Senior Azure Cloud Operations & Automation Engineer

SGS Consulting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SGS Consulting seeks a seasoned Cloud Architect/Engineer to design and optimize cloud tenants, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines in Azure. You will develop Terraform templates, improve deployment automation, and mentor junior engineers, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.

You will guide teams through cloud adoption, implement governance, monitor performance, and enhance disaster recovery plans while maintaining regulatory compliance and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Proven experience with cloud platforms and IaC (Terraform).
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and container deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage cloud tenant structures and allocate resources efficiently.
• Support cloud onboarding and provide training.
• Manage and optimize CI/CD pipelines for IaC deployments.
• Develop and deploy Terraform templates for automated provisioning.
• Ensure secure intra-cloud and inter-cloud connectivity across environments.
• Design scalable, resilient cloud architectures.
• Define and enforce cloud governance policies for security and compliance.
• Implement and monitor cloud security controls and assessments.
• Track and optimize cloud costs via monitoring and resource management.
• Develop backup and disaster recovery strategies for cloud systems.
• Monitor environments and tune performance for resource utilization.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.
• Automate routine operations to improve efficiency.
• Manage Docker image repositories and deployment strategies.
• Optimize GitHub runners for efficient builds and deployments.
• Troubleshoot Terraform deployments in Azure.
• Mentor junior team members on cloud tools and automation.
• Identify and implement process improvements for deployment workflows.

Skills

Cloud Platforms

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Docker

Azure

Security & Compliance

Networking

Monitoring & Performance

Automation & Scripting

Cost Optimization

Education

Bachelor's

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

GitHub Runners

Docker

Azure

Job description

SGS Consulting seeks a seasoned Cloud Architect/Engineer to design and optimize cloud tenants, IaC, and CI/CD pipelines in Azure. You will develop Terraform templates, improve deployment automation, and mentor junior engineers, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.

You will guide teams through cloud adoption, implement governance, monitor performance, and enhance disaster recovery plans while maintaining regulatory compliance and security standards.