Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

Tandym-Group; Vienna (VA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandym-Group is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer to join our Virginia team in Vienna. This hybrid role focuses on designing, securing, automating, and supporting enterprise environments on Azure, Kubernetes, and GitHub to enable reliable software delivery and cloud operations.

The ideal candidate will lead cloud platform initiatives, manage AKS and GitHub Enterprise, and implement secure CI/CD practices across multiple engineering teams in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in cloud/platform engineering or related field.
• 5+ years with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field.
• Strong experience with Azure Kubernetes Service and GitHub Enterprise.
• Proven CI/CD expertise using GitHub Actions.
• Experience with IaC (Packer, ARM templates) and automation scripting.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services.
• Manage AKS environments: provisioning, upgrades, autoscaling, networking, security.
• Implement IAM controls using Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC.
• Administer GitHub Enterprise platforms: orgs, teams, repos, protections, integrations.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and IaC for cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Support monitoring, logging, incident response, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Azure

GitHub

CI/CD

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Python

IAM

DevSecOps

GitHub Actions

Bash

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / related field

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

Azure DevOps

Packer

ARM templates

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Salary: USD82 - USD82 per hour

About the Opportunity

A financial services organization in Virginia is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer to join their team in Vienna. This hybrid role focuses on designing, securing, automating, and supporting enterprise environments on Azure, Kubernetes, and GitHub that enable reliable software delivery and cloud operations.

About the Opportunity

A financial services organization in Virginia is seeking a Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer to join their team in Vienna. This hybrid role focuses on designing, securing, automating, and supporting enterprise environments on Azure, Kubernetes, and GitHub that enable reliable software delivery and cloud operations.

Schedule

Monday to Friday

Hours

Standard business

Setting

Hybrid (at least 3 days a week)

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services and enterprise workloads
• Manage AKS environments, including cluster provisioning, upgrades, patching, autoscaling, ingress, networking, observability, and workload security
• Implement identity and access management controls using Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, service principals, conditional access, and privileged access management
• Administer GitHub Enterprise platforms, including organizations, teams, repositories, branch protections, rulesets, security controls, and integrations
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automation workflows, infrastructure as code, and secure deployment practices across cloud and Kubernetes environments
• Support monitoring, logging, troubleshooting, incident response, documentation, and continuous improvement for cloud and developer platforms

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps engineering, SRE, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field
• Strong experience administering and supporting Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure Storage Accounts, Azure App Services, Azure Networking Services, and Azure Key Vault
• Strong expertise in identity and access management, including Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, service principals, conditional access, and privileged identity management.
• Extensive experience administering GitHub Enterprise environments
• Strong experience developing and supporting CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Experience with GitHub Apps, OAuth integrations, OpenID Connect, self-hosted runners, and repository security controls
• Experience administering Kubernetes environments and containerized workloads
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code using Packer and ARM templates
• Experience with PowerShell, Bash, Python, and automation scripting.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, CI/CD practices, enterprise governance, and software supply chain security
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability platforms
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, documentation, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to operate independently and provide technical leadership across multiple engineering teams

Desired Skills

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Administrator Associate, or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• GitHub Actions Certification
• Experience implementing GitOps deployment models
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise GitHub environments
• Experience with Azure Landing Zones and cloud governance frameworks
• Experience with enterprise security and compliance programs
• Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries
• Experience supporting enterprise developer platforms and internal engineering enablement programs
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps integration, developer self-service platforms, and modern platform engineering practices