Senior Cloud Engineer - Cloud Architect

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud-native architectures on Azure (preferred) to support data platforms, APIs, and microservices.
• Build and manage infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or similar tools.
• Develop and optimize CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows for infrastructure and platform services.
• Architect and implement secure cloud environments, including IAM, networking, encryption, and policy controls.
• Partner with Data and API Engineering teams to ensure platform scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Lead hands on implementation of containerization and orchestration solutions (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Establish and enhance observability practices including logging, monitoring, and alerting.
• Drive cloud cost optimization (FinOps), including rightsizing, scaling strategies, and usage monitoring.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform issues across environments.
• Establish governance and operational models across platform architecture, design and operations.
• Direct, review and govern partner execution and deliverables.

Requirements

• 8-12 years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or platform engineering.
• Deep expertise in Azure (AWS/GCP experience is a plus).
• Strong hands on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of networking, security, IAM, and distributed systems.
• Experience building and supporting production grade cloud platforms.
• Preferred AZ-305 or equivalent certification.
• Experience supporting data platforms (Databricks, Spark) and API ecosystems.
• Familiarity with platform engineering concepts and internal developer platforms (IDPs).
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, etc.).
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare).