Job Description

What you'll do...

At H&R Block we are modernizing our software architecture which is generating a need for more talent. We are looking for problem-solving difference-makers to help us with new approaches, challenges, and designs working on complex systems. 
 
We are investing heavily in our technology transformation moving to serverless infrastructure and cloud-native applications, as well as a continuous everything approach - improvement, development, testing, implementation, delivery, and learning; we are innovating faster.
 
Our people are the key to our success, and we are investing in talent opportunities. We encourage learning, experimenting, and exploration. If this type of innovation and learning is enticing to you and if you embrace and implement Agile practices, we are looking for you.

Play a key engineering role in the enterprise adoption of Azure Public Cloud offerings (Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), PaaS SQL, Cosmos, Application Service Environment (ASE), Service Bus, SignalR, Redis, IaaS VMs, etc).
Stay ahead of the Microsoft Azure product lifecycle for new and existing PaaS offerings by performing proof of concept and other efforts to vet new technology.
Contribute to engineering efforts in Azure DevOps and CI/CD pipelines that leverage Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates and modules. Further advance automation efforts towards delivery of an enterprise self-service cloud resource provisioning solution to be used by Enterprise DevOps teams.
Design, deploy, manage and operate scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems on Microsoft Azure Cloud
Automate deployment, configuration, monitoring, and ongoing support tasks for Cloud Environments, Operating Systems – RedHat Linux, Microsoft Windows Server
Work directly with App/Dev teams to further automate infrastructure build and app deployments
Scale infrastructure to meet rapidly increasing seasonal demand
Work closely with App/Dev in the adoption of new MS Azure Cloud features and services, including execution of technology proof of concepts, pilots and production deployments
Help lead incorporation of DevOps into daily engineering and operations
Develop and improve operational practices and procedures
Effectively coordinate support escalation communication; participate in the development and maintenance of appropriate project technical documentation including design, configuration, and installation

Pay range for this position is $90,100.00 to $135,200.00 salary.
 
This information is posted pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act to provide Colorado applicants with information about what they might be eligible to receive. Individual pay decisions will depend on job-related factors such as experience, education, skill, performance, and geographic location where work will be performed.
 
Successful candidates may be able to participate in one or more incentive compensation or short-term incentive plans, which could generate additional earnings in accordance with the terms of each plan.
 
H&R Block offers competitive medical, prescription drug, dental and vision benefits for regular associates and/or their eligible dependents.  Eligible associates can also participate in the H&R Block Retirement Savings Plan (401(k) Plan), Employee Stock Purchase Program, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Assistance Program, (virtual) fitness center programs, associate discount program,  flexible spending and health savings accounts, and a variety of wellness programs.  Associates also receive Tax Prep benefits, paid time off benefits, Life Insurance,  AD&D coverage, Short Term Disability and Business Travel Accident Insurance coverage.

What you'll bring to the team...

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience.

5 years Minimum related work experience

It would be even better if you also had...

2+ years of systems administrator experience; preferably in Public Cloud or large Enterprise Level Data Centers
2+ Cloud and automation experience
2+ years working with Cloud orchestration and automation
3-5 years working with Cloud platforms - Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS)
3-5 years working knowledge with Cloud service provider technologies (Microsoft Azure preferred, or AWS)
Technical skills in Server operating systems (Windows and Linux) including Administration, Clustering, and Powershell
Programmatic skills that leverage languages and scripting.
Knowledge and experience with CI/CD concepts.
Knowledge of automation, orchestration and configuration management technologies such as Terraform, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, SaltStack and advanced scripting knowledge with Python, Powershell, Bash, VBScript or equivalent.
Technical knowledge across various disciplines to resolve complex infrastructure integration issues and problems and interface with multiple vendors to coordinate resolution of issues.
Experience operating in a large enterprise environment and understanding of implementation of systems at scale.
Strong communications and teaming skills.
Ability to operate in an agile, fast paced environment.