Senior Cloud Engineer

CRC Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

CRC Group seeks an Engineer for the Cloud Platform team to enable application development teams on an Azure-based infrastructure model. You will drive IaC using Terraform, create and configure CI/CD pipelines, and enable the adoption of Azure OpenAI capabilities within cloud-native applications.

Location options include Charlotte, with collaborations across enterprise landing zones and governance practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of cloud and related technologies experience.
• Understanding of networking concepts (vWAN hubs, vNets, Front Door, load balancers).
• Knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, PKI.
• Ability to translate manual configurations into Terraform IaC modules.
• Hands-on with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Azure Landing Zones and Enterprise Scale architectures.
• Familiar with Subscription Vending frameworks and automated provisioning workflows.
• Knowledge of RBAC, policy and governance in Azure.
• Experience with Terraform state management and remote backends.

Responsibilities

• Support creation and configuration of CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions).
• Translate manual configurations into reusable Terraform modules.
• Provide troubleshooting and enablement to accelerate DevOps adoption.
• Assist teams in provisioning Azure subscriptions via Subscription Vending.
• Guide setup of landing zones aligned with enterprise standards.
• Collaborate with application teams to integrate Azure OpenAI capabilities where applicable.
• Ensure secure environments via RBAC, policy, and governance.

Skills

5+ years cloud exp

Networking concepts

IaC with Terraform

CI/CD mindset

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Landing Zones

Terraform Cloud / Azure Storage

GitHub

Azure OpenAI Service

Job description

We are seeking an Engineer to join our Cloud Platform team in enabling application development teams to adopt our Azure-based infrastructure model. Our team provides a Subscription Vending solution and standardized landing zones using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) via Terraform.

The goal is to accelerate infrastructure deployment, application onboarding, ensure consistency, and reduce friction in DevOps adoption.

Scope of Work

The engineer will:

• Support the creation and configuration of CI/CD pipelines (primarily using Azure DevOps).
• Translate manual (click-ops) configurations into reusable Terraform modules.
• Provide troubleshooting and enablement support to accelerate DevOps adoption.
• Support teams in exploring and integrating Azure OpenAI capabilities into their applications where applicable.
• Assist application teams in provisioning Azure subscriptions via our Subscription Vending solution.
• Guide teams through the setup of landing zones aligned with our enterprise architecture standards.

Required Qualifications

In addition to general Azure and Terraform expertise, we are specifically looking for individuals with:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience with cloud and related technologies.
• Understanding of networking concepts, vWAN hubs, vNets, Azure Front Door, load balancing services, etc.
• Understanding of Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, and PKI
• Ability to translate click-ops configurations into Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform modules.
• Hands‑on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for pipeline setup and CI/CD integration.
• Strong understanding of Azure Landing Zones and Microsoft’s Enterprise Scale architecture and experience with Subscription Vending frameworks and automated provisioning workflows.
• Knowledge of RBAC, Policy, and Governance in Azure to ensure secure and compliant environments.
• Experience with Terraform state management and remote backends (e.g., Azure Storage, Terraform Cloud).
• Troubleshooting and support mindset to assist teams with pipeline failures, misconfigurations, and IaC errors.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work directly with application teams and guide them through setup.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Github
• Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry, including designing and deploying AI agents using Microsoft’s managed AI platform; Azure OpenAI Service, including provisioning, securing, and integrating models such as GPT, Codex, and Embeddings into Azure-hosted applications.
• Experience enabling AI-powered features in cloud-native applications, such as chatbots, summarization, code generation, or intelligent search.
• Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305) and/or Azure DevOps Engineer (AZ-400)

Location: This role can be based in Charlotte, Atlanta or Dallas.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of CRC Group

At CRC Group, we're committed to supporting every aspect of teammates' well-being – physical, emotional, financial, social, and professional. Our best‑in‑class benefits program is designed to care for the whole you, offering a wide range of coverage and support. Eligible full-time teammates enjoy access to medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and AD&D insurance; tax‑advantaged savings accounts; and a 401(k) plan with company match. CRC Group also offers generous paid time off programs, including company holidays, vacation and sick days, new parent leave, and more. Eligible positions may also qualify for restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan.

CRC Group supports a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of race, gender, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or other classification protected by law. CRC Group is a Drug Free Workplace.

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