Azure Cloud Engineer

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3–5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Bicep)
• Experience designing Azure networking architectures
• CI/CD pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
• Container experience (Docker required; AKS preferred)
• Cloud security controls implementation experience
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, or Python

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Experience

• Microsoft Fabric experience
• Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute)
• Azure landing zones and CAF alignment
• FinOps and cost governance familiarity
• Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification

Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Independent judgment and initiative
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset

Work Conditions

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
• Ability to sit for extended periods
• Occasional travel for data center maintenance and training

Job Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep)
• Build, operate, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
• Architect and manage Azure networking, including Virtual WAN, VNets, peering, Route Server, private endpoints, DNS, load balancing, and gateways
• Implement identity, access control, and privilege management using Microsoft Entra ID (RBAC, PIM, managed identities)
• Design and operate secure storage solutions (Azure Storage, managed disks, Azure Files)
• Implement secrets, key, and certificate management using Azure Key Vault
• Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
• Operate and support Azure compute and platform services (VMs, App Service, Functions, AKS, Front Door, Load Balancers, Gateways, WAF)
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
• Apply cloud security best practices, governance standards, and compliance controls
• Support cost optimization, capacity planning, and resource lifecycle management