Azure Cloud Platform Engineer — Hybrid Senior Ops & AKS

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for a hybrid role in Charlotte, NC (on-site 3 days/week, remote flexibility). The role focuses on provisioning and maintaining Azure services (AKS, VMs, VNet, Entra ID) and automating with IaC tools such as Terraform/Bicep.

Strong troubleshooting and ITIL processes are required. You will lead cloud initiatives, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure secure, scalable cloud platforms in production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Systems/Cloud engineering or technology architecture experience.
• 5+ years in IT infrastructure or cloud platform support roles.
• 3+ years hands-on with Azure services including AKS, VMs, Monitor, ARM/Bicep/Terraform deployments.
• Experience supporting production enterprise Azure environments.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking, identity, and security best practices.
• Experience with incident response and ITIL-based operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, broad-impact initiatives including provision of high-level systems consultation for technology teams.
• Act as a key participant in large-scale planning of cloud infrastructure and platform services for Systems Operations.
• Review and analyze complex technical challenges requiring evaluation of alternatives, enhancements, and performance improvements.
• Make decisions regarding technical changes, optimizations, and platform enhancements.
• Consult with engineering teams on change design, ensuring adherence to governance standards and enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve cloud platform issues and achieve operational goals.
• Provide L2/L3 support for Azure environments focusing on AKS, VNet, Entra ID.
• Support containerized workloads and Kubernetes cluster operations.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and IaC to streamline provisioning and support.
• Communicate status updates on incidents, platform health, and project deliverables.

Skills

Azure AKS

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Monitor

ARM/Bicep/Terraform deployments

Azure networking & security

ITIL incident management

Python, PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Ansible

ARM/Bicep

Azure DevOps

Docker

Job description

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking an experienced Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for a hybrid role in Charlotte, NC (on-site 3 days/week, remote flexibility). The role focuses on provisioning and maintaining Azure services (AKS, VMs, VNet, Entra ID) and automating with IaC tools such as Terraform/Bicep.

Strong troubleshooting and ITIL processes are required. You will lead cloud initiatives, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure secure, scalable cloud platforms in production.