Senior Azure Platform & Cloud Operations Architect

Embedded Shishya; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Embedded Shishya seeks a hands-on Principal Azure Platform & Cloud Operations Architect to assess and improve how we run critical production systems on Azure. You will evaluate current cloud operations processes and platform architecture, identify automation opportunities, and implement stronger operational patterns across AKS, networking, and deployments.

You will own AKS architecture and operations, lead Azure networking design and troubleshooting, deliver IaC with Terraform, advance GitOps

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in cloud platform engineering, DevOps/SRE, or cloud operations with production ownership.
• Strong Azure AKS production experience; upgrades, scaling and troubleshooting.
• Deep Azure networking and multi-layer issue diagnosis across AKS, network, and app.
• IaC experience with Terraform (modules, state, rollout).
• GitOps with Argo CD and Helm; release strategies and controls.
• CI/CD experience with Azure Pipelines, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions and gated deployments.
• Azure observability tooling (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights).
• Scripting in Python and/or Bash/PowerShell for tooling.
• Strong problem-solving and communication; ability to lead under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assess and improve Cloud Operations processes.
• Own AKS platform architecture and operations.
• Lead Azure networking architecture and troubleshooting.
• Deliver hands-on IaC using Terraform with reusable modules.
• Advance GitOps with Argo CD and Helm; improve deployment maturity.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions.
• Implement observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights.
• Provide L3/L4 escalation and incident leadership.
• Coach and unblock the Cloud Operations team.
• Collaborate across Engineering, SRE, Security, and Delivery teams.

Skills

Cloud architecture

DevOps/SRE leadership

Incident management

Communication under pressure

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Terraform

Argo CD

Helm

Azure DevOps

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

Application Insights

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

Embedded Shishya seeks a hands-on Principal Azure Platform & Cloud Operations Architect to assess and improve how we run critical production systems on Azure. You will evaluate current cloud operations processes and platform architecture, identify automation opportunities, and implement stronger operational patterns across AKS, networking, and deployments.

You will own AKS architecture and operations, lead Azure networking design and troubleshooting, deliver IaC with Terraform, advance GitOps