Remote Azure Cloud Engineer - DevOps, AKS & Security

Socket.dev; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate scalable cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure for production workloads.

You will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and ongoing operational excellence, collaborating with development, security, and SRE teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of cloud engineering experience, with at least three years focused on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure core services, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and platform-as-a-service offerings.
• Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Solid experience designing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters at scale.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD across infrastructure and applications.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python, with the ability to write maintainable automation code.
• Deep understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability strategies across distributed workloads.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate large-scale cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure.
• Own end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture and infrastructure-as-code.
• Automate deployment and security hardening, optimize costs, and enforce observability.
• Collaborate with application development, security, and SRE teams to meet requirements.

Skills

Azure cloud engineering

AKS at scale

CI/CD with Azure DevOps or GitHub

IaC: Terraform, Bicep, ARM

Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, Python

Cloud security & compliance

Observability & monitoring

Communication & documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

AKS

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate scalable cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure for production workloads.

You will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and ongoing operational excellence, collaborating with development, security, and SRE teams.