Cloud Engineer

Matlen Silver; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Matlen Silver is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join an enterprise technology team supporting Azure cloud infrastructure and data analytics platforms. The role focuses on secure, scalable automation using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code in a hybrid environment.

Location options include Jersey City, NJ with 3 days on-site per week, Charlotte, NC or Plano, TX. The 12+ month contract is W2 only with no relocation or sponsorship.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in enterprise-scale cloud environments.
• 4+ years of Terraform experience developing configurations and modules.
• Experience building IaaS, PaaS, and IaC solutions.
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, IAM, landing zones, monitoring, and logging.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code, or policy-as-code.
• Strong Python or other infrastructure automation experience.
• Experience with Azure data and analytics services.

Responsibilities

• Build and automate enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure using Terraform and IaC
• Design and develop Azure landing zones and foundational cloud platform services
• Automate cloud provisioning, IAM, networking, security policies, and observability
• Develop CI/CD pipelines supporting cloud data and analytics platforms
• Build resilient, scalable infrastructure with a focus on security and FinOps
• Develop cloud service catalogs for application and DevOps teams
• Partner with Information Security and infrastructure teams to implement secure cloud solutions
• Translate business and technical requirements into cloud architecture standards, blueprints, and playbooks
• Work within an Agile environment to deliver cloud platform initiatives

Skills

Terraform

Azure

IaC

Python

CI/CD

Security

FinOps

Networking

IAM

Observability

Tools

Terraform

Azure

Synapse

Job description

We are seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to join an enterprise technology team supporting large-scale Azure cloud infrastructure and data analytics platforms. This is an ongoing opportunity focused on building secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code.

Location: Charlotte, NC; Plano, TX; or Jersey City, NJ

Schedule: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

Duration: 12+ months

Employment: W2 only

**NO RELOCATION ALLOWED**

**NO C2C OR SPONSORSHIP CANDIDATES **

**W2 ONLY**

Responsibilities:

• Build and automate enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure using Terraform and IaC
• Design and develop Azure landing zones and foundational cloud platform services
• Automate cloud provisioning, IAM, networking, security policies, and observability
• Develop CI/CD pipelines supporting cloud data and analytics platforms
• Build resilient, scalable infrastructure with a focus on security and FinOps
• Develop cloud service catalogs for application and DevOps teams
• Partner with Information Security and infrastructure teams to implement secure cloud solutions
• Translate business and technical requirements into cloud architecture standards, blueprints, and playbooks
• Work within an Agile environment to deliver cloud platform initiatives

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in enterprise-scale cloud environments
• 4+ years of Terraform experience developing configurations and modules
• Experience building IaaS, PaaS, and IaC solutions
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, security, IAM, landing zones, monitoring, and logging
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code, or policy-as-code
• Strong Python or other infrastructure automation experience
• Experience with Azure data and analytics services

Nice to Have:

• Microsoft Synapse
• Experience with cloud security, networking, and infrastructure teams