Sr Cloud Engineer

Position: Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure Architecture & Governance Focus)
Location: Las Vegas NV (Hybrid)
Type: Direct Hire
Industry: Enterprise / Technology

Fusion HCR is seeking a highly senior Cloud Engineer to lead the design governance and standardization of a growing cloud environment for a large enterprise organization.

This is not a hands-on execution-only role this individual will play a key role in defining how cloud is built governed and scaled across the organization. The ideal candidate brings a strong foundation in Azure understands cloud at a hyperscale level and has experience implementing guardrails standards and best practices that ensure environments are built correctly from the ground up.

This role will also support the organizations growing maturity in FinOps helping balance cost optimization with performance and scalability.

• Design and implement cloud architecture standards governance models and guardrails across the Azure environment
• Establish best practices to ensure cloud environments are secure scalable and cost-efficient by design
• Partner with engineering and infrastructure teams to guide and influence cloud adoption and execution
• Provide expertise in hyperscale Azure environments including performance and cost optimization strategies
• Support FinOps initiatives driving visibility into cloud spend and aligning cost with business value
• Contribute to and support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices across the environment
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services and architecture patterns for new and existing solutions
• Document standards architecture decisions and operating procedures for cross-team adoption
• Collaborate with leadership and C-level stakeholders to align cloud strategy with business goals

• 7 years of experience in Cloud Engineering Infrastructure or related field
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure in enterprise environments
• Deep understanding of cloud architecture governance and environment design
• Experience with hyperscale cloud concepts including:
  • DTU and performance tuning
  • Elastic pools
  • API Management
  • Reserved instances and cost optimization strategies
• Experience supporting or working within DevOps / CI/CD pipeline environments
• Exposure to or experience with FinOps practices (cost optimization budgeting forecasting)
• Strong understanding of cloud security and best practices
• Experience documenting standards processes and architecture
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with executive leadership
• Must obtain or be willing to obtain AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) certification

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform Bicep ARM etc.)
• Exposure to AI / emerging technologies in cloud environments