Azure Cloud Operations Engineer - Automation & Security

The Atlas Group; Bensalem Township, Northern (Bucks County, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlas Group is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of Azure, M365, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. You will move toward infrastructure as code, build automated pipelines, and enforce federal compliance standards.

You will lead IaC deployments, automate tasks, and optimize cloud spend while collaborating with cybersecurity and business teams to maintain highly available systems.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct experience in enterprise Microsoft Azure environments.
• 5+ years IT infra, networking, or systems engineering experience.
• Automation skills with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Strong cloud networking and hybrid site-to-site connectivity.
• Zero-trust concepts and least privilege enforcement.

Responsibilities

• Manage IaC for Azure resources using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM for repeatable environments.
• Automate operations with robust scripts and tooling.
• Maintain secure, high-availability hybrid cloud networks and monitoring.
• Lead security/compliance efforts aligned with federal standards.

Skills

Cloud Operations

Systems Engineering

Automation & Scripting

Modern Deployment

Cloud Networking

Security Mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Azure Bicep

ARM templates

PowerShell

Python

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

The Atlas Group is seeking a Cloud Operations Engineer to ensure reliability, scalability, and security of Azure, M365, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. You will move toward infrastructure as code, build automated pipelines, and enforce federal compliance standards.

You will lead IaC deployments, automate tasks, and optimize cloud spend while collaborating with cybersecurity and business teams to maintain highly available systems.