Principal Cloud Engineer (Azure Cloud Architect)

Plain Concepts; España; Remote; PHP 6,392,000 - 8,878,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Health insurance

Certifications support

Training budget

English lessons

Bonuses

Team events

Job summary

Plain Concepts is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer to design, evolve and scale cloud-native and AI-driven platforms that are secure, resilient and production-ready. You’ll own architecture decisions and work closely with product and AI teams to push cloud platforms to the next level.

You will be responsible for Azure-based architectures, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform IaC, and the shared knowledge strategy, while mentoring senior engineers and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in an

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience in Cloud/Platform Engineering roles.
• Fluent English and ability to engage with international teams and clients.
• Experience designing real production cloud architectures (IaaS, PaaS, serverless).
• Proven ability to lead projects independently and mentor engineers.
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead cloud architectures on Azure, covering networking, security, governance, IaaS, PaaS and serverless solutions.
• Ensure the technical quality of proposals, RFP responses and solution definitions.
• Own the shared knowledge strategy of the Chapters with documentation and best practices.
• Lead the mentoring framework within the Chapter to guide practitioners at all levels.
• Collaborate with AI, data and software teams to productionize ML/LLM solutions.

Skills

Azure

Cloud architecture

AI/ML

Leadership

English

Agile

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Confluence

Jira

Job description

As part of our international Principal Engineers team, you’ll craft tailor‑made solutions that wow our clients. We’re hunting for a passionate Principal Cloud Engineer with a solid technical background. Your mission is not just to build infrastructure, but to design, evolve and scale cloud‑native and AI‑driven platforms that are secure, resilient, and production‑ready.

This role is for engineers who enjoy owning architecture decisions, working close to product and AI teams, and pushing cloud platforms to the next level.

Here’s the deal:

• You’ll tackle the unique challenges of cloud infrastructure, working alongside a team of brilliant minds to build scalable and reliable solutions.
• You’ll dive into cutting‑edge projects using the latest tech to push boundaries and make an impact.
• Whether you prefer working from home or vibing with us at our offices, the choice is yours.
• AGILE isn’t just a buzzword here, it’s how we roll. Multidisciplinary teams? Check. Full ownership of projects? Double check.

You will be responsible for:

• Design and lead cloud architectures on Azure, covering networking, security, governance, IaaS, PaaS and serverless solutions.
• Ensure the technical quality of proposals, RFP responses and solution definitions within the discipline.
• Own the shared knowledge strategy of the Chapters, ensuring relevant content, documentation and best practices are available.
• Lead the mentoring framework within the Chapter, enabling senior engineers to guide practitioners at all levels.
• Help to identify strong technical talent across the company that aligns with the discipline.
• Identify emerging trends and opportunities, validating new services, accelerators and reusable assets.
• Own the infrastructure of AI‑powered platforms, including conversational AI systems with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), Document ingestion, processing and vector search and Integration with LLM providers and AI services.
• Build and evolve CI/CD pipelines for both application and infrastructure, following DevSecOps best practices.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) with a strong focus on reusability, scalability and maintainability.
• Design and operate production‑grade environments, ensuring high availability and performance, monitoring, logging and observability and cost optimization and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with AI, data and software teams to productionize ML/LLM solutions (MLOps mindset). Actively propose improvements and new technical approaches, contributing to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.
• Work in Agile, autonomous, multidisciplinary teams, with real ownership from design to production.

What are we looking for?

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure in real production environments.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience in Cloud / Platform Engineering roles.
• Ability to engage with clients, understand their needs, and design technical proposals tailored to business goals.
• Experience in technical presales, including demos, solutioning, and proposal writing.
• Capable of leading projects independently and mentoring other engineers.
• Proven experience designing and implementing IaaS, PaaS and cloud‑native architectures.
• Solid knowledge of networking, security and governance models in cloud environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (Repos, Pipelines) or similar and CI/CD practices.
• Strong background in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience monitoring and operating high‑traffic, production web platforms.
• Familiarity with AI/ML or LLM‑based platforms in production environments.
• Comfortable working with Agile methodologies, Jira and Confluence.
• Fluent English (mandatory) — you’ll work daily with international teams and clients.

Nice to have

• Experience in hybrid and multi‑cloud environments (AWS / GCP).
• Kubernetes and container orchestration knowledge.
• Experience with GitHub and GitHub Actions.
• Software development background (Python, Go, .NET or similar).
• Experience with observability tools (Azure Monitor, App Insights, Prometheus, Grafana).
• A proactive mindset: autonomy, technical leadership and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Salary determined by the market and your experience
• Fully remote work (optional)
• Flexible compensation (restaurant, transport, and childcare)
• Fully free health insurance, with a co‑payment for dental services
• Individual budget for training or equipment and free Microsoft certifications
• English lessons
• Monthly bonus for electricity and Internet expenses at home
• Discount on gym plan and sports activities
• Plain Camp (annual team‑building event)
• Extra perks: events attendance and speakers, welcome pack, baby basket, Christmas basket, discount portal for employees The pleasure of always working with the latest technological tools!

EEO Statement

At Plain Concepts, we certainly seek to provide equal opportunities. We want diverse applicants regardless of race, colour, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.