Azure Infrastructure Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • San Diego, CA

1d • $100,000 - $120,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is seeking an Azure Infrastructure Engineer to design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. The engineer will own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and ongoing operational excellence for production workloads. The role partners closely with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet business requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance. The position is full-time, direct W2, and 100% remote within the United States. The listed salary range is $100,000–$120,000 annually. The employer is unable to sponsor new H-1B visa petitions; U.S. citizens, green card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of cloud engineering experience, including at least three years focused on Microsoft Azure in production environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure compute, storage, networking, identity, and platform-as-a-service offerings.
• Production-level experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.
• Solid experience designing and operating Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters at scale.
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD across infrastructure and applications.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python, including the ability to write maintainable automation code.
• Deep understanding of cloud security principles, identity management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability strategies across distributed workloads.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure DevOps Engineer Expert certification.
• Experience operating hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environments spanning Azure and on-premises infrastructure.
• Familiarity with service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd on AKS.
• Exposure to FinOps practices and cloud cost-management tooling.
• Experience with regulated environments such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or FedRAMP.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure.
• Own the end-to-end cloud engineering lifecycle, including architecture, infrastructure-as-code, automation, security hardening, cost optimization, observability, and operational excellence for production workloads.
• Partner with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions meeting scalability, reliability, and compliance requirements.
• Design and operate Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters at scale.
• Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability strategies across distributed workloads.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior