Azure Platform Engineer

Bright Vision Technologies • Overland Park, KS

5d • $133,000 - $158,000 • Remote

About The Position

Bright Vision Technologies is a technology consulting and software development company delivering cloud, AI, data, and enterprise solutions across the United States. The Azure Platform Engineer will design, deploy, and operate large-scale, secure, and resilient cloud platforms on Microsoft Azure. The role owns 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 engineer will partner with application development, security, and SRE teams to deliver cloud-native solutions that meet requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance.

This is a full-time, direct W-2 position that is 100% remote within the United States. The listed salary range is $133,000–$158,000 annually. Bright Vision Technologies cannot sponsor new H-1B visa petitions, but U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, EAD holders, and H-1B transfer candidates are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• 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 core services, including 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 business requirements for scalability, reliability, and compliance.

What This Job Offers

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