Azure Cloud Engineer

Recru; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Recru is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to design, automate, and manage modern Azure cloud environments. You will focus on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering, and governance to support business operations.

You will build and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and/or Bicep, develop CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, and automate Linux/Windows administration using Ansible, Intune, and Group Policy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years infrastructure engineering experience.
• 6+ years of cloud engineering, automation, or platform engineering experience.
• Strong Azure expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep).
• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on scripting experience with Python and/or PowerShell.
• Experience automating both Linux and Windows environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and/or Bicep.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitOps practices.
• Automate Linux and Windows administration using tools such as Ansible, Intune, and Group Policy.
• Develop self-service platform capabilities and enforce security, tagging, and cost-management standards.
• Manage Azure landing zones, monitoring, logging, alerting, and cloud security controls.
• Support compliance initiatives through automated, auditable deployment processes.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Cloud engineering

Scripting: Python/PowerShell

CI/CD pipelines

Linux and Windows administration

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

GitHub Actions

Git

Ansible

Intune

Group Policy

Azure Policy

HashiCorp Vault

Open Policy Agent

Job description

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer responsible for designing, automating, and managing modern Azure cloud environments. Focuses on Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering, and governance to support business operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and/or Bicep.

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and GitOps practices.

• Automate Linux and Windows administration using tools such as Ansible, Intune, and Group Policy.

• Develop self-service platform capabilities and enforce security, tagging, and cost-management standards.

• Manage Azure landing zones, monitoring, logging, alerting, and cloud security controls.

• Support compliance initiatives through automated, auditable deployment processes.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of infrastructure engineering experience.

• 6+ years of cloud engineering, automation, or platform engineering experience.

• Strong Azure expertise with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep).

• Experience with Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Hands‑on scripting experience with Python and/or PowerShell.

• Experience automating both Linux and Windows environments.

Preferred Skills:

• Platform engineering and self-service provisioning experience.

• Azure Policy, Azure Key Vault, HashiCorp Vault, or Open Policy Agent.

• Experience with GCP, SUSE Manager, Red Hat Satellite, or Intune.

• Knowledge of NIST, ISO 27001, NERC CIP, or other regulated environments.

• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400) or Terraform Associate.

You have 8+ years infrastructure engineering experience. You master Azure IaC with Terraform or Bicep. You build CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions