Senior Infrastructure cloud engineer

We are seekinga highly experienced and strategic Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of extensive, hands-on experience in architecting, implementing, and administering scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure solutions. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical lead with a proven track record in designing multi-cloud solutions and driving modernization through advanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevOps methodologies. This role requires expertise in building reliable, efficient platforms across multi-cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure.

Job Title: Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Houston, TX (5 days Onsite)

Local candidates are preferred (only USC/GC)

Required Qualifications & Competencies

• Experience: Proven experience as a Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer (or similarroles like Senior Cloud Developer or Cloud Systems Engineer) with 10 years of hands-on experience.
• Core Technical Stack: Expertise in Multi-Cloud Architecture (Azure– expert level competency), Terraform, CI/CD Automation (Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), and Virtualisation, Storage concepts, Containerization & Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency: Hands-on experience with any of the development languages Python,Bash, and PowerShell.
• Leadership: Demonstrated commitment to mentorshipand collaboration tocultivate a high-performing culture.
• Mindset: A strong focus on delivering reliable, scalable,and efficient platforms.

Core Competencies & Key Responsibilities

• Design & Provisioning: Lead the designand provision of complex, scalablemulti-cloud

infrastructure (Azure), includingVMs, AKS clusters, VNets, and variousstorage solutions (Blob Storage).

• IaC Expertise: Develop, implement, and maintainadvanced Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

templates using Terraformmodules and ARM Templates(or Bicep).

• SecureState Management: Implement securebackend state management practices for Terraform.
• Optimization: Configure and optimize Azureservices (e.g., Load Balancers, Key Vault) for performance, cost, and reliability.

DevOps, CI/CD,and Containerization

• Automation Frameworks: Design, develop,and lead CI/CD automation frameworks and multi-stage pipelines utilizing tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
• AdvancedCI/CD: Automate criticaltasks, such as AKS cluster versionupgrades with near-zero downtime.
• Container Orchestration: Expertly orchestrate and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS) to support mission-critical operations.
• Scripting & Automation: Maintain proficiency in scripting and system automation using

Python, PowerShell, and Bash.

Security, Governance, and Compliance

• Governance Leadership: Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-wide cloud governance initiatives, includingenforcing Azure tagging policies, naming conventions, and policy-driven compliance reporting using Azure Policy.

• Security Implementation: Implement and enforce robustsecurity protocols, including

RBAC, SSO, and data accesscontrols.

• SecretsManagement: Establish and maintain secure code pipelinesand manage secrets using enterprise-grade tools like HashiCorp Vault and Sentinel.
• NetworkSecurity: Configure and manage advanced networksecurity solutions, including Azure Application Gateway(with WAF) andthird-party firewalls (e.g., FortiGate).
• Compliance: Ensureinfrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards and regulations.

Cloud Optimization & Operations

• Cost Optimization: Proactively identifyand execute significant cost savings measures (target 35% reduction), including VM right-sizing, Reserved Instance planning, and idle resource cleanup.
• ResourceHygiene: Develop scriptsand automated processesto audit and clean up unused or orphaned resources (vnet, disks, public IPs, compute, storage).
• Monitoring & Alerting: Configure and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions, including Azure Monitor andLog Analytics (or Application Insights) for proactive alerting, performance insights, and operational dashboards.