Platform Engineer (Azure)

Vaco by Highspring; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) seeks a Platform Engineer with 1-4 years of Azure and DevOps experience to build and improve cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows for an internal application evolving into a client-facing platform.

You will manage CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, handle application identities with Entra ID, and contribute to secure, scalable cloud solutions while documenting configurations and processes.

Qualifications

• 1‑4 years of experience in Azure, DevOps, cloud engineering, or a related role.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, or similar automation tools.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, identity management, and access controls.
• Understanding of cloud security, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good written communication and technical documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Manage application identities, permissions, and access using Microsoft Entra ID.
• Assist with secure integrations between applications, Azure services, and external systems.
• Support environment configurations, secrets management, and automated deployments.
• Troubleshoot deployment, connectivity, and infrastructure issues.
• Document technical processes, configurations, workflows, and integrations.
• Follow best practices for cloud security, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

Azure

DevOps

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Identity management

Documentation

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure Key Vault

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure

Job description

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with 1-4 years of experience in Azure and DevOps to help build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows. This role will support an internal application that is expected to evolve into a client-facing platform.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with Azure, CI/CD pipelines, identity management, and automation, along with strong troubleshooting and technical documentation skills.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Platform Engineer with 1-4 years of experience in Azure and DevOps to help build, maintain, and improve cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows. This role will support an internal application that is expected to evolve into a client-facing platform.

The ideal candidate has hands‑on experience with Azure, CI/CD pipelines, identity management, and automation, along with strong troubleshooting and technical documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Terraform, Bicep, or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Familiarity with Azure Key Vault, managed identities, and service principals.
• Basic understanding of .NET applications and API integrations.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting.

Key Technologies: Microsoft Azure, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, Microsoft Entra ID, Infrastructure as Code, Azure Key Vault, and cloud security.

By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

Desired Skills and Experience

Key Responsibilities

• Support and maintain cloud infrastructure within Microsoft Azure.
• Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Manage application identities, permissions, and access using Microsoft Entra ID.
• Assist with secure integrations between applications, Azure services, and external systems.
• Support environment configurations, secrets management, and automated deployments.
• Troubleshoot deployment, connectivity, and infrastructure issues.
• Document technical processes, configurations, workflows, and integrations.
• Follow best practices for cloud security, reliability, and scalability.

Required Qualifications

• 1‑4 years of experience in Azure, DevOps, cloud engineering, or a related role.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, or similar automation tools.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, identity management, and access controls.
• Understanding of cloud security, configuration management, and deployment processes.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Good written communication and technical documentation skills.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail]. Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).