Cloud Engineer III

Veritex Community Bank
United States, Texas, Dallas
Feb 17, 2025
Cloud Engineer III Dallas, TX, USA Req #329 Tuesday, December 17, 2024 Job Summary Veritex Community Bank is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer III to lead and enhance our cloud infrastructure, focusing on Microsoft Azure, Office 365, and other cloud platforms. As a senior-level cloud engineer, you will be responsible for designing, optimizing, and securing the bank's cloud architecture while ensuring high availability, scalability, and compliance with industry standards. This role requires advanced knowledge of Azure networking, hybrid cloud strategies, security best practices, automation, and cloud governance, supporting both enterprise applications and financial services platforms. You will serve as a technical leader, providing guidance to junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cloud adoption and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities Cloud Architecture, API Management & Infrastructure Design and manage scalable, secure, and resilient cloud architectures with a focus on Azure hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Oversee the deployment and maintenance of Azure networking (VNETs, NSGs, ExpressRoute, VPN, Peering, Azure Firewall) and cloud security policies, while managing Azure API Management (APIM) and ensuring proper API gateway configurations. Drive automation initiatives for cloud provisioning, configuration management, and monitoring using PowerShell, Terraform, and ARM templates, integrating secure API gateways and improving access control measures. Implement disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) strategies, ensuring business continuity for mission-critical applications. Optimize cloud resource utilization and cost management strategies, ensuring efficient cloud spend. Security, Compliance, & Governance Lead cloud security best practices, including Zero Trust Architecture, IAM policies, and Privileged Access Management (PAM) using industry-leading solutions, ensuring secure API access and integration with authentication standards such as OAuth, OpenID, and API key management. Ensure compliance with SOC, SOX, GLBA, NIST 800-53, CIS Benchmarks, and financial industry regulations. Develop and enforce cloud governance policies, including RBAC, logging, and auditing of cloud activities. Perform cloud security risk assessments, vulnerability scanning, and incident response coordination, while utilizing monitoring and logging tools to track API health and security-related events. Automation, CI/CD, & DevOps Integration Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines for cloud-based applications, ensuring efficient software delivery. Integrate cloud operations with ServiceNow workflows, automating change management and access controls. Enhance infrastructure-as-code (IaC) deployment strategies with tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and Ansible. Develop automation scripts to improve cloud operations, security baselines, and patch management, leveraging Azure Key Vault for secure secrets management. Hybrid Cloud & On-Premises Integration Manage hybrid Active Directory and Azure AD integrations, ensuring seamless identity synchronization and authentication. Oversee the migration of on-premise workloads to cloud platforms, including storage, database services, and application hosting. Lead the implementation of cloud-native security controls to protect financial applications and banking infrastructure. Collaboration & Technical Leadership Provide mentorship to junior engineers across cloud, network, security, and infrastructure teams, while collaborating cross-functionally to design and implement cloud solutions that align with business objectives. Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and provide recommendations for strategic cloud adoption. Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Azure infrastructure and cloud security, assisting teams with complex cloud deployments. Qualifications & Experience Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience. 10+ years of IT experience, with 7+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience in Azure and hybrid cloud environments. Strong expertise in Azure networking, security, and identity management, including ExpressRoute, VPN, NSGs, PIM, and RBAC. Hands-on experience with automation and infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, and ARM templates. Advanced scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, or similar languages for cloud automation. Experience integrating cloud infrastructure with ServiceNow for access controls, change management, and incident response. Deep understanding of financial industry regulations (SOC, SOX, GLBA, FFIEC) and how they apply to cloud security. Experience with Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions such as CyberArk for securing cloud environments. Expertise in hybrid cloud migration strategies and on-premise-to-cloud workload transformation. Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills for complex cloud environments. Strong leadership, collaboration, and communication skills. Preferred Certifications (Not Required, but Highly Desirable) Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500) Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Terraform Associate Certification AWS/Azure Hybrid Cloud Certifications Other Key Skills: Proven ability to build rapport and maintain relationships with internal partners. Proven ability to digest complex issues and develop creative solutions. Superior problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills required. Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment. Highly organized and detail-oriented self-starter. Outstanding organizational and effective time management skills. Additional Information: This job is a hybrid position with a requirement to work a minimum of 3 to 4 days in-office per week. The remainder of the time can be worked remotely. Candidates must be willing to work flexible hours and respond to after-hours emergency situations as needed. Our bank is committed to providing extensive training and resources to help you excel in this role. Company Overview: Truth in Texas Banking. That's what we're about. Founded in 2010, we are one of the ten largest banks headquartered in the state of Texas. We became a publicly traded company in 2014 and in 2020 and 2021 we were listed on Fortune's 100 Fastest Growing Companies. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, we've built a bank forever rooted in truth, transparency, and uncompromising integrity. We know our strongest asset is the passion, authenticity, and talent of our people. We focus on the growth and development of each team member to unlock potential to "Be Your True Self." Our "True You" culture is made up of five pillars: Be Mindful Be Healthy Be Better Be Prosperous Be Faithful With this as our foundation, we've built a bank of people who are transparent, tell the truth, and act with integrity. We unite together in common purpose - caring deeply for our clients and communities, communicating openly with each other, and treating everyone with respect. Visit our website at www.VeritexBank.com and come see how we're bringing truth and transparency to Texas banking. *Veritex Community Bank does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.* Veritex Community Bank is under no obligation to pay any referral compensation or recruiter fee in the absence of a current executed Recruitment Services Agreement. In the event a recruiter or agency submits an unsolicited resume or candidate without an agreement, Veritex reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Veritex Community Bank. If your agency would like to be considered as a potential future recruiting partner, please leave your contact information at Recruiting@VeritexBank.com. Work environment and Physical demands: The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. The employee may occasionally stand, walk, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The work environment and physical demands are those of a standard office setting. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Disclaimer: This job description is not an inclusive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Incumbents will be required to follow any other job- related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. Veritex Bank reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Veritex Community Bank is an equal opportunity employer. Veritex Community Bank Corporate Human Resources, Dallas, Texas. We are committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the Company. 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