Cloud Platform Engineer
ABOUT GREYSTAR
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 265 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit .
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
About the role:
We seek an experienced and highly skilled Cloud Platform Engineer to join Greystar ’s Data, Digital, and AI team (D2AI). As an Azure infrastructure engineer, this role involves designing, implementing, and managing Azure-based infrastructure and cloud solutions with additional expertise in Azure Databricks. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring system scalability, security, and performance by leveraging best DevOps practices, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and advanced data processing workflows. This is a 100% hands-on role that requires deep technical expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
As an SRE on the D2AI team, you will be responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and availability of our cloud-based internally and externally customer-facing products. Your role will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations and rapid issue resolution. JOB DESCRIPTION
WhatYouWillDo:
Azure Architecture and Resource Management:
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Design, implement, and manage Azure solutions to meet technical and operational needs.
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Documentation:Maintaincomprehensive network and server documentation, including infrastructure diagrams, server configurations, standard operating procedures, and incident reports
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OptimizeAzure resource configuration for performance,costand security.
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Monitorthe health and reliability of Azure resources, ensuring high availability.
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Continuouslymonitornetwork/server performance, using advanced network management and server administration tools toidentifyissues proactively.
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Monitor and manage the health, performance,and availability of our applications running on Azure (including ADF pipelines).
Support for Application Development Teams:
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Collaborate with development teams to align Azure architecture with application requirements.
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Provideguidance on best practices forAzureresource provisioning, scaling, and configuration.
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Enable teams toleverageAzure services, includingDataBricks,for analytics and data workflows.
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Incident Detection and Response: Detect and analyze network and server anomalies, security threats, and performance bottlenecks. Initiate incident response procedures and coordinate with relevant teams for swift resolution.
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Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve infrastructure, network/server-related issues, escalate complex problems to higher-level teams, andmaintaindetailed incident documentation.
Azure Databricks Expertise:
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Set up and manageAzure Databricks environments for big data processing and advanced analytics.
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SupportandoptimizeDatabricks pipelines for data engineers and scientists.
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EffectivelyTroubleshoot and resolve Databricks-relatedchallenges.
DevOps and Infrastructure Management:
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Develop andmaintainInfrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts using Terraform.
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Implement DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and monitoring.
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Streamline workflows by collaborating with IT and operations teams