Azure Cloud Engineer

IT Resources; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid medical, dental, 4-

50% 401(k) match

Job summary

IT Resources is seeking a senior cloud engineer to design, deploy, and manage scalable Azure and AWS infrastructure. You will use Terraform and automation to build reusable modules and improve CI/CD pipelines, while enforcing security and governance across environments.

Responsibilities include implementing landing zones, identity governance, and Defender for Cloud, and supporting containerized and AI workloads. A rotating on-call schedule and cross-team collaboration are part of the role.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• 5+ years building, deploying, and managing IaaS and PaaS in Azure and/or AWS.
• 4+ years hands-on Terraform experience with modules, state, and CI/CD pipelines.
• 2+ years Kubernetes and containerized workloads experience; strong networking knowledge.
• Hands-on cloud security and governance experience; scripting/automation; Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform and automation.
• Build reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and improve CI/CD pipelines for reliable deployments.
• Implement cloud security and governance controls, including landing zones, identity governance, secrets management, and Defender for Cloud.
• Develop and support cloud infrastructure for containerized and AI workloads.
• Collaborate with owners, architects, and infra teams to meet security and engineering standards.
• Monitor environments to identify risks, gaps, and optimization opportunities.
• Participate in peer reviews and rotating on-call maintenance.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Azure & AWS cloud

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Cloud security & governance

Scripting & automation

Linux administration

Windows Server administration

Azure DevOps

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Job description

Join a cloud engineering team responsible for building, operating, and improving secure, scalable cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will focus primarily on Microsoft Azure, using infrastructure as code, automation, and CI/CD practices to deliver reliable cloud services. You will collaborate with application owners, architects, infrastructure engineers, and business partners to accelerate delivery while maintaining security and governance standards.

• Salary: $140,000-$160,000 annually, plus a 10%-20% bonus
• Location: Tampa, FL; Plano, TX; or Camas, WA. On-site for the first 90 days, followed by up to 75 work-from-home days per year.
• Employment Type: Direct hire

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, resilient Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform and other automation technologies.
• Build reusable infrastructure-as-code modules and improve CI/CD pipelines to create faster, consistent, and reliable deployments.
• Implement cloud security and governance controls, including secure landing zones, identity governance, secrets management, compliance enforcement, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
• Develop and support cloud infrastructure for containerized and AI-based workloads.
• Partner with application owners, architects, technical leads, and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions align with security requirements, engineering standards, and cloud best practices.
• Monitor cloud environments to identify operational risks, gaps, performance issues, and optimization opportunities.
• Participate in peer code reviews, technical design collaboration, and a rotating 24/7 on-call schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years of IT infrastructure experience, including 5+ years building, deploying, and managing IaaS and PaaS services in Azure and/or AWS.
• 4+ years of hands-on Terraform experience, including reusable modules, state management, infrastructure as code, and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• 2+ years of hands-on Kubernetes and containerized workload experience, plus strong networking knowledge across DNS, routing, firewalls, and private connectivity.
• Hands-on cloud security and governance experience, along with scripting/automation and Linux and Windows Server administration.
• Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certification.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees and qualifying dependents.
• 50% 401(k) match, up to the IRS maximum.
• 20 days of PTO plus 10 paid holidays.
• Family support benefits, including 8 weeks of paid primary caregiver leave, $10,000 in fertility, family-forming, and hormonal health assistance, plus backup child, adult, and elder care programs.