Senior Azure Cloud Platform Engineer - Hybrid

Motion Recruitment; Chandler (AZ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking an Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for a well-known financial services client. The role supports Azure, AKS, VNet, and IAM, with on-site requirements in Irving, TX; Chandler, AZ; or Charlotte, NC under a hybrid model.

You will lead platform provisioning, IaC deployments, and incident response within ITIL processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Systems/Cloud engineering or tech architecture.
• 5+ years in IT infrastructure or cloud platform support roles.
• 3+ years hands-on with Microsoft Azure services (AKS, VMs, Monitor, ARM/Terraform).
• Experience supporting production enterprise Azure environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex cloud initiatives and provide high-level systems consultation.
• Plan cloud infrastructure and platform services with cross-functional teams.
• Analyze complex technical challenges and drive performance improvements.
• Make decisions on technical changes and platform enhancements.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure governance and enterprise architecture alignment.
• Provide L2/L3 support for Azure, including AKS, VNet, and Entra ID.

Skills

AKS

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Monitor

ARM/Terraform deployments

Azure networking & security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Docker

Helm

Terraform

Bicep

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking an Azure Cloud Platform Engineer for a well-known financial services client. The role supports Azure, AKS, VNet, and IAM, with on-site requirements in Irving, TX; Chandler, AZ; or Charlotte, NC under a hybrid model.

You will lead platform provisioning, IaC deployments, and incident response within ITIL processes, collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.