Principal Cloud Engineer / Philly / Azure / Terraform / Direct Hire

Motion Recruitment; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Principal Cloud Engineer in Philadelphia, PA for a full-time, permanent role with a hybrid schedule onsite Tue, Wed, and Thu. This senior position focuses on Azure platform architecture, cloud engineering leadership, and enterprise cloud adoption.

You will design and land Azure environments, own landing zone standards, and guide cloud migration and AVS/AVD infrastructure decisions, working with a small high-visibility cloud team using Terraform, Terragrunt,

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on Azure experience, building environments from the ground up.
• Azure landing zone design and implementation.
• Terraform and Terragrunt infrastructure-as-code experience.
• GitHub, DevOps practices, and CI/CD knowledge.
• Containers in Azure and strong SQL/database expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Azure environments that support teams across the organization.
• Own Azure landing zone architecture and standards.
• Refine cloud processes and drive cloud adoption across IT teams.
• Serve as the Azure subject matter expert and technical bridge between teams.
• Support cloud migration initiatives and guide AVS/AVD infrastructure decisions.

Skills

Azure experience

Landing zone design

Terraform & Terragrunt

GitHub & DevOps CI/CD

Containers & SQL/DB

Tools

Terraform

Terragrunt

GitHub

Job description

The Principal Cloud Engineer is a full-time, permanent role based in Philadelphia, PA, with a hybrid schedule requiring onsite work Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. This senior-level position is focused on Azure platform architecture, cloud engineering leadership, and enterprise cloud adoption.

This role sits on a small, high-visibility cloud team responsible for shaping Azure standards, landing zones, and hybrid infrastructure strategy. The environment includes Azure, Terraform, Terragrunt, GitHub, containers, SQL, AVS, AVD, and cloud transformation initiatives.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep hands-on Azure experience, ideally building environments from the ground up


• Azure landing zone design and implementation


• Terraform and Terragrunt infrastructure-as-code experience


• GitHub, DevOps practices, and CI/CD knowledge


• Containers in Azure, strong SQL/database expertise, and experience across on-prem and cloud environments

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS experience


• Azure AI Foundry and AI/ML platform experience


• Apache Airflow experience


• Azure Data Factory experience


• Experience influencing and aligning teams without direct authority

What You Will Be Doing

• Design and build Azure environments that support teams across the organization


• Own Azure landing zone architecture and standards


• Refine cloud processes and drive cloud adoption across IT teams
  
• Serve as the Azure subject matter expert and technical bridge between teams


• Support cloud migration initiatives and guide AVS/AVD infrastructure decisions

Tech Breakdown

• Azure, Azure Landing Zones, AVS, AVD


• Terraform, Terragrunt


• GitHub, DevOps, CI/CD


• Containers, SQL


• AWS, Azure AI Foundry, Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory

Daily Responsibilities

• Azure architecture and platform engineering


• Cloud governance, standards, and process improvement


• Infrastructure design and cloud cost planning


• Hybrid cloud and on-premises integration


• Cross-functional technical leadership and collaboration

The Offer

• Salary: $170,000 - $190,000 base


• Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent


• Location: Philadelphia, PA


• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Posted By: John Gordon