senior azure cloud engineer
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Job Location:
Santa Ana, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: senior azure cloud engineer
Location: Santa Ana CA
This job description is tailored for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with a strong DevOps focus incorporating the most relevant technologies for 2026 such as Bicep AI-integrated monitoring and advanced DevSecOps.
Job Title: Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Azure/GDP Cloud & DevOps Engineer to lead the architecture automation and management of our cloud this role you will bridge the gap between development and operations ensuring our Azure/GCP environments are scalable secure and highly available. You will be the primary driver of our CI/CD maturity and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Governance: Design and implement scalable well-architected Azure solutions using IaaS and PaaS models. Maintain cloud governance through Azure Policy and Blueprints.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain modular reusable infrastructure using Terraform Bicep or ARM Templates to ensure consistent environment provisioning.
CI/CD Leadership: Architect end-to-end automation pipelines using Azure DevOps (Pipelines Repos Artifacts) or GitHub Actions to support rapid zero-downtime deployments.
Containerization: Manage and orchestrate containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
DevSecOps: Integrate security into the heart of the pipeline. Manage secrets via Azure Key Vault implement RBAC and conduct automated vulnerability scanning.
Observability & Reliability: Set up advanced monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights to ensure 99.9% uptime.
Mentorship: Provide technical leadership to junior engineers and collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and cloud-native design.
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Azure (Compute Networking Storage Identity).
DevOps Tools: Advanced proficiency in Azure DevOps Services or GitHub Enterprise.
IaC Frameworks: Terraform (preferred) Bicep or Pulumi.
Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
Scripting: Mastery of PowerShell Azure CLI Python or Bash for automation.
Networking: Deep understanding of VNETs ExpressRoute Azure Firewall and Load Balancers.
Configuration Management: Experience with Ansible Chef or Puppet.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience: 7 years in IT with 4 years specifically focused on Azure/GCP Cloud/DevOps.
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
Certifications:
Required: AZ-400 (Azure DevOps Engineer Expert)
Desired: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert)
Soft Skills: Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (like Natt or other customer contacts).
Location: Santa Ana CA
This job description is tailored for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with a strong DevOps focus incorporating the most relevant technologies for 2026 such as Bicep AI-integrated monitoring and advanced DevSecOps.
Job Title: Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer
Role Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Senior Azure/GDP Cloud & DevOps Engineer to lead the architecture automation and management of our cloud this role you will bridge the gap between development and operations ensuring our Azure/GCP environments are scalable secure and highly available. You will be the primary driver of our CI/CD maturity and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) strategies.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Governance: Design and implement scalable well-architected Azure solutions using IaaS and PaaS models. Maintain cloud governance through Azure Policy and Blueprints.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain modular reusable infrastructure using Terraform Bicep or ARM Templates to ensure consistent environment provisioning.
CI/CD Leadership: Architect end-to-end automation pipelines using Azure DevOps (Pipelines Repos Artifacts) or GitHub Actions to support rapid zero-downtime deployments.
Containerization: Manage and orchestrate containerized workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Azure Container Registry (ACR).
DevSecOps: Integrate security into the heart of the pipeline. Manage secrets via Azure Key Vault implement RBAC and conduct automated vulnerability scanning.
Observability & Reliability: Set up advanced monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor Log Analytics and Application Insights to ensure 99.9% uptime.
Mentorship: Provide technical leadership to junior engineers and collaborate with development teams to optimize application performance and cloud-native design.
Required Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Azure (Compute Networking Storage Identity).
DevOps Tools: Advanced proficiency in Azure DevOps Services or GitHub Enterprise.
IaC Frameworks: Terraform (preferred) Bicep or Pulumi.
Containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (AKS).
Scripting: Mastery of PowerShell Azure CLI Python or Bash for automation.
Networking: Deep understanding of VNETs ExpressRoute Azure Firewall and Load Balancers.
Configuration Management: Experience with Ansible Chef or Puppet.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience: 7 years in IT with 4 years specifically focused on Azure/GCP Cloud/DevOps.
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.
Certifications:
Required: AZ-400 (Azure DevOps Engineer Expert)
Desired: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) or AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert)
Soft Skills: Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders (like Natt or other customer contacts).
Required Skills:
VNETSNETWORKINGDEVOPSAZURE CLOUDTERRAFORMPOWERSHELLANSIBLEAZUREKUBERNETESCI/CDPYTHONDOCKERIAAS
Key Skills
- APIs
- C/C++
- Computer Graphics
- Go
- React
- Redux
- Node.js
- AWS
- Library Services
- Assembly
- GraphQL
- High Voltage
