Senior Cloud Engineer

Cloud Engineer – Azure

The Cloud Engineer will work closely with architecture, security, application, and operations teams to build highly available, secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions. This individual should be comfortable owning complex Azure environments, troubleshooting production issues, and driving cloud engineering best practices across the organization.

• Design, deploy, configure, and support enterprise Azure environments.

• Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, RBAC, and governance controls.

• Implement and maintain Azure networking solutions including:

  • Virtual Networks (VNets)

  • Subnets

  • Network Security Groups (NSGs)

  • Route Tables

  • Private Endpoints

  • Private DNS Zones

  • Azure Firewall and third-party network integrations

  • VPN and ExpressRoute connectivity

• Manage Azure compute, storage, databases, and platform services.

• Support multi-region Azure architectures, disaster recovery solutions, and high availability designs.

• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Azure infrastructure issues.

• Monitor cloud environments for availability, performance, security, and cost optimization.

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.

• Create reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment patterns.

• Manage Terraform state, workflows, and enterprise deployment practices.

• Build automation solutions using:

  • GitHub Actions

  • Azure DevOps pipelines

  • PowerShell

  • Python

  • Azure CLI

• Automate provisioning, configuration, compliance checks, and operational processes.

• Implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure deployments.

• Participate in improving cloud automation frameworks and reducing manual operational activities.

• Strong experience with GitHub enterprise capabilities including:

  • Repository management

  • Branching strategies

  • Pull requests and code reviews

  • GitHub Actions workflows

  • Self-hosted runners

  • Secrets management

  • Integration with cloud deployment pipelines

• Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines.

• Support DevOps engineering practices across development and infrastructure teams.

• Implement secure software delivery practices and automation standards.

• Implement Azure security best practices including:

  • Azure RBAC

  • Managed identities

  • Key Vault integration

  • Encryption standards

  • Network security controls

  • Security policies

• Work with security teams to implement cloud governance requirements.

• Support compliance initiatives and cloud security assessments.

• Apply least privilege access principles.

• Assist with Azure Policy implementation and enforcement.

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and operational support for Azure environments.

• Participate in incident response and production support activities.

• Analyze performance, capacity, and availability metrics.

• Create technical documentation including:

  • Architecture diagrams

  • Runbooks

  • Standard operating procedures

  • Knowledge articles

• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

• Strong understanding of Azure architecture and cloud networking concepts.

• Proven experience managing:

  • Azure subscriptions

  • VNets and networking

  • Identity and access management

  • Compute and storage services

  • Private connectivity solutions

• Strong Terraform experience including module development and enterprise deployments.

• Strong GitHub experience including GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation.

• Strong scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.

• Experience supporting production enterprise cloud environments.

• Azure certifications such as:

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS/GCP).

• Experience implementing cloud governance frameworks.

• Experience with security tools, monitoring platforms, and automation frameworks.

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale landing zones.

CategoryRequired Skills

Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Azure, subscriptions, resource groups, Azure services

NetworkingVNets, subnets, NSGs, routing, private endpoints, DNS, connectivity

Infrastructure as CodeTerraform, Terraform modules, state management

AutomationGitHub Actions, PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI

DevOpsGitHub Enterprise, CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies

SecurityRBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity, Azure Policy

OperationsMonitoring, troubleshooting, incident management

ArchitectureHigh availability, disaster recovery, scalable cloud design