Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

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

Benefits offered by this job

On-time payments

8-hour workdays

Flex days off

Remote opportunities

Personalized matching

Simple contracting process

Competitive pay

Job summary

Proxify is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in Microsoft Azure to design, automate, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure. You will own Azure landing zones, AKS clusters, and CI/CD pipelines while ensuring high reliability, cost efficiency, and zero-trust security compliance.

You will leverage Terraform or Bicep for automation, Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for pipelines, and Entra ID/Key Vault for identity and secret management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience managing enterprise Microsoft Azure environments.
• Advanced mastery of Terraform or Bicep for provision automation and multi-subscription state management.
• Proven track record building, securing, and scaling AKS clusters and deploying apps with Helm.
• Deep proficiency in automated build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding of zero-trust security, RBAC, Entra ID, and Azure Policy.
• Experience with monitoring and alerting via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or Datadog/Dynatrace.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure using IaC and modular libraries.
• Manage AKS clusters, autoscaling, ingress, and service mesh policies.
• Design and secure CI/CD pipelines to accelerate deployments with automated security checks.
• Enforce guardrails with Azure Policy and audit IAM roles via Entra ID.
• Monitor performance, respond to incidents, and optimize cloud resource usage for cost efficiency.

Skills

Azure expertise

Terraform

AKS

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud security

Monitoring & observability

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

AKS

Helm

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Key Vault

Entra ID

Job description

Talent has no borders. Proxify's mission is to connect top developers around the world with the opportunities they deserve. So, it doesn't matter where you are; we are here to help you fast-track your independent career in the right direction.

Since our launch, Proxify's developers have successfully worked with 1200+ happy clients to build their products and growth features. 5000+ talented developers trust Proxify and its network to fulfill their dreams and objectives.

Proxify is shaped by a global network of supportive, talented developers interested in remote full-time jobs. Our Glassdoor (4.5/5) and Trustpilot (4.8/5) ratings reflect the trust developers place in us and our commitment to our members' success.

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in Microsoft Azure on behalf of our client to design, automate, and maintain high-availability cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will take operational ownership of enterprise Azure landing zones, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline automation - ensuring high reliability, cost efficiency, and zero-trust security compliance. You are a perfect candidate if you are growth-oriented, you love what you do, and you enjoy working on new ideas to develop exciting products.

What we are looking for:

• 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience managing enterprise Microsoft Azure environments, spanning compute, networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Application Gateways), and storage tiers.
• Advanced mastery of Terraform or Bicep for provision automation, drift detection, and maintaining state files across multi-subscription environments.
• Proven track record building, securing, and scaling Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing ingress controllers, and deploying applications using Helm charts.
• Deep proficiency in constructing automated build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enforcing automated security scanning, policy compliance, and zero-downtime releases.
• Solid understanding of cloud security governance using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) under a Zero Trust model.
• Experience configuring end-to-end monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or third-party platforms (Datadog, Dynatrace).

Nice-to-have:

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert).
• Programming literacy in Python, Go, or PowerShell/Bash for infrastructure scripting and operator development.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization frameworks (FinOps) and managing Azure Cost Management policies.
• Exposure to hybrid cloud configurations or Azure Arc implementations.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and deploy enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep, maintaining modular IaC libraries and strict state management workflows.
• Provision, patch, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing autoscaling, ingress routing, and service mesh policies.
• Design, maintain, and secure automated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions to accelerate developer deployment cycles.
• Enforce Azure Policy guardrails, audit IAM roles via Entra ID, manage secret rotation in Key Vault, and mitigate vulnerabilities identified by Defender for Cloud.
• Monitor system metrics, respond to infrastructure incidents, conduct root-cause analyses (RCA), and optimize cloud resource utilization to drive cost efficiencies.

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