Azure Cloud Platform Engineer: Automation & Governance

Socket.dev; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Life insurance

Group income protection

Pension scheme (matched up to 10%)

Hybrid work options

Volunteer day

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, develop, and operate enterprise Azure infrastructure. You will automate provisioning, enforce governance, and collaborate with DevOps to support CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads.

The role emphasizes security-first mindset, enterprise workloads, and ongoing improvements leveraging Azure services and IaC tools. Hybrid work options are available in Portland, OR area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT or related field.
• Strong background with Microsoft Azure or related Cloud Provider.
• Understanding of Server IaaS management (HA, Monitoring, Backup, DR).
• Knowledge of Windows Server security baselines and configuration management.
• Experience with Terraform in production.
• Understanding of CI/CD tools and concepts (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Scripting with PowerShell, Bicep or Python.
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise.
• Familiarity with IAC tools for automating tasks and cloud infra management.
• Basic understanding of AI/ML operational concepts, model lifecycle and cloud infra needs.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate Azure infrastructure at scale.
• Automate provisioning and configuration using ARM/Bicep, Terraform, PowerShell, or Azure CLI.
• Enforce Azure governance: Landing Zones, Policy, RBAC, tagging and compliance.
• Collaborate with DevOps and application teams to support CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads.
• Document processes and maintain infrastructure knowledge base.
• Stay current with cloud updates and industry trends to drive improvements.
• Provide timely support and troubleshooting for cloud-related issues.

Skills

Azure expertise

Infrastructure as Code

Automation

CI/CD

Scripting (PowerShell/Bicep/Python)

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Arc

OSConfig

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

ARM templates

Terraform

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Bicep

GitHub Enterprise

Job description

Willis Towers Watson (WTW) is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, develop, and operate enterprise Azure infrastructure. You will automate provisioning, enforce governance, and collaborate with DevOps to support CI/CD pipelines and containerized workloads.

The role emphasizes security-first mindset, enterprise workloads, and ongoing improvements leveraging Azure services and IaC tools. Hybrid work options are available in Portland, OR area.