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Azure Cloud Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
16 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Azure Cloud Engineer
Bright Vision Technologies
• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure cloud architectures spanning compute, networking, storage, identity, and data services, with explicit attention to scalability, security, and total cost of ownership. • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates, treating infrastructure changes with the same rigor as application code through version control and peer review. • Configure and manage Azure landing zones, virtual networks, subnets, route tables, and network security groups to enforce strong segmentation and least-privilege connectivity between workloads. • Implement secure identity, access management, and governance controls using Azure Active Directory, conditional access, role-based access control, and Azure Policy to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards. • Architect and operate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, including node pool design, auto-scaling, network policy, and integration with container registries and service meshes. • Deploy, scale, and tune Azure data and analytics platforms such as Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, and Event Hubs to meet specific workload patterns and SLAs. • Build and operate comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enabling fast, automated, and auditable releases of both infrastructure and application code. • Design and implement robust observability practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and third-party tooling, with thoughtful dashboards, alerting, and SLO tracking. • Drive Azure cost optimization initiatives, including right-sizing, reserved-instance planning, lifecycle policies, and architectural changes that meaningfully reduce monthly cloud spend. • Implement disaster-recovery and business-continuity strategies, including backup, geo-replication, failover testing, and documented runbooks that have been validated through regular drills. • Strengthen security posture by integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, key vault, and managed identities, and by routinely remediating findings from compliance scans. • Collaborate closely with application teams to architect cloud-native solutions, advising on patterns, anti-patterns, and Azure-native services that best fit each problem domain. • Develop automation scripts and tooling in PowerShell, Bash, and Python to streamline repetitive operational work and reduce time-to-resolution for common incidents. • Mentor junior engineers, lead architecture reviews, and contribute actively to internal communities of practice around Azure and DevOps.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- Five or more years of cloud engineering experience, with at least three years focused on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Azure core services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and platform-as-a-service offerings.
- Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
- Solid experience designing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters at scale.
- Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD across infrastructure and applications.
- Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python, with the ability to write maintainable automation code.
- Deep understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability strategies across distributed workloads.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
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