Principal Azure Cloud Engineer

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 120.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Azure cloud/platform engineer to design and operate scalable Azure infrastructure in regulated environments. You will implement Infrastructure as Code, manage identity and governance, and drive cost-efficient platform solutions.

Lead large-scale Azure programs, build reusable deployment frameworks, and partner with engineering teams to ensure security, reliability, and performance. Strong collaboration and leadership are essential for success.

Qualifikationen

• Hands-on Azure engineering in large-scale or regulated environments.
• 10+ years of cloud/platform engineering leadership or infrastructure experience.
• Experience delivering and operating Azure environments with scalable, reliable design.

Aufgaben

• Design and operate Azure cloud infrastructure and governance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code and DevOps/SRE practices to ensure reliability and cost efficiency.
• Lead large Azure platform initiatives and collaborate with technology leaders.

Kenntnisse

Azure Platforming

Networking

Identity Management

Governance

Terraform

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

API Management

Monitoring & Logging

SRE Concepts

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

ARM Templates

CDKTF

Containers

Operational Dashboards

Azure PaaS

Jobbeschreibung

Requirements

• Hands-on experience engineering solutions on Microsoft Azure in large-scale or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of Azure platforming, networking, identity, access management, and governance
• Experience designing for scalability, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and operate production Azure environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using GitHub Actions, ARM, Terraform, or similar tools
• Experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
• Experience building reusable deployment frameworks, foundational automation, or internal platform tooling
• Familiarity with IAM models, role definitions, and least-privilege access patterns
• Experience with Azure API Management or similar API gateway solutions
• Understanding of secure service exposure, rate limiting, and API lifecycle management
• Experience implementing monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational dashboards
• Familiarity with SRE concepts such as SLIs, SLOs, and resilience patterns
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field (Computer Science, Engineering)
• 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering leadership, or infrastructure roles
• Proven experience delivering and operating Azure environments
• Experience designing, implementing and delivering large scale Azure platforms
• Experience building foundational cloud platform capabilities, engineering enablement tooling, or shared services for internal development teams
• Experience driving large projects and partnering with technology teams and leaders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating Azure cloud infrastructure, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and applying DevOps and SRE practices to ensure scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient solutions. Proven ability to lead large-scale projects and deliver standardized platform capabilities while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Azure Cloud Engineering
• Infrastructure as Code
• CI/CD Pipeline Development
• DevOps Practices
• Platform Scalability and Resilience

Hard Skills

• Azure Platforming
• Networking
• Identity Management
• Governance
• Terraform
• GitHub Actions
• CI/CD
• API Management
• Monitoring and Logging
• SRE Concepts

Soft Skills

• Project Leadership
• Collaboration
• Problem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Industry Keywords

• Cloud Engineering
• Platform Engineering
• Regulated Environments
• Security Compliance
• Data Governance

Tools & Technologies

• Azure PaaS
• Containers
• ARM Templates
• CDKTF
• Operational Dashboards