Sr Cloud Platform Engineer

Compeer Financial is seeking collaborative, innovative and dynamic professionals to be a part of our Top Workplace culture!

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Position Overview:
This position collaborates with engineering and development teams to evaluate, identify and implement optimal cloud solutions that align with the organization's hybrid cloud strategy. Is responsible for the installation, maintenance, security and administration of cloud and on-premise platforms in accordance with industry and organizational best practices. Provides support, mentorship and training to Business Technology team members and serves as a resource for less experienced team members.

Essential Functions:

Recommends and implements technology solutions, cloud platforms and application service offerings to optimize performance, ensure systems availability, mitigates security risks, and provides enhancements to operational processes.
Manage s mid- complex projects and initiatives at a high level within the Technical Operations team.
Partners with the enterprise security team to proactively secure business technology assets and responds to security incidents.
Proactively maintains and upgrades system infrastructure, servers and other business technology systems and software as part of lifecycle process.
Implements approved RFC's (Request for Change) and collaborates with other BT team members on deployment activities with the objective of reducing downtime, increasing performance, and optimizing business functions.

Minimum Qualifications & Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, business or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
Minimum of 10 years of experience with multi-platform enterprise environm ents deploying resources and complete application solutions on Microsoft Azure in an enterprise setting.
Knowledge of federal and state (Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) laws, regulations and compliance requirements specific to the financial industry and Farm Credit.
Expert experience in migrating existing on-prem servers and applications to a cloud environment
Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator, VMware Certified Professional (VCP), Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
Advanced experience with cloud-based policy management, security analysis, disaster recovery design and cost optimization
Expert knowledge with scripting languages such as Powershell, ARM, Bicep, Python as well as a familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code platforms such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef and Puppet
Expert knowledge in Microsoft technologies (including Windows Server operating system, Active Directory, SQL Server, SCCM and Microsoft 365).
Expert knowledge with system hardware architectures such as Storage Area Networks, Hyperconverged Infrastructure and unified computing environments.
Knowledge of LAN/WAN technologies as well as Unified Communications systems.
Strong organizational, decision making, and written/verbal communication skills. Presentation skills for one-on-one and/or group presentations.
Ability to translate highly technical information into non-technical terms.
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation of complex systems.
Strong listening, written and verbal communication skills, with ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
Strong problem solving, decision making and organizational skills.
Collaborating with other teams using Azure DevOps best practices for CI/CD workflows, preferred.
Consulting and/or technical pre-sales experience working with various organizations to understand their business needs, identi fy technology options and/or deliver solutions in a high quality and professional manner, preferred.
Exposure to AWS platform, preferred.
Exposure to cloud-native applications using microservices, containers and/or Kubernetes, preferred.
Valid driver's license.



Who is Compeer Financial?
Compeer Financial exists to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America. By joining our team, you will help empower those in agriculture and rural communities to achieve their goals and expand their possibilities. We embrace business agility and innovative approaches to serving our clients and communities.

Why join our team?

Amazing team members who are passionate about serving agriculture and rural America.
Investment in our team members' education, growth and development.
Engagement in our communities through giving back and volunteerism.
Flexible, collaborative and dynamic work environment.
Great benefits:

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
401K (3% Compeer contribution & up to an additional 6% match)
Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, holidays, volunteer time)



Find out why our team members choose Compeer Financial by watching this video.

How do I apply?
Qualified candidates, please apply online at .

Compeer Financial is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.