Azure Cloud Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies; Naperville (IL); Remote; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies, a technology consulting and software development company, is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure.

This role will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence for production workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of cloud engineering experience, with at least 3 years focused on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure core services (compute, storage, networking, identity, and PaaS offerings).
• Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Experience operating AKS clusters and CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate large-scale Azure platforms.
• Own end-to-end cloud lifecycle including architecture, IaC, automation, security hardening, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions.

Skills

Azure

DevOps

AKS

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

Azure DevOps

Job description

Azure Cloud Engineer – Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

Job Title: Azure Cloud Engineer

Location: 100% Remote (U.S.)

Position Type: Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range: $95,000–$125,000 Annually

Experience Required: 6+ years

Sponsorship: U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. In this role you will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and ongoing operational excellence for production workloads. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise across Azure services with strong DevOps engineering practices, and will partner closely with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet demanding business requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Five or more years of cloud engineering experience, with at least three years focused on Microsoft Azure in production environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure core services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and platform-as-a-service offerings
• Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
• Solid experience designing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters at scale
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD across infrastructure and applications