Senior Cloud Engineer

The Phoenix Group; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Phoenix Group in Palo Alto, CA seeks an experienced Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain Azure-based systems, ensuring high availability, security, and scalable performance for the firm's technology-driven growth.

You will build hybrid cloud solutions, manage Azure AD and IAM, automate with Terraform, ARM/Bicep, and PowerShell, monitor costs, and collaborate with security and IT teams to meet compliance and continuity goals.

Qualifications

• 7+ years managing large infrastructure and cloud support environments.
• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Azure architecture components.
• Experience with hybrid cloud solutions integrating on-premises with Azure.
• Security expertise in regulated or professional services settings.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, performance tuning, and cost control tools.
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaborative skills.
• Azure certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-scale Azure infrastructure (compute, network, storage, backup).
• Integrate Azure with on-premises systems and hybrid environments.
• Administer Azure AD and implement IAM policies and security configurations.
• Deploy and maintain Azure VMs, virtual networks, and disaster recovery solutions.
• Automate deployment and management using IaC tools (Terraform, ARM, Bicep) and scripting (PowerShell, Azure CLI).
• Monitor performance, analyze cost utilization, and optimize resources.
• Support cloud-hosted legal and operational platforms ensuring high availability.
• Collaborate with security and IT teams to enforce compliance and business continuity.
• Coordinate with vendors and lead cloud governance including security audits.
• Support Linux workloads in Azure, including patching, hardening, and performance tuning.

Skills

Azure architecture

Hybrid cloud

IAM security

Security compliance

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

ARM templates

Bicep

PowerShell

Azure CLI

Azure AD

Monitoring tools

Job description

This role involves designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud-based systems within a secure, scalable Azure environment. The successful candidate will ensure high system availability, optimal performance, and security compliance, supporting the organization’s technology-driven growth initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-scale Azure cloud infrastructure, including compute, networking, storage, and backup solutions.
• Integrate Azure with on-premises systems and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring seamless connectivity and data flow.
• Administer Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) and implement identity and access management (IAM) policies, along with security configurations.
• Deploy and maintain Azure Virtual Machines, virtual networking, and disaster recovery solutions, ensuring operational resilience.
• Automate infrastructure deployment, updates, and management using Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep, alongside scripting languages like PowerShell and Azure CLI.
• Monitor system performance, analyze cost utilization, and optimize resources using Azure management and monitoring tools.
• Support cloud-hosted legal and operational platforms, including document management, practice management, and financial systems, ensuring high availability.
• Collaborate with security and IT teams to enforce compliance and security standards, and support business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
• Coordinate with vendors and lead cloud governance efforts, including security audits and cloud policy enforcement.
• Support Linux workloads, particularly Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), in Azure, including patching, hardening, and performance tuning.

Core Qualifications & Requirements

• 7+ years of experience managing large infrastructure and cloud support environments.
• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Azure architecture components (compute, network, identity, security).
• Proven experience in hybrid cloud solutions, integrating on-premises infrastructure with Azure.
• Strong security expertise in regulated or professional services settings.
• Experience with cloud monitoring, performance tuning, and cost control tools.
• Excellent troubleshooting and collaborative skills.
• Relevant certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty, or equivalent is a plus