Sr. Azure Platform Engineer - Remote

Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Location:

100% Remote, U.S. Type:
Direct Hire or 6-Month Contract-to-Hire Compensation: $150,000 salary or $72-$75/hr W2 during contract

Schedule:

Full-Time

Start Date:

ASAP We’re looking for a Senior Azure Platform Engineer to help build out an Azure environment that is still early enough for this person to have a real say in how it develops. This is a hands-on role, not just architecture and diagrams. You’ll own infrastructure provisioning, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, cloud security, networking, and the standards developers use to deploy into Azure.

The goal is to build more of this capability internally and make it easier for application, analytics, automation, and AI teams to get solutions into production securely. What You’ll Be Working On Build and manage Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code Create reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment patterns Design and maintain Azure landing zones, subscriptions, naming standards, tagging, and policies Build and support CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and/or Git Hub Design Azure networking including VNets, subnets, DNS, routing, private endpoints, firewalls, and load balancing Implement Entra , RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, and least-privilege access Support Azure SQL and other cloud platform services Improve monitoring, logging, backup, recovery, and infrastructure change tracking Automate repetitive infrastructure work using Power Shell, Python, or Azure CLI Partner with developers and technical teams to turn requirements into secure, scalable infrastructure Help establish Azure environments for new AI, automation, analytics, and internal application initiatives What We’re Looking For 7+ years of cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, Dev Ops, or systems engineering experience Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience Deep Terraform experience in production environments Experience building and owning CI/CD pipelines Strong understanding of Azure networking and cloud security

Experience with Azure landing zones and cloud governance Knowledge of Entra , managed identities, RBAC, Key Vault, and private connectivity Experience troubleshooting production cloud infrastructure Ability to work independently and make sound infrastructure decisions Strong communication skills when working with developers and non-infrastructure teams Nice to Have Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or Azure Dev Ops certifications Bicep or ARM experience AKS or container experience Azure OpenAI or Microsoft Foundry experience Healthcare or another regulated industry background Experience building cloud platforms from the ground up By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions.

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