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Lead Product Software Engineer - Cloud Ops

Wolters Kluwer

Coppell, USA

Full-time

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Hybrid

USD 116400-204100 / year

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Requirements:

Technical Foundation:
5+ years building and operating cloud infrastructure (Azure strongly preferred)
2+ years hands-on experience with Terraform (or equivalent IaC tools) in production environments
Strong proficiency with Azure PaaS services: App Services, Functions, Cosmos DB, Key Vault, Virtual Networks, Application Gateway, and Azure AI Services
Deep experience with Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and KQL for observability and health reporting
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) including infrastructure deployment automation
Experience with Agile/XP practices including TDD/BDD and pair programming
Proficiency with AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) and regular use of GenAI utilities for development workflow
Technical Project Leadership:
3+ years leading infrastructure or platform engineering initiatives from design through production operation
Experience working in startup-like environments or innovation teams
Comfort working in collaborative, fast-paced Agile environments with weekly sprints and blurred (but aligned) role boundaries
Infrastructure & Operations Experience:
Working knowledge of infrastructure security practices: network segmentation, managed identities, RBAC, secrets management, and compliance controls (SOC 2, IRS 7216 a plus)
Experience defining SLIs/SLOs and building operational dashboards and alerting strategies
Understanding of cost management and FinOps principles for Azure environments
Communication Skills:
Ability to explain infrastructure concepts to product-focused developers and non-technical stakeholders. Experience creating documentation, templates, and runbooks that enable self-service across teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
Microsoft Azure AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect) certification is highly desired - our team values demonstrated Azure expertise and AI-102 certification is also a plus
Experience with Azure Landing Zones, hub-spoke network topologies, or enterprise-scale Azure architectures
Background in regulated or compliance-driven environments, particularly financial services or tax/accounting software
Experience with containerization (Docker, AKS) and service mesh patterns
Familiarity with AI/ML infrastructure needs: model serving, vector database operations, and RAG system infrastructure
Experience with platform engineering, developer experience (DevEx) tooling, or internal developer platforms
We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds who have strong infrastructure skills, project leadership experience, and can adapt quickly to new challenges in a customer-focused, innovation-driven environment.
Our Culture: At Wolters Kluwer, our core values—Focus on Customer Success, Make it Better, Aim High and Deliver, and Win as a Team—guide everything we do. We are committed to driving success for our customers by delivering innovative solutions that exceed expectations. We continually strive to improve our processes and products, aiming for excellence in all our efforts. Collaboration and teamwork are central to our culture, enabling us to achieve great results together.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position. Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process.

Additional Information :

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.