Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Carex Consulting Group; Appleton (WI); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Carex Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to shape and modernize enterprise cloud infrastructure with a focus on Microsoft Azure. The role emphasizes designing scalable Azure solutions, automation, governance, and secure deployment practices, collaborating with cross-functional teams to raise architecture standards and platform scalability.

Experience with Terraform and Azure DevOps is highly valued, as is ability to influence cloud engineering standards across the

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in cloud platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure architecture, administration, and cloud infrastructure management.
• Advanced knowledge of Azure identity and access management, including managed identities, app registrations, federation, RBAC, and least-privilege security principles.
• Demonstrated experience with Terraform, including reusable module development, remote state management, drift detection, and deployment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize reusable Terraform modules and deployment patterns for scalable cloud environments.
• Architect and maintain Azure identity management solutions, including app registrations and RBAC.
• Enhance CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps for secure, automated deployments.
• Establish and enforce cloud engineering standards for naming, tagging, diagnostics, security, and exception management.
• Automate governance processes, including policy enforcement and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with development teams to design cloud-native solutions for apps, services, APIs, and authentication.

Skills

Senior cloud platform engineering

Azure architecture & administration

Azure identity & access management

Terraform

CI/CD with Azure DevOps

Cloud governance & security

Cost management & monitoring

Leadership & cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Fabric

Blazor

API Management

Job description

W2 only, no C2C, must be authorized to work in the US (both now and in the future).

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Direct Hire) - Remote in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Senior Cloud Platform Engineer (Azure)

Summary

Carex is partnering with a supply chain industry partner to identify a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer who will play a critical role in shaping and modernizing enterprise cloud infrastructure. This position will focus on designing scalable Azure solutions, strengthening infrastructure automation, enhancing cloud governance, and establishing secure, repeatable deployment practices.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Terraform, cloud identity management, and DevOps practices, along with the ability to collaborate across technical teams and influence cloud engineering standards. This role offers an opportunity to drive meaningful improvements in cloud architecture, operational efficiency, security, and long-term platform scalability.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and optimize reusable Terraform modules, state management strategies, and infrastructure deployment patterns to support scalable cloud environments.
• Architect and maintain Azure identity and access management solutions, including app registrations, managed identities, workload identity federation, and role-based access control (RBAC).
• Enhance Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to enable secure, automated, and repeatable infrastructure and application deployments.
• Establish and maintain cloud engineering standards for resource naming, tagging, diagnostics, security configurations, and exception management.
• Automate Azure governance processes, including policy enforcement, subscription management, resource organization, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with application development teams to design cloud-native solutions for applications, services, APIs, and authentication.
• Provide technical guidance on hosting architectures and deployment strategies for Blazor and enterprise business applications.
• Support Microsoft Fabric architecture and operations, including identity management, access controls, capacity planning, deployment pipelines, and networking.
• Evaluate existing Azure infrastructure to identify technical debt, security risks, and opportunities for modernization, prioritizing improvements based on business impact.
• Partner with infrastructure and technology teams on Azure tenant architecture, subscription design, network connectivity, AWS backup strategies, and cloud migration initiatives.
• Promote cloud engineering best practices, strengthen operational reliability, and influence technical decisions across cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with external consultants, architecture reviewers, and technical partners to resolve complex challenges and advance cloud platform capabilities.

What You’ll Bring

• Senior-level experience in cloud platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related technical discipline.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure architecture, administration, and cloud infrastructure management.
• Advanced knowledge of Azure identity and access management, including managed identities, app registrations, federation, RBAC, and least-privilege security principles.
• Demonstrated experience with Terraform, including reusable module development, remote state management, infrastructure drift detection, and deployment strategies.
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, secure, and reusable cloud infrastructure patterns.
• Strong understanding of Azure networking concepts, including private endpoints, DNS, hub-and-spoke architectures, and application gateways.
• Experience developing and improving CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Azure DevOps.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Azure governance, security, cost management, monitoring, and operational best practices.
• Ability to evaluate architectural tradeoffs, communicate technical recommendations, and collaborate effectively with engineering and infrastructure teams.
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions, establish engineering standards, and drive continuous improvement across cloud environments.
• Experience with Azure services such as Container Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Azure SQL, and API Management preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Blazor, and modern application hosting architectures preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications, SaaS platforms, data platforms, or operational technology environments preferred.
• Experience collaborating with external consultants, architecture reviewers, or technical escalation partners preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on technical experience will also be considered.

Carex Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status