Azure Platform & DevOps Engineer - Contractor (CT)

Applaudo; Mexicali; Remote; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Applaudo seeks a Senior Azure DevOps & Platform Engineer to design, build, and secure Azure tenant platforms using CAF, with Terraform IaC, and strong CI/CD leadership. You will guide cross-functional teams, implement landing zones, and optimize security and governance while collaborating with US-based stakeholders in a contractor model.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, automation, and cloud transformation at scale, requiring excellent English communication and governance expertise.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Azure Cloud Platform and Microsoft CAF.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security architecture, combined with Terraform expertise (state, imports, secret management).
• Strong spoken English (B2+) for US-based stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Azure tenant platforms aligned with Microsoft CAF standards.
• Build, deploy, and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using Terraform.
• Implement Azure landing zones to support application and workload migrations.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines, source control, and project workflows using Azure DevOps to support both infrastructure and application delivery into Azure, including environment approvals, security gates, and container image promotion across environments.
• Review peers’ pull requests and handle infrastructure requests from application teams in a Kanban workflow.
• Automate resource provisioning, scaling, and infrastructure management processes.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Implement and manage Azure security controls, including IAM configurations.
• Enforce governance and policy compliance across Azure environments.
• Monitor infrastructure environments to ensure performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions aligned with business requirements.
• Provide technical guidance, troubleshooting, and operational support to stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives related to cloud governance, automation, and operational excellence.

Skills

Azure platform engineering

DevOps engineering

Terraform

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Azure networking

Azure security

Governance & policy

English communication (B2+)

AKS / App Service / Container Apps

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Azure CLI

Job description

Applaudo seeks a Senior Azure DevOps & Platform Engineer to design, build, and secure Azure tenant platforms using CAF, with Terraform IaC, and strong CI/CD leadership. You will guide cross-functional teams, implement landing zones, and optimize security and governance while collaborating with US-based stakeholders in a contractor model.

The role emphasizes hands-on delivery, automation, and cloud transformation at scale, requiring excellent English communication and governance expertise.