Azure Cloud Platform Engineer

Ascii Group; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascii Group is seeking an Azure Cloud Platform Engineer to design and support enterprise Azure infrastructure, with a focus on APIM, API security, and cloud automation. You will manage AKS-based deployments, API gateways, and safeguarding operations across production environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on implementation, infrastructure as code, and collaboration with DevOps teams. Onsite in Boston, with a 12-month assignment and competitive hourly compensation.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing enterprise Azure infrastructure.
• Expertise in APIM, API security, and cloud platform engineering.
• Strong automation using IaC tools and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and manage enterprise-level Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure API Management (APIM) environments and API gateways.
• Implement API security policies including OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, OpenID Connect, and Managed Identity.
• Configure API products, subscriptions, developer portals, versioning and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot API connectivity, performance, latency, and backend integration issues.
• Build and maintain Azure Landing Zones, cloud networking, security, and governance frameworks.
• Manage Azure resources including AKS, VMs, Storage, Key Vault, VNets, NSGs, Firewall, Load Balancers, DNS.
• Administer AKS and Kubernetes components (Pods, Deployments, Services, Namespaces, Ingress, Helm, Secrets, RBAC).

Skills

Azure API Management

Azure Infrastructure

Azure Kubernetes Service

Terraform

Azure DevOps

API gateways

PowerShell

Python

Tools

AKS

Job description

Title : Azure Cloud Platform Engineer

Location : Boston, MA 02111 (Onsite)

Rate :$ 65/hr on W2 & $ 70/hr on C2C

Duration : 12 Months

Detailed Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer with strong hands‑on expertise in Microsoft Azure infrastructure, Azure API Management (APIM), Kubernetes (AKS), cloud networking, security, and DevOps.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and supporting enterprise Azure cloud infrastructure, with a primary focus on Azure API Management, API security, cloud platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and manage enterprise-level Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure API Management (APIM) environments and API gateways.
• Implement API security policies, including OAuth 2.0, JWT validation, OpenID Connect, and Managed Identity.
• Configure API products, subscriptions, developer portals, API versioning, and lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot API connectivity, performance, latency, and backend integration issues.
• Build and maintain Azure Landing Zones, cloud networking, security, and governance frameworks.
• Manage Azure resources, including AKS, Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Key Vault, VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Load Balancers, and DNS.
• Administer Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Kubernetes components, including Pods, Deployments, Services, Namespaces, Ingress Controllers, Helm Charts, Secrets, and RBAC.

Top 10 Must-Have Skills:

• Azure API Management (APIM)
• Microsoft Azure Infrastructure
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) / Kubernetes
• Terraform / IaC
• Azure DevOps / CI/CD Pipelines
• API gateways/PowerShell, Bash AND Python