Cloud Operations Engineer

Forescout Technologies • Dallas, TX

53d • Hybrid

About The Position

Shape the future of cybersecurity at Forescout. Every day cyberattacks threaten to disrupt hospitals, power grids, financial systems, and the infrastructure we all depend on. At Forescout, we build the defenses that keep civilization running smoothly in an increasingly connected world. For more than 25 years, Fortune 100 organizations, government agencies, and large enterprises have trusted Forescout as their foundation to manage cyber risk, ensure compliance, and mitigate threats. From power grids and healthcare systems to financial networks and transportation hubs, Forescout protects the critical infrastructure of our modern world. (Only US Citizens will be considered for this position.) (Hybrid position two days a week, Wed/Thurs, in the Plano office.) We are hiring a Cloud Operations Engineer to operate and evolve our Azure cloud platform across commercial and federal environments. You will help harden, scale, and automate services in support of programs including FedRAMP and mission workloads, partnering closely with Cloud Architecture, DevSecOps, Product, and Compliance teams. Operate at cloud-platform scale in Azure while contributing to FastRAMP/FedRAMP initiatives that demand rigor, reliability, and speed. It’s a rare chance to practice modern SRE in environments that truly matter, impacting customers who run some of the world’s most critical networks.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.
• 5+ years in Cloud/SRE/DevOps with a strong Azure focus (production operations of AKS, VNet/Private Link, Key Vault, ACR, Azure Monitor).
• Hands-on automation with Terraform and modern CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps).
• Cloud security fundamentals (identity, network segmentation, secrets, encryption, vulnerability management) and compliance-aware operations; direct FedRAMP exposure is a plus.
• Solid Linux, containers/Kubernetes, and networking (DNS, TLS, routing, firewalls, WAF) fundamentals.
• Clear, concise communicator comfortable with cross-functional incident and problem management.
• Experience working with and helping external customers.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

• FedRAMP High/IL5 operations experience; evidence of ATO readiness or audit participation.
• Operating or migrating workloads at Azure platform scale (multi-subscription, policy/blueprints, landing zones).
• Candidates must be able to support assigned shifts regardless of location.
• Certifications: Azure Administrator/Architect, CKA/CKAD, ITIL, CISSP/CISM.
• Familiarity with AWS/GCP concepts and cross-cloud patterns.

Responsibilities

• Respond to incidents and service requests, ensuring SLAs are met for uptime and customer support.
• Operate and optimize Azure landing zones, AKS, networking, identity, storage, and data services for multi-tenant SaaS workloads across commercial and federal tenants.
• Implement, monitor, and continuously improve security and compliance controls (logging, patching, vulnerability management, RBAC/least privilege, encryption, backup/DR) aligned to FedRAMP/SOC 2.
• Drive automation-first operations using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and modern CI/CD pipelines, configuration as code, and self-healing patterns.
• Own observability (metrics, logs, traces, SLOs), capacity planning, and cost stewardship to ensure reliability and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents; participate in blameless postmortems; provide flexibility for after-hours support; on-call responsibilities may be required in addition to scheduled shifts to ensure full coverage.
• Collaborate with Architecture and DevSecOps to uplift environments (service upgrades, cluster hygiene, Kubernetes hardening) and contribute to runbooks and operational readiness artifacts.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits – we cover 88% of employee and dependents’ benefits premiums (US only), 401K match, generous PTO policy, and much more
• Collaborative and innovative environment – make an impact on worldwide security while working on the hottest technology
• Leadership that supports and encourages professional growth and development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees