Azure Cloud Engineer

Vaco is partnering with a national wealth management organization to hire a Cloud Platform Engineer focused on building and evolving secure, scalable Azure infrastructure that supports engineering teams and mission‑critical business systems.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong automation and infrastructure mindset who enjoys enabling developers through self‑service tooling, Infrastructure as Code, and modern cloud platform practices. The environment is highly collaborative and focused on improving reliability, scalability, and operational maturity across a growing cloud ecosystem.

• Design and deploy secure, scalable Azure infrastructure supporting applications, integrations, and data workloads
• Build and maintain core platform services that improve developer productivity and platform reliability
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, and ARM templates
• Develop automation workflows and operational tooling using Power Shell, Bash, and cloud‑native automation practices
• Create self‑service templates and deployment tooling to reduce friction for engineering teams
• Partner with engineering teams to implement Azure governance, security controls, and best practices
• Support cloud networking architecture including VNETs, routing, firewalls, private endpoints, and hybrid connectivity
• Monitor and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, cost efficiency, and operational reliability
• Contribute to incident response, design reviews, and platform roadmap planning
• Support observability and monitoring initiatives using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and KQL
• Assist with modernization efforts across distributed and hybrid cloud environments

• 4+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, Dev Ops, or infrastructure‑focused roles
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure and platform services
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, ARM, or similar tooling
• Strong understanding of Azure governance and identity concepts including RBAC, PIM, Azure Policy, and Entra
• Experience supporting cloud networking components such as VNETs, NSGs, load balancers, Application Gateway, and hybrid connectivity
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git‑based workflows using Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions
• Strong scripting and automation experience with Power Shell or Bash
• Experience supporting distributed or cloud‑native applications in Azure or hybrid environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering teams

• Experience with Azure data services
• Exposure to C#/.NET or legacy Microsoft application stacks
• Azure certifications such as AZ‑104, AZ‑700, or AZ‑305

• Competitive salary based on experience
• Performance‑based bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Additional insurance offerings and employee benefits

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

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