Senior Cloud Engineer

Qode•Arlington, TX

1d•$140,000 - $160,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cloud Engineer will maintain the operational Azure cloud environment, perform infrastructure deployments, and ensure production systems operate securely and efficiently using automation tools. The role focuses on designing and managing scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and automation, deploying enterprise-scale cloud resources through code, and developing and maintaining cloud AI infrastructure. The position also implements Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD, configuration management, automated deployment practices, and cloud security and governance controls. The role is based in Tampa, Florida; Camas, Washington; or Plano, Texas. It requires onsite work during the first 90 days, followed by 75 onsite days per year (about one day per week working from home). The engineer will provide international, 24/7 on-call support and work a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance. Work authorization is limited to U.S. citizens or permanent residents (green card holders).

Requirements

10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure across cross-platform technology areas, including implementing and maintaining Azure/AWS cloud services.
5+ years of experience building, deploying, and managing IaaS and PaaS services on Microsoft Azure/AWS.
4+ years of experience with Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, including building reusable modules, managing state, and promoting infrastructure changes through automated CI/CD pipelines.
2 years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads.
Knowledge of AI platforms such as Microsoft Azure AI or similar cloud-based AI services.
Hands-on experience implementing cloud security and governance controls, including cloud platform policy, Defender for Cloud, secure landing zones, identity governance, secret management, and compliance enforcement.
Strong working knowledge of networking, including DNS, routing, firewalls, and private access.
Experience scripting and automating builds, workflows, tasks, and other integration aspects.
Linux and Microsoft Windows server administration experience.
Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud certification.
U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent residence (green card); other visa types are not considered.
Ability to work onsite during the first 90 days, then onsite 75 days per year, and provide international 24/7 on-call support with flexible off-hours work.

Responsibilities

Design and manage scalable, resilient cloud infrastructure and automation tooling for routine operational tasks.
Deploy enterprise-scale cloud resources for use across technology organizations using code.
Develop, implement, and maintain scalable AI infrastructure on the cloud platform.
Implement and recommend strategies for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD; develop tooling and processes to enable automated, faster, efficient, consistent, and error-free deployments.
Use configuration management and automated deployment tools to provide cloud-based solutions and services while ensuring best practices.
Work with solution architects, tech leads, and partners to ensure developed solutions align with existing standards, meet security controls, and follow cloud computing best practices.
Provide international, 24/7 on-call support and work a flexible off-hours schedule for planned and unplanned maintenance.