Cloud Engineer

Location: Minneapolis MN, Atlanta GA, San Francisco CA, Concord CA, Cincinnati OH, Chicago IL, Irving TX, New York NY, Charlotte NC

Duration: 3-month contract with possible extension | Hybrid: 3 to 4 days onsite per week

About the role

This is a Platform Engineering position focused on the Azure Cloud Environment, involving infrastructure automation and troubleshooting activities in Azure CSP, as well as production support.

Responsibilities

• Create infrastructure in Azure CSP using Terraform and Azure DevOps (ADO).
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using GitLab runners.
• Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Microsoft Azure resources.
• Collaborate with application teams to understand ad hoc requirements, troubleshoot platform-related issues, and implement changes.
• Convert ADO pipelines into Terraform IaC pipelines.
• Create and troubleshoot Azure Data Factory, Virtual Networks (VNETs), Route Tables, Network Security Groups (NSG), Purview, Azure Storage, Application Contexts, Azure Key Vault (AKV), and Subscriptions.
• Build custom VM images using Packer.
• Deploy and troubleshoot Azure Windows/Linux VMs, Scale Sets, and Load Balancers.
• Deploy and troubleshoot App Services, Function Apps, and Azure Automation accounts.
• Support weekly releases during non-business hours.
• Create Jira tasks and ServiceNow change requests.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and Azure networking concepts.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills in Azure environments.
• Experience with GitLab and GitLab runners.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools like ServiceNow and Jira.
• In-depth knowledge of Azure services and automation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications in Azure or HashiCorp Terraform.
• Experience with AWS, Python, or HashiCorp tools.

Interview Process

Two rounds of technical interviews conducted via Teams video call. Topics will cover medium to advanced concepts in Azure services, networking troubleshooting, Terraform automation, and Ansible automation.