Azure Cloud Platform Engineer | Kubernetes & Automation

q2ebanking; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Q2 is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join the Cloud Engineering team. You will design, operate, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, collaborating with application engineering, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to deliver scalable platforms supporting critical apps.

You will implement IaC with Terraform, manage Kubernetes workloads (AKS/EKS), and drive automation and observability across environments while ensuring cost efficiency and compliance.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and a minimum of 5 years of related experience.
• Hands-on experience in Cloud engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure cloud services and platform engineering practices.
• Experience with AWS cloud services is preferred; candidates without deep AWS experience should be open to learning and supporting AWS environments.
• Proficient with Infrastructure as Code and automation tools, especially Terraform and modern CI/CD workflows.
• Experience running or supporting production workloads in Kubernetes and Docker, including hands-on work with managed Kubernetes platforms such as AKS and/or EKS.
• Understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPCs, DNS, routing, load balancing, containment of security groups).
• Experience with identity, access management, secrets management, encryption, and least-privilege cloud security practices.
• Proficient with scripting or programming languages like Python, Bash, Go, or PowerShell.
• Experience with observability tools and cloud monitoring best practices (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Familiarity with FinOps, cloud cost optimization, disaster recovery, backup, and compliance practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and platform services with Azure as the primary cloud platform.
• Support AWS-based infrastructure and multi-cloud initiatives; be willing to learn and build proficiency.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform to improve consistency and efficiency.
• Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot containerized workloads and platform services with Kubernetes (AKS/EKS).
• Partner with development and DevOps teams to integrate cloud infrastructure and automation into CI/CD workflows.
• Monitor production environments and participate in incident response to minimize downtime.
• Develop automation using scripting or programming languages (Python, Bash, Go, PowerShell).
• Implement observability practices including monitoring, logging, dashboards, and tracing.
• Support cloud security, backup, disaster recovery, and governance with security teams.
• Contribute to reliability improvements, capacity planning, cost optimization, and documentation.

Skills

Cloud engineering

DevOps

Platform engineering

Cloud infrastructure

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Scripting (Python/Bash/Go/PowerShell)

Observability/Monitoring

FinOps / cost optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

AKS

EKS

Docker

Azure Monitor

CloudWatch

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Q2 is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join the Cloud Engineering team. You will design, operate, and optimize secure cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS, collaborating with application engineering, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to deliver scalable platforms supporting critical apps.

You will implement IaC with Terraform, manage Kubernetes workloads (AKS/EKS), and drive automation and observability across environments while ensuring cost efficiency and compliance.