Senior Azure Engineer

Role Description

We are seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. In this role you will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including:

• Architecture
• Infrastructure-as-code
• Automation
• Security hardening
• Cost optimization
• Observability
• Ongoing operational excellence for production workloads

The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise across Azure services with strong DevOps engineering practices, and will partner closely with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet demanding business requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure cloud architectures spanning compute, networking, storage, identity, and data services.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Configure and manage Azure landing zones, virtual networks, subnets, route tables, and network security groups.
• Implement secure identity, access management, and governance controls using Azure Active Directory.
• Architect and operate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters.
• Deploy, scale, and tune Azure data and analytics platforms.
• Build and operate comprehensive CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Design and implement robust observability practices using Azure Monitor and other tools.
• Drive Azure cost optimization initiatives.
• Implement disaster-recovery and business-continuity strategies.
• Strengthen security posture by integrating Microsoft Defender for Cloud and other tools.
• Collaborate closely with application teams to architect cloud-native solutions.
• Develop automation scripts and tooling in PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead architecture reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
• 100% remote work opportunity.
• Long-term, multi-year engagement aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap.