Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Purpose The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer will serve as the primary Azure subject matter expert (SME), driving cloud architecture standards, automation, security, and governance across the organization.

The Senior Azure Cloud Engineer will collaborate with cross-functional teams including infrastructure, security, application development, and business stakeholders to ensure delivery of a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud environment.

Duties & Responsibilities Design, deploy, and manage enterprise-grade Azure cloud infrastructure solutions including compute (RAM, CPU), networking, storage, identity, and PaaS services Develop and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform; enforce automation and repeatability across all cloud deployments Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions to support automated provisioning and application deployments Implement and manage Azure governance frameworks including Azure Policy, RBAC, management groups, and tagging strategies Enforce cloud security best practices using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Security Center, Entra ID (Azure AD), and zero-trust principles Manage cloud cost optimization through Azure Cost Management, reserved instances, right-sizing, and FinOps practices Monitor cloud infrastructure using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Azure Sentinel; troubleshoot and resolve performance and connectivity issues Lead workload assessment, migration planning, and modernization of on-premises applications to Azure Mentor junior and mid-level engineers; foster a culture of continuous improvement and cloud engineering excellence Prepare and maintain comprehensive documentation including architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational playbooks Stay current with emerging Azure technologies and recommend new services, tools, and approaches aligned with business objectives Ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards (e.

g. , HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HITRUST as applicable)