The Platforms & Cloud Engineer is responsible for the design, administration, optimization, and security of the organization's Microsoft Azure cloud environment and supporting platform infrastructure. This role serves as the technical owner of cloud services, ensuring the availability, scalability, performance, and security of enterprise-hosted applications, systems, and services. The engineer partners with infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams to deliver reliable cloud solutions that align with business objectives, operational requirements, and technology strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Put safety first - Always!
• Lead and foster our "people first" culture.
• Systems Administration
• Serve as the primary owner and administrator of the organization's Microsoft Azure environment, ensuring platform stability, performance, and security
• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize Azure infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines, storage, backup, recovery, and platform services
• Manage Azure governance, including subscriptions, management groups, policies, resource tagging, cost controls, and compliance requirements
• Monitor cloud infrastructure health, availability, capacity, and performance, proactively addressing issues before business impact occurs
• Implement and maintain cloud security controls, identity management, conditional access policies, and security best practices in partnership with cybersecurity teams
• Lead cloud architecture and platform modernization initiatives to improve scalability, resilience, operational efficiency, and service delivery
• Participate in infrastructure lifecycle management activities, including upgrades, migrations, patching, and capacity planning
• Vendor Management
• Work closely with outside vendors for quoting and ordering new products
• Work closely with outside vendors for managed services for cloud base environments in Azure and AWS
• Support / Incident Management
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure, cloud, networking, and platform-related incidents and problems
• Participate in on-call support and incident response activities as required to maintain critical service availability
• Track, monitor and document interaction on tickets for timely resolution in a high availability manufacturing environment. (After-hours, weekend and holiday support are sometimes required)
• Some travel to other facilities in Arkansas and Nevada is required
• Business Analysis
• Interact and work closely with all facets of the business
• Understand functional requirements of the manufacturing organization and translating them into actionable deliverables for IT
• Liaison with other IT disciplines (Network, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Applications) to ensure proper support of projects and systems in operations
• Other
• Other duties as assigned

JOB LOCATION

Winchester, Virginia, United States

POSITION TYPE

Full-Time/Regular

EXPERIENCE

We are looking for leaders with Bachelor's degree in computer science (or like program or equivalent experience), 5+ years of progressive experience supporting enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, or systems engineering environments, and 3+ years of hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Azure in a production environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• Active Directory/DNS/DHCP/VPN/Load Balancing experience.
• Must be able to communicate both verbally and in writing with users of differing technical knowledge to translate business requirements and information.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Microsoft Certified in Azure Administration, Solution Architecture, Security Engineering
• Experience in HA manufacturing environments
• Experience with Cisco UCS, VMWare, ESXi, Pure Storage
• Experience with AWS Cloud Solution Architecture

SALARY

Base Salary Range: $110,000-$130,000 annually

The salary range provided serves as a general guideline for potential compensation for this position. It reflects the base salary and does not account for other benefits or additional compensation opportunities that may apply. This role is also eligible for further compensation through an annual/sales bonus, in addition to the base salary.

At Trex, individual base salaries are determined based on various factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. We are committed to maintaining pay equity and consider the internal equity of our existing team members when finalizing compensation offers. In addition to competitive pay, Trex offers a comprehensive benefits package, which is detailed below.

BENEFITS & PERKS

We believe that real effort should be rewarded. We take care of you as part of our Trex family so you can take care of yours. Here are some of the perks beyond the paycheck:

• Time Off: We'll give you paid holidays and paid vacation.
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Choose from a variety of options. We'll cover a generous share of the cost. Plus, you can earn lower rates through our wellness program.
• 401(k) With Company Match: Save for your retirement and we'll match it dollar for dollar.
• Tuition Reimbursement: We're all about lifting each other to the next level. When you're ready to get the degree, we'll pick up part of the tab.
• Training and Education: We offer dozens of options to boost your performance - both online and on-site nearby.
• Stock Purchase Program: Invest in Trex at a discounted price.
• Employee Discount Program: When you make the World's No. 1 Decking Brand, you'll probably want to enjoy the finished product yourself. We'll give you a discount.