Cloud DevOps Engineer – IT – New York, NY or Denver, CO (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions on Azure, selecting and right-sizing services to meet diverse enterprise workload requirements — including App Services, Azure Functions, AKS, SQL/CosmosDB, networking, and storage — using Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Bicep, or Terraform)
• Advise stakeholders on appropriate Azure architecture patterns for different business and technical needs, balancing performance, security, scalability, and cost
• Build and maintain robust, cost-efficient CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps (and GitHub Actions where applicable), including release management, automated validation, and infrastructure compliance checks
• Drive cloud cost optimization as a core practice — analyzing utilization, right-sizing resources, implementing auto-scaling, applying reservations and savings plans, and establishing FinOps discipline across environments
• Establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and Log Analytics, with dashboards and proactive alerts for system health and cost anomalies
• Ensure security and compliance across cloud resources by implementing Defender for Cloud recommendations, configuring identity and access management, network security, and meeting financial industry regulatory requirements
• Support deployment and operation of AI infrastructure components (e.g., Azure OpenAI Service, AI Foundry, vector database hosting, GPU compute) in collaboration with the AI Engineering team
• Leverage AI development tools (Cursor, Claude, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate IaC authoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and code review — bringing measurable efficiency and quality to your own output
• Establish and enforce cloud architecture standards, documentation requirements, and technical best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in cloud operations or DevOps with a strong focus on Azure
• Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure Administrator, Azure DevOps Engineer, or Azure Solutions Architect preferred)
• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Azure services and the judgment to recommend the right service for the right workload
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (ARM templates, Bicep, or Terraform)
• Hands-on experience building and operating CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated track record of cloud cost optimization — right-sizing, reservations, scaling strategies, and ongoing spend governance
• Strong experience implementing monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions in Azure
• Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes/AKS)
• Experience with scripting and automation (PowerShell, Bash, or Python)
• Hands-on proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar) and a clear point of view on how to apply them effectively
• Understanding of networking concepts, security principles, and compliance requirements
• Excellent communication skills to articulate technical concepts and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders

Desired Attributes

• Experience with financial services or Fund administration cloud infrastructures
• Understanding of Private Equity Fund Administration or Fund Accounting
• Experience with multi-environment cloud architectures (dev, test, prod)
• Familiarity with FinOps practices or certification
• Familiarity with disaster recovery and business continuity practices
• Experience with Azure Policy and Governance frameworks
• Exposure to AI/ML workload infrastructure on Azure (Azure OpenAI Service, AI Foundry, GPU compute, vector databases)