Cloud Engineer

Our client an online database provider offering legal, news, and business information is looking to hire a Cloud Engineer to join their team. This is an initial 1‑year fully remote contract opportunity with the possibility of extension.

As their Cloud Engineer you will be supporting and ensuring the reliability, scalability, and resilience of mission‑critical systems. This role is ideal for an Azure‑focused engineer with strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) experience and a passion for automation, security, and cloud optimization.

• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud infrastructure using Terraform (IaC)
• Build and maintain reusable Terraform modules and templates
• Implement and support Azure services including:
• Virtual Machines, Virtual Networks, Storage Accounts
• Collaborate closely with Dev Ops, Security, and Application teams to ensure secure and scalable CI/CD pipelines
• Automate provisioning, configuration, and scaling of cloud environments
• Monitor performance, optimize costs, and ensure high availability & disaster recovery readiness
• Enforce cloud governance, security best practices, and compliance (Azure Policy, RBAC, Managed Identities)
• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and provide production cloud support
• Maintain detailed architecture and automation documentation
• Manage Kubernetes deployments
  , Databricks environments
  , and other critical platforms
• Partner with architects to support Fin Ops practices for cloud cost monitoring and optimization
• Ensure systems comply with security patching and vulnerability management

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3–5+ years of hands‑on Azure infrastructure experience
• 2–3+ years of Terraform experience (HCL, modules, state management, CI/CD integration)
• Strong knowledge of Azure networking, security, and identity management
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub Actions, or similar CI/CD tools
• Proficiency with Power Shell and/or Python
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes/AKS
  , and monitoring tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
• Excellent problem‑solving, documentation, and communication skills

Mid‑Senior level

Contract

Law Practice and Legal Services

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)