Senior Azure DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-20
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IT/Tech
Azure, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations, SRE/Site Reliability, Cybersecurity
Senior Azure Dev Ops / Cloud Platform Engineer
Location:
Boston area
Work Arrangement:
Onsite/Hybrid
Employment Type:
Contract, with potential for extension or conversion
Duration: 6+ months
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Azure Dev Ops / Cloud Platform Engineer to help build, secure, automate, and support an enterprise Azure environment supporting AI and data initiatives.
This is a hands-on platform engineering role. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Azure, Terraform, Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD, networking, identity, and cloud security and can work closely with data, application, cybersecurity, and architecture teams.
The team already has an engineer focused heavily on Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry. This hire will complement that resource by bringing additional depth across Azure platform engineering, Dev Ops, security, governance, and infrastructure automation.
Core Requirements
5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , SRE, or Platform Engineering
3+ years of hands-on Azure production experience
Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
Strong Azure Dev Ops and CI/CD experience, including YAML pipelines
Strong understanding of Azure networking, including:
VNets
Subnets
NSGs
Private Endpoints
DNS
Routing
Experience with Microsoft Entra / Azure RBAC
Experience with Azure Key Vault
Experience with Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Experience building and supporting secure Azure environments across Dev/Test/Production
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Experience
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Fabric / One Lake
Azure AI Foundry
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Azure Policy / cloud governance
AKS
API Management
Bicep
Power Shell or Python
Containerization
AI/data platform infrastructure
Financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
What You'll Do
Build and maintain Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise AI and data workloads
Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure modules
Build and manage Azure Dev Ops CI/CD pipelines
Support Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, and related platform environments
Implement Azure security, identity, networking, and governance controls
Manage deployments across Dev, Test, and Production environments
Monitor platform performance, availability, cost, and resource utilization
Troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure and deployment issues
Implement cloud governance using tools such as Azure Policy and Microsoft Purview
Partner with cybersecurity, data, application, networking, and architecture teams
Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
Ideal Candidate
The strongest candidate will be a hands-on Azure platform engineer first, with strong Dev Ops and infrastructure automation experience. Experience with Purview, Fabric, Foundry, or other AI/data platforms is a significant differentiator.
This is not primarily an AI developer role. The focus is on the cloud infrastructure, Dev Ops, security, automation, and governance that enable AI and data workloads to operate securely and reliably.
location:Woburn, Massachusetts
job type:
Contract
salary: $70 - 90 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education:
Bachelors
responsibilities:
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise AI and data workloads
- Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure modules
- Build and manage Azure Dev Ops CI/CD pipelines
- Support Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, and related platform environments
- Implement Azure security, identity, networking, and governance controls
- Manage deployments across Dev, Test, and Production environments
- Monitor platform performance, availability, cost, and resource utilization
- Troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure and deployment issues
- Implement cloud governance using tools such as Azure Policy and Microsoft Purview
- Partner with cybersecurity, data, application, networking, and architecture teams
- Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
Core Requirements
5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , SRE, or Platform Engineering
3+ years of hands-on Azure production experience
Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
Strong Azure Dev Ops and CI/CD experience, including YAML pipelines
Strong understanding of Azure networking, including:
VNets
Subnets
NSGs
Private Endpoints
DNS
Routing
Experience with Microsoft Entra / Azure RBAC
Experience with Azure Key Vault
Experience with Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Experience building and supporting secure Azure environments across Dev/Test/Production
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Experience
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Fabric / One Lake
Azure AI Foundry
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Azure Policy / cloud governance
AKS
API Management
Bicep
Power Shell or Python
Containerization
AI/data platform infrastructure
Financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
skills:API Management,AI,Microsoft Entra ,Azure Dev Ops CI,Bicep,cloud security,Cloud…
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