Remote Azure Cloud Engineer: Scale, Security, Automation

Bright Vision Technologies; Centennial (CO); Remote; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. You will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence for production workloads.

The ideal candidate will combine deep Azure expertise with DevOps best practices and collaborate closely with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 6+ years of cloud engineering experience, with at least three years on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Azure core services (compute, storage, networking, identity).
• Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Strong experience designing and operating AKS clusters at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD across infrastructure and applications.
• Strong scripting in PowerShell, Bash, and Python.
• 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 and implement enterprise-grade Azure cloud architectures spanning compute, networking, storage, identity, and data services with a focus on scalability and security.
• Develop, maintain, and improve infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates with version control and peer reviews.
• Configure and manage Azure landing zones, VNETs, and network security groups for secure, least-privilege connectivity.
• Implement identity, access management, and governance controls to ensure compliance.
• Architect and operate AKS clusters with scalable node pools and network policies.
• Deploy and tune Azure data/analytics platforms (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Synapse, Data Factory, Event Hubs).
• Build and operate CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for both infra and app code.
• Develop observability practices using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and third-party tools.
• Drive cost optimization through right-sizing, reserved instances, lifecycle policies, and architectural changes.
• Implement disaster-recovery and business-continuity strategies with backups and tested runbooks.
• Strengthen security posture by integrating Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, and managed identities.

Skills

DevOps practices

SRE collaboration

Security hardening

Cost optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

AKS

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Job description

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. You will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence for production workloads.

The ideal candidate will combine deep Azure expertise with DevOps best practices and collaborate closely with