Senior Azure Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking a Senior Azure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure 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 ongoing operational excellence for production workloads.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of cloud experience and strong DevOps practices with AKS, Terraform, and CI/CD

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of cloud engineering experience, with at least 3+ years on Microsoft Azure in production.
• Hands-on experience with Azure core services and AKS at scale.
• Experience with Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates for IaC.
• Proficient scripting in PowerShell, Bash, and Python; strong automation skills.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, identity management, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure Azure cloud platforms.
• Own end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle including architecture, IaC, automation.
• Collaborate with security, SRE, and development teams to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Implement monitoring, cost optimization, and proactive operational excellence.

Skills

Azure cloud engineering

DevOps practices

Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Cloud security & compliance

Observability & monitoring

Troubleshooting & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

AKS

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Senior Azure Engineer - Remote

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established and well-respected organization offering tremendous career growth potential.

Job Title:

Senior Azure Engineer

Location:

100% Remote (United States)

Position Type:

Full-time, Direct W2

Salary Range:

$120,000-170,000 Annually

Experience:

6+ years

Sponsorship:

U.S. Citizens, Green Card Holders, EAD Holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions for this position.

Job Summary

We are seeking a skilled Azure Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. In this role 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 for production workloads. The ideal candidate will combine deep technical expertise across Azure services with strong DevOps engineering practices, and will partner closely with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet demanding business requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance.

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• * Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
• Experience operating hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments spanning Azure and on-premises infrastructure.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd on AKS.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost-management tooling.
• Experience with regulated environments such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or FedRAMP.

Bright Vision Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Bright Vision Technologies (the company) is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status as defined by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, termination, layoffs, and recall.

the company expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination. Any improper interference with employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.