Azure Platform Engineer - Flexible Growth in Terraform

Blackstone; Knoxville (TN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Terraform growth plan

Job summary

Blackstone is expanding its technology footprint in Knoxville and seeks an Azure Engineer for a temporary role that emphasizes ownership over busywork. The position offers a salary of $50,000–$70,000 per year, with flexible scheduling and a clear growth plan to deepen Terraform expertise.

You will stress-test Kafka systems, optimize on-call processes, and contribute to a small, craft-obsessed team focused on delivering value quickly within a pragmatic setting.

Qualifications

• Grit to debug at 4pm on a Friday without complaint.
• Track record of delivering under deadline pressure.
• Self-awareness to know which problems to own.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, pragmatic environment.

Responsibilities

• Stress-test Apache Kafka systems and harden weaknesses.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Keep RabbitMQ CI under ten minutes to maintain flow.
• Own Terraform-related edge cases on billing and platform.
• Ship incremental improvements to the Knoxville platform on cadence.

Skills

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Terraform

Azure

Ownership

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Apache Kafka

Terraform

RabbitMQ

Job description

Blackstone is expanding its technology footprint in Knoxville and seeks an Azure Engineer for a temporary role that emphasizes ownership over busywork. The position offers a salary of $50,000–$70,000 per year, with flexible scheduling and a clear growth plan to deepen Terraform expertise.

You will stress-test Kafka systems, optimize on-call processes, and contribute to a small, craft-obsessed team focused on delivering value quickly within a pragmatic setting.