Azure Cloud Engineer - Remote | IaC & CI/CD Expert

GCS Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 80,580 - 109,359; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Engineer role (Remote from the Island of Ireland) focuses on designing, building and supporting secure, scalable Azure environments with emphasis on automation and reliability. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud solutions and drive operational excellence.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services, IaC tools such as Terraform or Azure Bicep, and experience creating CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure services.
• Hands-on design and implementation of cloud infrastructure.
• Proficient IaC using Terraform/Azure Bicep/AWS CloudFormation/CDK.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions/GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain Azure-based cloud infrastructure.
• Develop and manage IaC to support repeatable deployments.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines for reliable delivery.
• Contribute to secure, resilient and highly available cloud solutions.
• Support cloud operations, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on cloud projects.
• Promote best practices in security, automation and governance.
• Stay updated on emerging cloud technologies and improvements.

Skills

Azure expertise

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD experience

Problem solving

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep

AWS CloudFormation

CDK

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Cloud Engineer (Remote from the Island of Ireland)

We are partnering with an organisation that is continuing to invest in its cloud capabilities and is looking to hire an experienced Cloud Engineer with a strong Azure background.

This role offers the opportunity to work on a variety of cloud infrastructure projects, helping to design, build and support secure, scalable, and automated cloud environments. You'll collaborate with technical teams to deliver modern cloud solutions while contributing to infrastructure automation, operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain cloud infrastructure and services within Microsoft Azure.
• Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions to support repeatable, scalable deployments.
• Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable application and infrastructure delivery.
• Contribute to the design of secure, resilient and highly available cloud solutions.
• Support cloud operations, including monitoring, troubleshooting, performance optimisation and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cloud-based solutions across a range of projects.
• Promote cloud best practices relating to security, automation, governance and operational excellence.
• Stay up to date with emerging cloud technologies and recommend improvements where appropriate.

Desired Experience

• Strong experience working with Microsoft Azure services.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using tools such as Terraform, Azure Bicep, AWS CloudFormation, CDK or similar.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline or equivalent platforms.

About You

You'll likely be someone who:

• Enjoys solving technical challenges and delivering practical cloud solutions.
• Works well both independently and as part of collaborative technical teams.
• Has strong communication skills and can explain technical concepts clearly.
• Is organised and able to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Takes ownership of work and contributes positively to team success.

What's on Offer

• Fully remote, once based on the Island of Ireland
• Opportunity to work on a range of modern Azure cloud projects.
• Exposure to the latest cloud technologies and automation practices.
• Flexible working arrangements, depending on business requirements.

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.