Cloud Engineering Lead

Cloud Engineering Lead | Hedge Fund | $200k–$250k Base Bonus Profit Share

A globally respected institutional asset management firm headquartered in San Francisco is looking for a Cloud Engineering Lead to join their IT team at a pivotal moment in how they build and operate infrastructure. This is a hands-on senior individual contributor role, not a manager pushing tickets. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving a multi-cloud platform anchored in Azure, with production workloads in GCP and AWS. You'll own complex infrastructure from architecture through to delivery, and play a central role in shaping how the firm builds for its next chapter of growth. AI tools are first-class collaborators here. If you're the kind of engineer who uses Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar LLM tooling as a genuine part of how you work and not just dabbles then this environment was built for you.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of cloud infrastructure across Azure (primary), GCP, and AWS, using Terraform and infrastructure-as-code as the primary delivery mechanism
• Own and evolve the firm's Azure Landing Zone: hub/spoke networking, VWAN, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall policy, private endpoint architecture, and DNS
• Build and maintain shared platform services — Container Apps environments, ACR, Service Bus, Key Vault, managed identities — that internal development teams depend on
• Drive IaC quality across the module library: enforce standards, reduce duplication, implement automated testing, and manage Terraform Cloud workspaces and GitOps pipelines via Azure DevOps
• Integrate AI engineering tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Vertex AI, and similar) into daily workflows for architecture acceleration, code generation, documentation, and operational tooling
• Lead cloud migration and platform modernization initiatives, including application re-platforming to Linux/cloud-native compute and legacy system decommissions
• Partner with cybersecurity on cloud security posture: Entra ID governance, Defender for Cloud, Conditional Access policies, MCAS/Defender for Cloud Apps, and IaC security controls
• Build and maintain operational tooling for infrastructure discovery, cost visibility, security posture, and cross-cloud reporting
• Provide technical mentorship to team members on cloud engineering practices, IaC standards, and AI-assisted development workflows
• Ensure cloud infrastructure supports compliance requirements for SEC, SOC 1/2, and NIST frameworks

Cloud Engineering Lead Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience required; Master's degree a plus
• 10 years of hands-on IT experience, with at least 5 years focused on cloud engineering at enterprise scale
• Deep Terraform expertise: writing production modules, managing Terraform Cloud workspaces, integrating with CI/CD pipelines, and enforcing standards across a team
• Strong Azure command across networking (VWAN, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Private Endpoints), compute (VMs, Container Apps, AKS), identity (Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities), and security (Defender for Cloud, Conditional Access, MCAS)
• Demonstrated, hands-on experience using AI tools — Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar LLM-based development tools — as a regular part of engineering and automation work; ability to discuss specific ways AI has changed how you deliver infrastructure
• Proficiency in Python and/or programming languages for infrastructure automation, operational tooling, and cross-cloud scripting; PowerShell proficiency for Microsoft platform work
• Multi-cloud fluency: GCP and/or AWS experience alongside primary Azure expertise
• Experience with GitOps, Azure DevOps pipelines, self-hosted agents, and container build/promotion patterns (ACR)
• Strong understanding of network security: zero-trust architecture, private connectivity, ExpressRoute, firewall policy design
• Experience in institutional asset management, financial services, or another similarly regulated industry strongly preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable driving technical decisions with both engineering peers and executive stakeholders
• Willingness to perform occasional after-hours implementation or migration work as required