting with PowerShell/Bash/ARM.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (ADO), Github Enterprise, or Gitlab.
• Command of infrastructure automation tooling such as Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Experience with one or more Azure SDKs and/or CLI.
• Expertise in Azure infrastructure and cloud native services such as AKS, Application Gateways, and Application Service Environments.
• Knowledge of various git patterns such as GitFlow and trunk-based development.
• Bias towards working within a highly regulated industry such as Financial Services or Healthcare.

Technical Skills

• PowerShell, Bash, YAML, AzCli.
• Azure Monitor.
• Azure Network Security and Firewalls.
• Azure PaaS and IaaS services.
• Azure Networking - VNET/ExpressRoute/VPN gateway/Virtual WAN.
• Azure Governance and Access Control tools and best practices.
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written, with strong relationship, collaborative, and organization skills.

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Pay Range

$109,650 - $184,938 Annually This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

What We Offer

By choice, we don’t simply accept individuality – we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First Culture celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion not simply because it’s the right thing to do, but also because