Principal Azure Cloud Engineer

Job Title: Principal Azure Cloud Engineer Location: Baton Rouge, LA - Rosemont, IL - Cedar Rapids, IA - Des Moines, IA Position: Full-Time Direct Hire | Hybrid 2 days per week onsite

Take Ownership of Cloud Strategy in a Growth-Focused Organization!

TalentFish is casting a line for a Lead Azure Cloud Engineer for our premier client. This is a new exciting opportunity for an experienced Cloud Leader to drive Azure infrastructure strategy and mentor a growing team!

This is a full-time, direct hire role that is hybrid 2-days per week in office in one of the following locations: Baton Rouge LA, Rosemont IL , Cedar Rapids IA, or Des Moines IA .

Overview

• The Principal Azure Cloud Engineer will be leading cloud infrastructure strategy, ensuring reliability, scalability, and efficiency in Microsoft Azure.
• This role requires close collaboration with software architects, security teams, and business stakeholders to align cloud initiatives with company goals and drive seamless cloud adoption. Additionally, this position includes mentoring and skill development to foster team growth.

What You Bring to the Role / Technical Skills

• 15+ years of relevant professional Information Technology experience.
• Prior experience in a Principal or Senior level role with Cloud Platform ownership.
• Expertise in managing and supporting multiple Azure tenants and subscriptions.
• Strong networking skills and integrating Azure cloud infrastructure with on-premise data centers.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) expertise with Bicep, ARM, and/or Terraform.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for automated cloud deployments.
• Proficiency with monitoring and alerting tools such as Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, or ELK.
• Hands-on experience managing Azure security features including Entra, RBAC, PIM & PAM, NSG, and Azure Firewall.
• Kubernetes or other containerization experience is a plus.
• Experience with AWS is considered if candidate can transition their expertise to Azure.

Non-Technical Skills:

• Strong interpersonal skills; team-oriented, collaborative, and customer-focused.
• Proven experience mentoring and coaching team members.
• A principle-centered approach to architecture; balancing technical solutions against objective requirements rather than personal preference or hierarchy.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a broad perspective beyond IT.
• Adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation Information
The expected salary range for this position is $125,000 - $160,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. This role also qualifies for full comprehensive employee benefits such as health insurance, 401(k), paid time off and more! TalentFish is committed to pay transparency and equal opportunity. The salary range provided is in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.

This role requires authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
All offers are contingent upon the completion of a background check, which may include but is not limited to reference checks, education verification, employment verification, drug testing, criminal records checks, and any required certifications or compliance requirements based on the end client's background check policies and applicable laws.
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