Cloud Engineer II

Cloud Engineer II

About Us

Welcome to Ardent Mills, a company dedicated to helping our customers innovate and grow, with the industry's broadest range of traditional and organic flours, whole grains, customized blends, and specialty products. Our ingredients are backed by unrivaled technical support, food safety solutions, and the supply assurance of a coast-to-coast network of more than 40 community mills and blending facilities, an artisan commercial bakery, and a Mobile Innovation Center.

Technology drives our ability to be industry leaders developing the next generation of user-centered solutions that are changing the way our people connect, explore, and interact with information and our customers. Members of our tech-savvy and solutions-focused Infrastructure Team collaborate and support every role of our business to provide the technology used to nourish millions of people. We are passionate about our people and passionate about our mission and values. 

Your role:

As a Cloud Engineer II, you will implement, maintain, monitor, and optimize our on-prem and cloud environments used across the company. This role is vital in technical discussions with multi-functional teams, creating solutions that ultimately lead to better products and better working environments.

To succeed, you must be:

• Experienced leading and driving strategic discussions to solve critical business challenges with innovative technology solutions
• Expert critical thinker with proven ability to analyze complex problems and identify optimal solutions
• Highly organized with superior prioritization skills to effectively manage multiple competing priorities
• Dedicated professional with highly developed work ethic, personal responsibility, and confidentiality
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
• Highly self-directed with keen attention to detail and commitment to excellence
• Passionate, creative problem-solver able to introduce innovative solutions to complex challenges
• Experienced mentor able to develop junior team members through coaching and knowledge transfer

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance, and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities:

• Own the management of physical and virtual servers both on-premises and hosted in Azure as well as all Azure IaaS/PaaS services, VDI, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and other core infrastructure.
• Manage our authentication and authorization in Entra ID including SSO (SAML, OAuth, OIDC, Kerberos, etc), multi-factor authentication, and role based access control.
• Use monitoring tools to optimize performance, cost, and availability of infrastructure resources
• Ensure security through proper certificate and secret management across on-prem and cloud
• Patch and upgrade servers and infrastructure software to maintain compliance
• Lifecycle management of server hardware, including coordination and occasional travel to locations across North America
• Research, evaluate, and recommend new technology solutions aligned with business objectives
• Create and maintain documentation for standard policies, procedures, and practices
• Respond to escalated tickets working directly with end users to resolve issues or requests
• Participate in an after-hours support rotation

Essential skills and experience:

• 5+ years experience as a Systems Administrator or Cloud Engineer
• Expert knowledge of Windows server operating systems, Hybrid Active Directory, Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services
• Advanced understanding of Entra ID, federation protocols, and single sign-on implementation
• Comprehensive M365 administration expertise
• Experience with virtualized environments - Nutanix, VMWare and/or Azure Local
• Knowledge of Azure backup, recovery, and business continuity solutions
• Strong knowledge of security best practices for on-prem and cloud environments
• Expertise with PowerShell, Bash, or Python
• Understanding of networking technology
• Thorough knowledge of MECM (SCCM) and Intune
• Excellent communication skills and ability to clearly document processes

Good to have:

• Microsoft Azure certifications
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools
• Knowledge of machine learning, AI, IoT, and emerging technologies
• Experience with Microsoft security technologies including Defender, Sentinel, and security compliance tools
• Experience or Training in Design Thinking
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

Other considerations:

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills. 

At Ardent Mills, everyone matters, and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members, and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, aboriginality, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills.

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.

Location:

Remote US

Address:

126 Remote, Denver CO, 80202

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

Competitive Compensation:

We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities, and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad, and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidate’s unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $102,600.00 - $136,896.10, with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - MIP, 15% Annual.

Benefits:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage• Health and Dependent Savings Accounts • Life and Disability Programs • Voluntary Benefit Programs • Company Sponsored Wellness Programs • Retirement Savings with Company Match • Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays • Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).

Application Deadline:

04/18/2025

04/18/2025

EEO Commitment:

At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members and the decisions will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, age, political affiliation, or any other non-merit characteristic protected by law or not. Together, celebrating our differences, we make Ardent Mills. The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.

En Ardent Mills, todos importan y todos tienen voz. Estamos comprometidos a brindar un ambiente de respeto mutuo donde haya igualdad de oportunidades disponibles para todos los solicitantes y miembros del equipo y las decisiones se basarán en el mérito, la competencia, el desempeño y las necesidades comerciales. Estamos orgullosos de ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. No discriminamos por motivos de raza, color, religión, credo, origen nacional, ascendencia, estado civil, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género, discapacidad física o mental, embarazo, información genética, condición de veterano, edad, política. afiliación, o cualquier otra característica no meritoria protegida por ley o no. Juntos, celebrando nuestras diferencias, formamos Ardent Mills. La descripción del puesto anterior ha sido diseñada para indicar la naturaleza general y los deberes y responsabilidades esenciales del trabajo realizado por los empleados dentro de este puesto. Es posible que no contenga un inventario completo de todos los deberes, responsabilidades y calificaciones requeridas de los empleados en este puesto. La descripción, los deberes, las funciones y las responsabilidades están sujetos a cambios a discreción de Ardent Mills.