Job Title: Senior Cloud Engineer (AZURE)

Position Type: Contract

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PR: $70/hr on w2

Location:

Wayne, PA (Hybrid – 3 days onsite)
Charlotte, NC
Plano, TX

Job Summary

The Senior Cloud Engineer will design, implement, and support scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platforms to meet evolving business needs. This role requires strong hands-on experience in Azure, exposure to GCP, and readiness to support a multi-cloud strategy with AWS planned for future adoption.

The engineer will provide advanced production support, build automation and self-service capabilities, and collaborate closely with development, operations, and security teams to ensure reliable cloud operations.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and deploy cloud infrastructure and platforms to support business requirements.
Provide advanced technical support for cloud production environments and ensure high availability and reliability.
Troubleshoot complex issues across multiple cloud platforms and integrated systems.
Identify performance bottlenecks and recommend improvements to optimize uptime and efficiency.
Develop and maintain technical standards, best practices, and documentation.
Build and enhance self-service automation platforms and workflows.
Elevate code through development, test, and production environments using CI/CD pipelines.
Submit and manage change control requests; provide post-deployment production support.
Perform system analysis, requirements definition, and logical design.
Evaluate and test IT vendor products and cloud services.
Train and mentor junior engineers; resolve escalated technical issues.
Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Experience

7+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure
3+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
6+ years of experience using Terraform for infrastructure as code
Strong operational knowledge of Azure core services, including:
ARM / Bicep
Azure Functions
Blob Storage
Virtual Networks
AKS
VM Scale Sets
Azure AD
Key Vault
Experience with alerting and monitoring tools such as:
Azure Monitor
Application Insights
Splunk
Grafana
Experience building self-service automation platforms using:
ServiceNow
Python
Azure Automation
Logic Apps
Strong scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, Bash, and Azure CLI
Experience with CI/CD platforms:
GitHub Actions (preferred)
Azure DevOps (acceptable)
Strong troubleshooting skills for break/fix and production support scenarios
Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Onsite Locations:

1041 West Valley Road, Wayne, PA 19087
2525 Water Ridge Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28217
7900 Windrose Ave, Plano, TX 75024

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