Senior Azure DevOps & Cloud Platform Engineer

Built on meritocracy, our unique company culture rewards self-starters and those who are committed to doing what is best for our customers. Bridge Specialty Group is seeking a Senior Azure Dev Ops & Cloud Platform Engineer to join our growing team in Plano, TX.

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior Azure Dev Ops & Cloud Platform Engineer to join the Bridge Specialty Group IT organization. Reporting to the Head of IT Architecture, this role will be responsible for working with the team and evolving the enterprise Dev Ops platform, cloud automation capabilities, CI/CD standards, and Infrastructure as Code practices across the organization. This position will work closely with the Architecture team, Cloud Engineering teams, application development teams, and enterprise technology partners to enable secure, scalable, and highly automated software delivery.

The successful candidate will join the Dev Ops team, which owns and operates the Azure Dev Ops platform and related cloud engineering functions.

Cloud Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Automation Design, implement, and support Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates, and AWS Cloud Formation. Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of cloud infrastructure across Azure and AWS environments. Develop cloud deployment standards and operational runbooks. Collaborate with cloud engineering teams to improve platform reliability, scalability, and operational effectiveness. Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery Design, build, and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines supporting application, infrastructure, and integration deployments.

Automate build, testing, deployment, and release processes. Implement deployment quality gates, automated validations, and compliance controls. Reduce manual deployment activities through automation and self-service capabilities. Azure Cloud Engineering Support and optimize enterprise Azure services, including Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure API Management, Azure Service Bus, Azure Functions, Azure App Services, Azure SQL Database, Azure Storage, Azure Key Vault, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights.

Partner with application teams to implement cloud-native deployment patterns. AWS Platform Support Support and maintain workloads deployed within AWS environments. Work with AWS services, including Lambda, API Gateway, ECS/EKS, S3, RDS, Cloud Watch, IAM, SNS, and SQS. Assist with hybrid-cloud and multi-cloud integration patterns where Azure and AWS services interact. Support cloud cost optimization and operational governance initiatives. Dev Sec Ops  & Compliance Implement and maintain Dev Sec Ops  controls within CI/CD pipelines.

Integrate security scanning, vulnerability assessments, and policy validation into deployment processes. Partner with security teams to implement secure development lifecycle practices. Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements applicable to insurance and financial services environments. Platform Reliability & Operational Excellence Implement monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability capabilities across cloud platforms. Improve system reliability through automation, monitoring, and proactive operational practices. Participate in troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production support activities.

Develop and maintain operational documentation and platform standards. Continuous Learning & Innovation Stay current on emerging cloud technologies, Dev Ops methodologies, platform engineering practices, and automation tools. Champion continuous improvement and modernization initiatives. Contribute to technology communities of practice and knowledge-sharing efforts. Additional responsibilities consistent with the role objectives may be added as needed to support the profit center.

Required Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of experience in Dev Ops, Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or related disciplines. 5+ years of hands-on Azure Dev Ops administration and implementation experience. Strong experience designing and supporting enterprise CI/CD pipelines. Strong expertise with Azure Dev Ops, Git, Terraform, Bicep, Power Shell, Azure CLI, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Experience supporting Azure cloud services and cloud-native applications. Experience implementing…