Senior Azure Cloud & GitHub Platform Engineer

OPT / H1B Transfers / USC / GC/ H4

EAD / L2

EAD (W2 ROLE)

Senior Azure Cloud & Git Hub Platform Engineer to design, implement, secure, automate, and support enterprise cloud platforms, Kubernetes environments, developer platforms, and CI/CD ecosystems.

• To modernize its cloud-native application landscape and software delivery capabilities, we require a highly skilled platform engineer who can provide expertise across Azure infrastructure, identity and access management, Kubernetes administration, Git Hub Enterprise, automation frameworks, and deployment pipelines. The successful candidate will serve as a technical leader responsible for ensuring cloud platforms are secure, reliable, scalable, observable, and production-ready.
• This is not a traditional infrastructure administration role. It is a specialized engineering position focused on cloud platform architecture, Kubernetes operations, identity management, Git Hub administration, automation engineering, deployment governance, and Dev Sec Ops  enablement. The individual will work closely with Application Development teams, Platform Engineering, Information Security, Architecture, SRE, and Product Owners to build and operate enterprise-grade cloud and development platforms.
• The Senior Azure Cloud & Git Hub Platform Engineer will play a critical role in enabling secure software delivery, cloud tenancy management, infrastructure automation, deployment standardization, and developer productivity across the organization.

• Design, implement, administer, and support Azure cloud platform services and enterprise workloads.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize Azure services including:
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Storage Accounts
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure App Services
  • Azure Key Vault
  • Azure API Management
  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Azure Networking Services
• Design and maintain highly available, resilient, scalable, and secure cloud-native architectures.
• Deploy, administer, and support AKS clusters including:
  • Cluster provisioning
  • Upgrades and patching
  • Ingress controllers
  • Autoscaling
  • Networking configurations
  • Monitoring and observability
  • Workload security
• Implement and manage Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions utilizing:
  • Microsoft Entra
  • RBAC
  • Managed Identities
  • Service Principals
  • Conditional Access
  • Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Establish least-privilege access models and governance standards across cloud environments.
• Automate and standardize the configuration/administration of Git Hub Enterprise environments including:
  • Organizations
  • Teams
  • Repositories
  • Branch Protection Policies
  • Repository Rulesets
  • Security Policies
  • Secret Management
  • Enterprise Governance Controls
• Deploy and support Git Hub Apps, OAuth integrations, webhooks, and enterprise authentication mechanisms.
• Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines utilizing:
  • Git Hub Actions
  • Reusable Workflows
  • Composite Actions
  • Self-Hosted Runners
  • Git Hub Enterprise Integrations
• Administer Git Hub-hosted and self-hosted runners including provisioning, scaling, security hardening, upgrades, and lifecycle management.
• Implement secure workload authentication using:
  • OpenID Connect (OIDC)
  • Managed Identities
  • Federated Credentials
  • Secretless Authentication Patterns
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using:
  • Packer
  • ARM Templates
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Azure cloud services and Kubernetes environments.
• Implement deployment strategies including:
  • Blue-Green Deployments
  • Canary Releases
  • Rolling Updates
• Establish Dev Sec Ops  controls and automated quality gates across software delivery pipelines.
• Support software supply chain security initiatives, dependency management, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and observability solutions utilizing:
  • Azure Monitor
  • Log Analytics
  • Application Insights
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
• Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, identity, networking, CI/CD, and application deployment issues.
• Create operational runbooks, architecture documentation, platform standards, and engineering best practices.
• Partner with development teams to improve platform reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, and operational effectiveness.
• Support production incidents, root-cause analysis activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Platform Engineering, Dev Ops Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience working with Microsoft Azure cloud services.
• Strong experience administering and supporting:
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Azure Storage Accounts
  • Azure App Services
  • Azure Networking Services
  • Azure Key Vault
• Strong expertise in Identity and Access Management including:
  • Microsoft Entra
  • RBAC
  • Managed Identities
  • Service Principals
  • Conditional Access
  • PIM
• Extensive experience…