Lead Cloud Engineer

Corps Team; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Corps Team partners with a diversified financial services company to recruit a Lead Cloud Engineer for a 6 month, fully onsite engagement in Jacksonville, FL. The role blends hands-on cloud engineering with strategic leadership to guide enterprise cloud initiatives and establish architectural standards.

The candidate will drive large migrations and modernization efforts, collaborate with security, networking and app teams, and champion automation and DevOps practices while mentoring senior

Qualifications

• 5+ years of infrastructure or cloud engineering experience.
• 3+ years hands-on Azure in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, identity, storage and compute.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics and Defender for Cloud.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Python or Bash).
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on-prem integration scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic technical leadership for enterprise cloud initiatives.
• Define and enforce cloud standards and governance.
• Lead large-scale migrations and modernization programs.
• Partner with security, networking, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Drive automation and DevOps adoption across teams and mentor senior engineers.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash)

Hybrid cloud integration

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Terraform

Azure Monitor

Defender for Cloud

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Job description

Our client, a diversified financial services company providing banking and investing services, is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer for a 6 month contract role located in Jacksonville, FL. This role is fully onsite.

The Lead Cloud Engineer provides strategic technical leadership for enterprise cloud initiatives, setting architectural direction and ensuring alignment with business objectives. This role defines and enforces cloud standards, leads large-scale migrations and modernization programs, and partners with security, networking, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions. The Cloud Engineer Lead drives adoption of automation and DevOps practices across teams, mentors senior engineers, and serves as a trusted advisor to technology leadership. This position requires balancing hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities to ensure enterprise-wide consistency and innovation. Defines and enforces enterprise cloud architecture standards and best practices. Leads large-scale cloud initiatives, migrations, and modernization programs. Partners with security, networking, and application teams to ensure integrated solutions. Drives adoption of automation, DevOps, and governance frameworks across teams. Serves as a technical advisor to leadership and mentor senior engineers.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure or cloud engineering.
• 3+ years of hands-on Azure experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, identity, storage, and compute.
• Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Defender for Cloud.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Python, or Bash).
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and on-prem integration scenarios.

Preferred Qualifications

Azure certifications - one or more of the following: AZ-104: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (Highly Preferred) AZ-305: Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-400: Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert Experience with cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices.

Top 2 Must-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

• 5 years Hands-On Azure Engineering Experience
• Experience deploying IaC with Terraform

Top 2 Nice-To-Haves (Hard and/or Soft Skills)

• AWS hands on experience
• Experience working in a regulated financial environment

Educational Requirements

University (Degree Preferred): 5-8 years' experience in lieu of degree

Pay Rate $74.48 - $76.48