What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer position at KPI Partners?
Title: Azure Cloud Engineer
Location: Fremont, CA (Hybrid)
Job Type: Contract
Experience: 12 Years
About KPI Partners
KPI Partners is a 5 times Gartner recognized data, analytics, and AI consulting company. We are leaders in data engineering on Azure, AWS, Google, Snowflake, and Databricks. Founded in 2006, KPI has over 400 consultants and has successfully delivered over 1,000 projects to our clients.
About the Role:
The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge of the Azure cloud environment, a strong background in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and experience with automation tools like Terraform/Bicep, Ansible, Kubernetes administration.
Responsibilities:
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
- Implement and maintain highly available and scalable Azure-based cloud infrastructure.
- Support cloud-native application deployments
- Troubleshoot network connectivity issues and collaborate with networking teams for resolution.
- Ensure compliance with security standards and perform regular assessments across the cloud environment.
- Monitor and optimize platform performance, resource utilization, and system health.
Must-Have Skills
1. AKS (Azure Kubernetes Services) - We are looking for an expert level engineer who has experience from stakeholder management, configuration, Development and managing it.
2. Azure PAAS services
3. Azure Storage Services
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Total of 12 years of professional IT experience
- 6 years of experience in Azure cloud engineering or platform engineering.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform/Bicep/Ansible
- Strong scripting and automation experience (e.g., Python, Bash).
- Experience with Azure services, including AKS, App Services, Functions, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Azure Cache, Storage Accounts, Keyvaults, Application Gateway, Service Bus and Log Analytics.
- Deep understanding of cloud networking, load balancing, and containerization (Kubernetes/Docker).
- Proven experience managing and optimizing secure, scalable, and compliant Azure environments.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues, including Linux systems (Ubuntu/RHEL) and Azure services
- Maintain and update existing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions
- Familiarity with Azure Active Directory (AD) and related services
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Why KPI Partners
At KPI, you will be part of a fast-growing consulting firm at the intersection of data, analytics, AI/ML, and cloud platforms. You will work with leading technology partners, drive impact for global clients, and shape strategic growth in a collaborative, high-performance environment. KPI is recognized for employee focus, career development, and innovation.