Azure Platform Engineer: Secure, Scalable Cloud Foundation

Intellias; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellias seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate an enterprise Azure platform. You will deliver secure, scalable Azure capabilities across Landing Zones, networking, identity, policy, observability, reliability, and cost management.

Collaborating with Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations teams, you will drive platform improvements, operational excellence, and cloud enablement across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• 3+ years hands-on Azure experience with enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of Azure Management Groups, Policy, Entra ID, RBAC/PIM, Monitor, and Cost governance.
• Experience with Azure networking (VNets, DNS, NSGs, Private Endpoints, Firewalls, ExpressRoute/VPN).
• IaC production experience, Git-based delivery, CI/CD, and scripting in Python/PowerShell.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, collaboration, and ownership mindset.
• Nice to have: Azure certifications; Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions; multi-cloud exposure; FinOps.

Responsibilities

• Implement Azure platform capabilities, reusable patterns, and roadmap initiatives.
• Own deliverables from refinement through implementation, testing, and handover.
• Build and maintain Landing Zone components including management groups, subscriptions, identity services, policies, and guardrails.
• Implement and support Azure Policy, RBAC/PIM, tagging, and security-by-design practices.
• Develop IaC modules and automated lifecycle workflows; enable self-service platform capabilities.
• Reduce manual effort via automation; maintain governance and observability.
• Support CI/CD pipelines (Git-based) and tooling like GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps.
• Troubleshoot incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and improve platform resilience and cost efficiency.

Skills

Azure

Cloud Infrastructure

DevOps

SRE

CI/CD

Automation

Python scripting

PowerShell scripting

Git workflows

Communication

Ownership mindset

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Job description

Intellias seeks an experienced Azure Cloud Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate an enterprise Azure platform. You will deliver secure, scalable Azure capabilities across Landing Zones, networking, identity, policy, observability, reliability, and cost management.

Collaborating with Architecture, Security, Product, and Operations teams, you will drive platform improvements, operational excellence, and cloud enablement across the organization.