Senior Cloud Engineer

Job summary

Qnity is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cloud Engineer with deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure to design, build, automate, and operate enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure. This role emphasizes Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, network security, and operational excellence, requiring strong technical ownership across end-to-end cloud platforms. The engineer will create secure, scalable, and automated solutions across Azure environments, partnering with security, networking, and platform teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• 8+ years of IT infrastructure or cloud engineering experience
• Demonstrated hands-on Azure engineering experience and capabilities
• Strong background in enterprise cloud platform engineering
• Advanced Azure skills in Compute, Storage, Networking, Identity, and Security
• Strong AKS/container experience
• Expert-level Terraform (mandatory)
• Experience with ARM or Bicep (optional)
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Python, and Bash
• Experience with large-scale automation patterns
• Proficiency in CI/CD (Azure DevOps, GitHub), Git-based workflows, and release automation
• Expertise in Hub-Spoke, VPN, ExpressRoute, DNS/Routing/NAT
• Palo Alto firewall integration (must-have)
• Knowledge of cloud security architecture, IAM, compliance, and governance frameworks
• Strong ownership mindset with end-to-end delivery accountability
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced enterprise environments
• Strong communication with both technical and business stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate highly scalable, secure Azure infrastructure across IaaS, PaaS, AKS, networking, and identity
• Build end-to-end cloud environments from the ground up using automation-first principles
• Architect resilient solutions including HA/DR, multi-region, availability zones, and failover designs
• Develop, maintain, and optimize Terraform modules, pipelines, and reusable frameworks for all Azure deployments
• Ensure all infrastructure is code-driven, version-controlled, and standardized across environments
• Enforce a strict "no manual deployment" policy
• Build deep automation across infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, deployment pipelines, and environment scaling
• Develop advanced automation using PowerShell, Python, Bash, and Azure CLI
• Continuously eliminate manual effort and accelerate deployment speed and operational efficiency
• Optimize CI/CD pipelines to support fully automated build → deploy → security → compliance workflows
• Design and implement enterprise-grade Azure network architectures: Hub-Spoke, VNet peering, Private Endpoints, VPN, and ExpressRoute
• Integrate and manage firewalls — rule design, segmentation, threat prevention, and traffic inspection
• Enforce zero-trust and least-privilege access models
• Implement and maintain NSGs, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, and WAF
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security policies and frameworks
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Build fully automated infrastructure and application deployment pipelines
• Integrate security scanning, secrets management, and artifact pipelines (ACR-based patterns)
• Enable platform engineering capabilities for developer self-service
• Design, deploy, and manage AKS-based platforms

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