Azure Engineer

Role: Azure Engineer

Location : Chicago, IL/Jersey City, NJ

Job Description:

• Experience range: 7-12 yrs. Must be hands-on
• Cloud Engineer/Architect with hands on experience in designing, developing, and migrating enterprise technology products to Azure public cloud.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Mastery:
• Proficiency in Azure CloudFormation and Terraform is essential.
• Must understand declarative syntax, modular design, and version control to build reproducible, secure environments.
• IaC enabled automation of infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Strong experience with DevOps tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure CodePipeline, and CodeDeploy.
• Should be able to design and maintain automated pipelines for build, test, and deployment stages, integrating security scans and rollback mechanisms.
• Cloud Security and Compliance:
• Understand Azure AD & RBAC policies and encryption standards.
• Able to embed security into deployment workflows, manage secrets, and ensure that infrastructure adheres to organizational and regulatory standards.
• Knowledge of VPC design, subnetting, load balancing, and security groups.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for scripting tasks, API integrations, and pipeline automation.
• Partner closely with application development teams to guide them through the Design, Build, and Operate stages - helping teams prepare for Cloud Foundation, Onboarding, Security, and Release requirements, and ensuring readiness for all permit and governance processes.