Staff Operations Engineer – Cloud Networking

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior cloud infrastructure architect to design and manage hybrid cloud networks on Microsoft Azure. You will lead IaC initiatives, automation, CI/CD pipelines, and secure governance practices while guiding engineering teams through complex networking solutions.

You will collaborate with architects and product teams, mentor engineers, and occasionally travel up to 10%. A strong background in Azure IaaS/PaaS, scripting, and agile methods is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 7 years of related experience including Azure and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Advanced experience with two or more disciplines and cloud networking
• Experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting production systems in a team environment.
• Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS/PaaS and modern enterprise infrastructure systems.
• Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell preferred) and cloud automation.
• Experience working in distributed or hybrid teams and travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Design Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure with bi-modal and hybrid solutions (Azure hub/spoke, Virtual WAN, VPN, ExpressRoute).
• Provide Azure Networking expertise on virtual networks, DNS, routing, and hybrid connectivity.
• Define architecture standards to scale with business needs.
• Champion secure engineering practices with compliance alignment.
• Drive observability, telemetry, and platform reliability.
• Lead Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using Terraform or similar tools and automation scripting.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Analyze telemetry to identify gaps, troubleshoot, and optimize performance.
• Create and maintain network topology and dataflow documentation.
• Lead engineering excellence through code reviews and prototypes.
• Mentor engineers in Azure networking, automation, and best practices.
• Implement governance, landing zones, and policy guardrails.
• Collaborate with architects, executives, and product teams to align solutions with business strategy.
• Support operations with on-call rotations and after-hours deployments.

Skills

Azure Networking

Cloud Infrastructure

Infrastructure as Code

PowerShell

Automation

Scripting

Agile methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure: Create and support bi-modal and hybrid infrastructure, including Azure networking solutions such as hub/spoke, Virtual WAN, VPN, and ExpressRoute.
• Provide Azure Networking Expertise: Guide teams on Azure networking technologies including virtual networks, DNS, routing, and hybrid connectivity.
• Define Architecture Standards: Establish and evolve cloud-native networking architectures and standards that scale with business needs.
• Champion Secure Engineering Practices: Prepare teams to deliver products and services with a security-first mindset while aligning with compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Drive Observability & Reliability: Enhance telemetry, monitoring, and diagnostics to improve platform reliability, availability, and operational insight.
• Automate Infrastructure: Lead Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using Terraform or similar tools and develop automation using scripting languages.
• Build CI/CD Pipelines: Design and maintain deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to streamline releases.
• Analyze & Resolve Complex Issues: Use telemetry and trend analysis to identify gaps, troubleshoot issues, and optimize performance.
• Create Technical Documentation: Develop and maintain process flows, dataflow diagrams, and network topology documentation.
• Lead Engineering Excellence: Conduct advanced code reviews, build prototypes, and guide solution development.
• Mentor & Coach Engineers: Support team members in growing their expertise in Azure networking, automation, and engineering best practices.
• Implement Governance & Security Controls: Establish landing zones, policy guardrails, and governance frameworks to ensure safe and compliant environments.
• Collaborate Across the Organization: Partner with architects, executives, and product teams to align technical solutions with business strategy.
• Support Operations: Participate in on-call rotations and after-hours deployments to ensure system stability and performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 7 years of related functional experience required, including Azure and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in two or more disciplines, with emphasis on Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Services: Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Unified Communications, Virtualization, Web and Application Development, Infrastructure Services: Enterprise Maintenance and Support, Infrastructure Support, Desktop and Client Support.
• Proven experience designing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting products and services and systems to production in a team environment.
• Technical focus in two or more of the following disciplines required: Microsoft Azure IaaS/PaaS, SaaS, Hypervisor, Enterprise SANs, Backups, Microsoft M365, Operating Systems, Hardware Solutions, Infrastructure-as-Code, or other modern enterprise infrastructure systems.
• Advanced experience optimizing, debugging using one or more scripting languages with preference for PowerShell and cloud automation.
• Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies and lean principles (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Demos, Retrospectives).
• Advanced knowledge in building and maintaining IaaS, PaaS, SaaS systems, including cloud-native environments.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts, including cloud networking and infrastructure, to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in a distributed or hybrid team environment.
• Availability to travel occasionally (up to 10%) as required.