What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer (Azure-Focused) position at CoStrategix?
Location: Hybrid – Cincinnati, OH or Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time or Contract-to-Hire
Summary
CoStrategix is seeking an Azure-focused Cloud Engineer to design, build, and
operate secure, scalable cloud platforms supporting modern web and mobile
applications. You will play a key role in enabling engineering teams to deliver features
quickly and reliably while ensuring high availability, performance, and security across
environments.
This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys owning cloud platforms end-to-end and
working closely with application, DevOps, and security teams.
Roles & Responsibilities
Design and implement Azure infrastructure supporting APIs, web, and mobile
backends
Build and maintain secure, highly available environments across dev, test, and
production
Create and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps
Implement infrastructure-as-code using Bicep, ARM, or Terraform
Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting with Azure Monitor and Application
Insights
Implement cloud security best practices (RBAC, Key Vault, Managed Identity,
networking)
Support performance tuning, auto-scaling, and reliability for high-demand
workloads
Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, and operational
improvements
Required Skills & Experience
3–7 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles
Strong hands-on experience with Azure services, including:
o App Service, Azure SQL, Storage Accounts
o Azure Functions
o API Management
o Azure AD / Entra ID
o Networking, firewalls, and security controls
Experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines
Strong understanding of cloud security, identity, and environment isolation
Experience working closely with development teams in a delivery-focused
environment
Highly Desired Skills & Experience
Experience supporting .NET-based application deployments
Familiarity with real-time or event-driven systems
Containerization experience (Docker, Azure Container Apps, AKS)
SQL performance tuning experience
Background in fast-paced or startup-style environments