Azure Cloud Engineer

Stefanini Group • Charlotte, NC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Stefanini Group is looking for a Sr. Azure Architect for a globally recognized company! We are building an enterprise-scale internal developer platform designed to eliminate infrastructure friction. Our goal is to provide application teams with a seamless experience that balances speed and flexibility with strict security, compliance, and cost governance. As a Senior Azure Architect, you will be a key contributor to the standards and patterns that power this platform. You will design the standardized architectures that allow our engineering teams to deploy complex, production-ready workloads securely and reliably. You will bridge the gap between infrastructure operations and developer experience, ensuring our cloud architecture scales effectively with the business.

Requirements

• Expert Azure Knowledge.
• Deep understanding of the Azure control plane and service portfolio.
• Knowledge of the limits, quotas, and architectural trade-offs of AKS, App Service, Networking, and Storage.
• Strong proficiency in Terraform.
• Understanding of how to architect modular, reusable, and testable infrastructure code for enterprise environments.
• Experience designing high-availability data solutions using Azure SQL/PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB (Multi-region write/read), and caching strategies.
• Strong grasp of Azure networking fundamentals, including Virtual Networks, Application Gateways, Azure Front Door/Traffic Manager, and private connectivity.
• Experience with observability stacks (Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Prometheus) and designing for day-2 operations.
• Proficiency with Entra ID OIDC/OAuth flows, RBAC models, and cloud security posture management (CSPM).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Wiz or similar cloud security tools.
• Background in FinOps, including cost anomaly detection and budget enforcement.
• Familiarity with GitOps principles (ArgoCD/Flux) and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience interacting with Azure management APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design standardized architectures that allow engineering teams to deploy complex, production-ready workloads securely and reliably.
• Bridge the gap between infrastructure operations and developer experience, ensuring cloud architecture scales effectively with the business.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed