Senior Cloud Engineer - Azure & IaC Automation Lead

SHI International; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401K

Flexible spending

Job summary

SHI International is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead design, deployment, and automation of Azure-based cloud infrastructure. You will craft reusable IaC modules with Terraform, develop automation in Python/Bash, and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

The role emphasizes security, scalability, and cost optimization across teams. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with DevOps and security, and drive architectural standards while delivering reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of cloud infrastructure experience.
• Production experience with Jenkins, pipelines, Groovy-based automation.
• Docker and Kubernetes experience in production.
• Azure IAM, RBAC, Azure Policy, network security knowledge.
• Git, branching strategies, CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions.
• Agile/Scrum experience with roadmaps and architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and management of Azure-based cloud infrastructure with automation and cost optimization.
• Architect reusable IaC modules using Terraform.
• Develop automation with Python and Bash for provisioning and config management.
• Create and maintain shell scripts for Linux orchestration and automation workflows.
• Administer CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins and GitHub Actions with Groovy pipelines.
• Build and maintain Docker/Kubernetes environments for production deployments.
• Lead incident response and perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with software/DevOps teams to translate requirements into secure, scalable cloud architectures.
• Establish and enforce cloud security best practices and governance.

Skills

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Docker & Kubernetes

CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Agile/Scrum experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Tools

Jenkins

Groovy

Git

GitHub Actions

Job description

SHI International is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer to lead design, deployment, and automation of Azure-based cloud infrastructure. You will craft reusable IaC modules with Terraform, develop automation in Python/Bash, and manage CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

The role emphasizes security, scalability, and cost optimization across teams. You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with DevOps and security, and drive architectural standards while delivering reliable