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For more than 70 years, we’ve delivered value for our clients by leveraging unrivaled expertise to help organizations discover and enable outstanding leaders and teams. Learn more atwww.heidrick.com\nJob Description:\nWho We Are\nHeidrick & Struggles is a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior-level talent and consulting needs of the world's top organizations. In our role as trusted leadership advisors, we partner with our clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, bringing together our services and offerings in executive search, diversity and inclusion, leadership assessment and development, organization and team acceleration, culture shaping and on-demand, independent talent solutions. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, the firm provides integrated talent and human capital solutions to help our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.®\nAdditional information on the firm can be found at www.heidrick.com.\nThe Role\nThe Cloud Engineer will have practical, hands-on experience with all aspects of cloud infrastructure design and management in an enterprise environment. This role is expected to provide strong technical leadership and relevant recommendations regarding the design, implementation and support of the enterprise cloud environment including migration to the cloud suitable internal infrastructure and will be responsible for maintaining and expanding a secure, scalable, and efficient cloud infrastructure. This environment includes approximately 2400 staff members located in more than 60 offices across the globe.\nHeidrick & Struggles currently utilizes several third-party organizations to provide Helpdesk and Level 1-3 support. The candidate will be expected to interact with these organizations on an on-going basis to ensure that as-implemented technology is aligned and does not negatively impact the business. The candidate will also be required to provide a high level of technical expertise and leadership on an as-needed basis for the rest of the team.\nThe Cloud Engineer will have primary responsibility for all cloud and on-prem infrastructure (including one colocation facility) management, process design, implementation, maintenance, and support throughout the Heidrick & Struggles environment. Additional responsibilities include overall project management, technical and architecture design, cost effectiveness, quality of solution, knowledge transfer, documentation, and mentoring of technical team members.\nResponsibilities\nMicrosoft Technologies (Active Directory, Windows Servers, Exchange, etc.)\nLead cross-functional cloud and platform initiatives while providing clear, timely communication to technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership throughout the project lifecycle.\nDesign, implement, and maintain standardized cloud platform services that enable secure, scalable, and highly automated infrastructure operations.\nManage and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure along with currency of documentation.\nCoordinate closely with our global Information Security team to ensure infrastructure meets data protection standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2, NIST)\nCollaborate across engineering, operations, security, and business teams to align platform solutions with organizational objectives and operational requirements.\nImplement APIs to enhance integration across cloud environments as well as on premise.\nCollaborate to define and implement platform engineering standards, cloud operational best practices, and service resilience strategies that improve reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.\nDesign and implement observability and telemetry solutions that provide actionable insights into platform health, performance, and service reliability.\nPrioritize engineering and operational initiatives based on risk, business impact, service reliability, and platform sustainability.\nDevelop and maintain automated cloud monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities to enhance operational visibility and reduce manual effort.\nAct as a mentor to junior engineers, promoting best practices in system design, operations, and documentation.\nAbility to read, analyze, and interpret technical journals.\nAbility to contribute to the development and refinement of Heidrick & Struggles technology roadmaps by proactively assessing current technology capabilities against current and emerging business needs.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree, or equivalent required, preferably in Computer Science, Engineering or related field.\nAttention to detail, strong analytical and problem solving skills.\nExcellent Interpersonal skills.\nEnergetic team player who works well across boundaries and readily adapts to change and enjoys rapid development.\nMinimum of 3 years’ experience designing, implementing, and managing complex cloud environments.\nMinimum 5 years’ experience of full-stack IT: *nix, Windows, GPO, hardware, network/firewall concepts, public and private cloud services, LDAP/Active Directory, automation tools, virtualization. \nHands on practical experience working with AWS and Microsoft Azure components and tools.\nExperience with Network Security Hardware & Software Management; Patch Management and Vulnerability.\nAdvanced knowledge of TCP/IP networking and network services such as DNS, SMTP, DHCP, etc.\nUnderstanding links and impact between networks, applications, and systems\nFamiliarity with regulatory and compliance requirements, such as SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, etc.\nWorking knowledge of various project management methodologies (Waterfall, Agile)\nPreferred Qualifications\nCandidates with experience in one or more of the following areas will be strongly preferred:\nSecuring Cloud-based servers & applications.\n Linux.\nCertification on AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.\nExperience creating documentation and diagrams\nExperience in designing, implementing, and securing cloud applications, environments, and servers.\nExperience with shell scripting and one or more programming languages is strongly preferred.\nExperience designing & implementing global cloud solutions with a focus on performance & accessibility\nPay Range Guidelines for this Position:\nThe salary range for this position is 120000 USD to 140000 USD. Compensation is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience and skills. In addition to your salary, Heidrick & Struggles offers discretionary bonuses (subject to eligibility requirements) and a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, disability leave, parental leave, paid time off and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). 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