Senior Cloud Engineer

WEX; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WEX is seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer – Azure to design, implement, automate, and support enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure cloud environments. You will own complex Azure infrastructure, security, and governance, collaborating with architecture, security, application, and operations teams to build highly available and secure solutions.

You will champion Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, GitHub Actions, and modern DevOps practices to deliver scalable cloud platforms across regions,

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Azure architecture and cloud networking concepts.
• Terraform modules and enterprise deployments.
• Strong GitHub experience including GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation.
• Strong scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.
• Experience supporting production enterprise cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and support enterprise Azure environments.
• Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, RBAC, and governance controls.
• Implement and maintain Azure networking solutions.
• Manage Azure compute, storage, databases, and platform services.
• Support multi-region Azure architectures, disaster recovery, and high availability designs.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Azure infrastructure issues.
• Monitor cloud environments for availability, performance, security, and cost optimization.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.
• Create reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment patterns.
• Build automation for provisioning, configuration, compliance checks, and operational processes.
• Implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure deployments.
• Participate in improving cloud automation frameworks and reducing manual operational activities.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and operational support for Azure environments.
• Participate in incident response and production support activities.

Skills

Azure architecture

Terraform

GitHub Actions

PowerShell

Python

Azure CLI

Networking concepts

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Enterprise / Actions

Azure CLI

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Cloud Engineer – Azure

We are seeking an experienced Cloud Engineer – Azure to join our Cloud Engineering team. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting enterprise-scale Microsoft Azure cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience managing Azure infrastructure, networking, identity, security, and automation using modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps practices.

The Cloud Engineer will work closely with architecture, security, application, and operations teams to build highly available, secure, scalable, and automated cloud solutions. This individual should be comfortable owning complex Azure environments, troubleshooting production issues, and driving cloud engineering best practices across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Azure Cloud Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, configure, and support enterprise Azure environments.

• Manage Azure subscriptions, resource groups, policies, RBAC, and governance controls.

• Implement and maintain Azure networking solutions including:

• Manage Azure compute, storage, databases, and platform services.

• Support multi-region Azure architectures, disaster recovery solutions, and high availability designs.

• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis for Azure infrastructure issues.

• Monitor cloud environments for availability, performance, security, and cost optimization.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform.

• Create reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment patterns.

• Manage Terraform state, workflows, and enterprise deployment practices.

• Build automation solutions using:

• Automate provisioning, configuration, compliance checks, and operational processes.

• Implement CI/CD practices for infrastructure deployments.

• Participate in improving cloud automation frameworks and reducing manual operational activities.

GitHub & DevOps Engineering

• Strong experience with GitHub enterprise capabilities including:

• Develop and maintain automated deployment pipelines.

• Support DevOps engineering practices across development and infrastructure teams.

• Implement secure software delivery practices and automation standards.

Cloud Security & Governance

• Implement Azure security best practices including:

• Work with security teams to implement cloud governance requirements.

• Support compliance initiatives and cloud security assessments.

• Apply least privilege access principles.

• Assist with Azure Policy implementation and enforcement.

Operations & Support

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and operational support for Azure environments.

• Participate in incident response and production support activities.

• Analyze performance, capacity, and availability metrics.

• Create technical documentation including:

• Participate in on-call rotation as required.

Required Qualifications

• Strong understanding of Azure architecture and cloud networking concepts.

• Proven experience managing:

• Strong Terraform experience including module development and enterprise deployments.

• Strong GitHub experience including GitHub Actions and CI/CD automation.

• Strong scripting experience with PowerShell, Python, or similar languages.

• Experience supporting production enterprise cloud environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Azure certifications such as:

• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS/GCP).

• Experience implementing cloud governance frameworks.

• Experience with security tools, monitoring platforms, and automation frameworks.

• Experience supporting enterprise-scale landing zones.

Core Skills

CategoryRequired Skills

Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Azure, subscriptions, resource groups, Azure services

NetworkingVNets, subnets, NSGs, routing, private endpoints, DNS, connectivity

Infrastructure as CodeTerraform, Terraform modules, state management

AutomationGitHub Actions, PowerShell, Python, Azure CLI

DevOpsGitHub Enterprise, CI/CD pipelines, branching strategies

SecurityRBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity, Azure Policy

OperationsMonitoring, troubleshooting, incident management

ArchitectureHigh availability, disaster recovery, scalable cloud design