Senior Cloud Engineer

Salary: $119,465.01 - $151,428.99 Annually
Location : Chinook Building 401 5th Avenue Seattle, WA
Job Type: Career Service, Full Time, 40 hrs/week
Job Number: 5
Department: KCIT - Information Technology
Division: Engineering Division
Opening Date: 05/08/2025
Closing Date: 5/21/:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: C19 : PROTEC17-Information Tech
Full- or Part-Time: Full Time

Summary

Yes, this is government, but we'll surprise you in how we break from the stereotypical mold. King County is driving to become the best run government in the country. For King County Information Technology (KCIT) that means innovating and iterating on how we deliver high quality services and solutions to our customers. We are seeking experienced Senior Cloud Engineers with strong Microsoft Azure expertise and additional AWS knowledge to join our Cloud Operations team. In this role, you'll be responsible for managing our cloud infrastructure, optimizing costs, implementing governance frameworks, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver robust cloud-native solutions. Come join our team.

King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) KCIT uses the power of technology to digitally transform King County. Building vibrant communities through digital equity and social justice, KCIT offers innovative solutions that engage, empower, and serve our residents, businesses, communities and interested stakeholders. As the first-place recipient of the 15th annual National Association of Counties (NACo) Digital Counties Survey, KCIT is recognized for its vision, strategy, innovation, and collaboration. KCIT has a focus of delivering smart technology solutions that support customers, building stronger communities through innovation.

KCIT is providing the building blocks for many of the region's most critical services. As the business solutions partner, we collaborate with the 18 County departments to develop products and services that better serve the needs of our customers and our community. To learn more about KCIT, please visit:
Job Duties
•  Collaborate, Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily in Microsoft Azure with some AWS components
•  Manage cloud Infrastructure deployments using infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
•  Establish and enforce cloud governance policies and best practices
•  Manage and optimize cloud spending through FinOps principles
•  Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers
•  Partner with software engineers, data services teams, and security specialists
•  Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud infrastructure issues
•  Drive continuous improvement in cloud operations and architectures
•  Translate technical cloud strategies into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business goals
•  Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions
•  Lead cloud migration projects from on-premises to Azure
•  Establish monitoring, alerting, and logging solutions for cloud resources
•  Create and maintain documentation for cloud infrastructure
•  Participate in on-call rotation for cloud infrastructure support
•  Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities
•  Deploy, manage and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters
•  Deploy, manage and maintain Azure Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
•  Develop and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) models to ensure secure access management across cloud resources
•  Develop and enforce Azure Policies regarding enforcing resource restrictions and tagging
•  Deploy and configure Application Registrations and Managed Identities in EntraID
•  Manage and maintain Azure Front Door configurations Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
•  5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with at least 3 years focused on Microsoft Azure
•  Strong hands-on experience with Azure services: Azure Virtual Networks, Azure Kubernetes Service, EntraID, Azure Storage, Azure Monitor, Application Gateway, Azure Front Door, Load Balancers
•  Working knowledge of AWS services and deployment patterns, EC2, EBS, Cloud Formation Templates
•  Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (Azure Resource Manager, Terraform, Bicep, Cloud Formation Templates)
•  Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, AZ CLI)
•  Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
•  Understanding of cloud security best practices and compliance requirements
•  Knowledge of cost optimization strategies for cloud resources
•  Excellent communication and collaboration skills
•  Familiarity with tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or cloud-native alternatives for efficient monitoring and observability of cloud resources
•  Deploy, manage and support on-premises Windows Server environments, including IIS-based, load-balanced web hosting for .NET applications
•  Familiarity with strategies for migrating on-prem .NET applications to cloud-native Azure solutions
•  Experience partnering with software developers to deploy applications to on-premises environments, ensuring seamless functionality and performance
•  Familiarity with troubleshooting and supporting .NET applications during deployment processes Desirable Qualifications
•  Azure certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, Azure DevOps, Azure Administrator)
•  AWS certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, AWS DevOps Engineer
•  Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
•  Background in FinOps or cloud cost management
•  Knowledge of Apptio Cloudability
•  Experience in hybrid cloud environments
•  Familiarity with frameworks such as .NET Core, Node.js or Python for collaboration with software engineering across cloud projects Supplemental Information
Hybrid Work

The work associated with this position will be performed through a combination of onsite work and telecommuting. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements. King County has a robust collection of to support when working remotely.

Classification

IT Production Engineer-Senior -
Union

This position is represented by Protec17: Information Technology

Work Schedule

The normal workweek for this position is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Alternative work schedules may be considered. This position is FLSA Exempt and is not eligible for overtime pay. This position will participate in rotational After Hours Support as needed.
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The recruitment for this position is open to all qualified candidates. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies. A completed King County Application, Resume and Cover Letter are required for consideration. Applications submitted without all material will not be considered.
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