Company:
Fisher Investments
Location: Dallas
Closing Date: 05/12/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
It's an exciting time to be a member of the Fisher Investments Technology Department. We're investing in the future of our firm's technology and are building our team to achieve global growth. We are looking for an Azure Technical Lead to support our Cloud Platform team. If you are looking for an opportunity to make an impact as we develop scalable and strategic solutions to support our global growth, we want to hear from you!
The Opportunity:
As an Azure Technical Lead, you will report to the Cloud Platform Team Lead and will be responsible for mentoring, supporting, and teaching a team of cloud engineers in designing, implementing, and managing our Azure-based cloud infrastructure. As a hands-on Technical Lead, you will consult and contribute to process improvements of IT policies, procedures, tools, security controls and infrastructure. You will also conduct research and proof of concept activities and provide recommendations for new technologies, techniques and tools to add value by increasing efficiency while improving service quality.
The Day-to-Day:
Guide, mentor, and manage a team of cloud engineers fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
Conduct regular team meetings for architecture/design reviews, code reviews, cross team collaboration opportunities, and training sessions to ensure continuous development and alignment with company goals
Aide in designing and managing scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure and automation tooling for routine operation tasks
Oversee the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of Azure resources
Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of the Azure environment through proactive monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting
Manage cloud costs and optimize resource usage to achieve cost efficiency
Work with solution architects and partners to confirm developed solutions align with existing standards, meet security controls and meet cloud computing best practices
Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and the adoption of new technologies to enhance the Azure cloud environment
Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure features, tools, and best practices, and disseminate this knowledge to the team
Investigate and monitor current-state cloud usage, solutions in use, risks, gaps, limitations and recommend solutions, optimizations and remediation
Ensure cloud services and toolsets are deployed with best practices and documentation
Your Qualifications:
10+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure cross platform technology areas, with implementing and maintaining expertise
5+ years of experience building, deploying and managing public cloud IaaS and PaaS services
Experience building an automated cloud infrastructure across Prod and Non-Prod environments
Scripting and automation of builds, workflows, tasks and other integration aspects
Linux and Microsoft Windows server administration
Configuration management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) toolsets including (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and Chef)
Why Fisher Investments:
We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance and back-up child, adult, and elder care
$10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit
Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from home up to 60 days per year
FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Opportunity:
As an Azure Technical Lead, you will report to the Cloud Platform Team Lead and will be responsible for mentoring, supporting, and teaching a team of cloud engineers in designing, implementing, and managing our Azure-based cloud infrastructure. As a hands-on Technical Lead, you will consult and contribute to process improvements of IT policies, procedures, tools, security controls and infrastructure. You will also conduct research and proof of concept activities and provide recommendations for new technologies, techniques and tools to add value by increasing efficiency while improving service quality.
The Day-to-Day:
Guide, mentor, and manage a team of cloud engineers fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment
Conduct regular team meetings for architecture/design reviews, code reviews, cross team collaboration opportunities, and training sessions to ensure continuous development and alignment with company goals
Aide in designing and managing scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure and automation tooling for routine operation tasks
Oversee the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of Azure resources
Ensure the reliability, availability, and performance of the Azure environment through proactive monitoring, optimization, and troubleshooting
Manage cloud costs and optimize resource usage to achieve cost efficiency
Work with solution architects and partners to confirm developed solutions align with existing standards, meet security controls and meet cloud computing best practices
Identify opportunities for process improvements, automation, and the adoption of new technologies to enhance the Azure cloud environment
Stay up-to-date with the latest Azure features, tools, and best practices, and disseminate this knowledge to the team
Investigate and monitor current-state cloud usage, solutions in use, risks, gaps, limitations and recommend solutions, optimizations and remediation
Ensure cloud services and toolsets are deployed with best practices and documentation
Your Qualifications:
10+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure cross platform technology areas, with implementing and maintaining expertise
5+ years of experience building, deploying and managing public cloud IaaS and PaaS services
Experience building an automated cloud infrastructure across Prod and Non-Prod environments
Scripting and automation of builds, workflows, tasks and other integration aspects
Linux and Microsoft Windows server administration
Configuration management, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) toolsets including (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and Chef)
Why Fisher Investments:
We work for a bigger purpose: bettering the investment universe. We take great pride in our inclusive culture, our learning and development framework customized for every employee, and our Great Place to Work Certification. It's the people that make the Fisher purpose possible, and we invest in them by offering exceptional benefits like:
100% paid medical, dental and vision premiums for you and your qualifying dependents
A 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum
20 days of PTO, plus 10 paid holidays
Family Support programs including 8 week Paid Primary Caregiver Leave, fertility, family forming, and hormonal health assistance and back-up child, adult, and elder care
$10,000 fertility, hormonal health and family-forming benefit
Opportunity to participate in our hybrid work from home program. This program is subject to change. Based on tenure and performance eligibility, you will have the opportunity to work from home up to 60 days per year
FISHER INVESTMENTS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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