Cloud Engineer III

Job summary

The Cloud Engineer III designs, builds, and evolves an enterprise Azure platform, owning platform domains and operationalizing architecture standards into secure, scalable, automated solutions. The role advances Azure Landing Zone capabilities, develops infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines, improves observability, cost management, governance, and resilience, and mentors engineers. Key technologies include Microsoft Azure, Bicep, PowerShell, Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, and Entra ID.

Benefits

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of progressive IT infrastructure or platform engineering experience, including recent hands-on enterprise Azure experience.
• Deep infrastructure-as-code expertise; Bicep preferred, with strong scripting and automation experience.
• Advanced Windows, Linux, Entra ID or Active Directory, and hybrid networking background.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps and modern Git-based workflows.
• Experience with cloud cost management, observability, and performance optimization.
• Technical leadership and mentoring skills.
• Extensive governance experience, including Azure Policy, RBAC, and tagging standards.
• Expertise with ExpressRoute, VPN, and Private Endpoints.
• Experience supporting modernization, migration, and automation initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Azure application hosting experience with App Services, Functions, or AKS preferred.
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Familiarity with GitHub Copilot or Azure-native AI capabilities is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer complex Azure platform solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
• Own and evolve platform domains such as identity, networking, governance, and DevOps pipelines.
• Integrate hybrid cloud environments using Azure networking and identity services.
• Develop infrastructure as code with Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.
• Advance Azure Landing Zone governance, identity, network, and security capabilities.
• Improve observability, cloud cost transparency, resource utilization, and platform performance.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines and automation frameworks using Azure DevOps and Git-based workflows.
• Create reusable templates, scripts, and modules for self-service platform capabilities.
• Embed governance controls and policy enforcement into automation workflows.
• Implement Azure governance, secure-by-default configurations, and least-privilege identity controls.
• Plan and implement business continuity, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to Cloud Center of Excellence standards, documentation, and best practices.

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