job summary:
Senior Azure DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineer
Location: Boston area
Work Arrangement: Onsite/Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract, with potential for extension or conversion
Duration: 6+ months
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps / Cloud Platform Engineer to help build, secure, automate, and support an enterprise Azure environment supporting AI and data initiatives.
This is a hands-on platform engineering role. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Azure, Terraform, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, networking, identity, and cloud security and can work closely with data, application, cybersecurity, and architecture teams.
The team already has an engineer focused heavily on Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry. This hire will complement that resource by bringing additional depth across Azure platform engineering, DevOps, security, governance, and infrastructure automation.
Core Requirements
5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
3+ years of hands-on Azure production experience
Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
Strong Azure DevOps and CI/CD experience, including YAML pipelines
Strong understanding of Azure networking, including:
VNets
Subnets
NSGs
Private Endpoints
DNS
Routing
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure RBAC
Experience with Azure Key Vault
Experience with Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Experience building and supporting secure Azure environments across Dev/Test/Production
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Experience
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Fabric / OneLake
Azure AI Foundry
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Azure Policy / cloud governance
AKS
API Management
Bicep
PowerShell or Python
Containerization
AI/data platform infrastructure
Financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
What You'll Do
Build and maintain Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise AI and data workloads
Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure modules
Build and manage Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
Support Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, and related platform environments
Implement Azure security, identity, networking, and governance controls
Manage deployments across Dev, Test, and Production environments
Monitor platform performance, availability, cost, and resource utilization
Troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure and deployment issues
Implement cloud governance using tools such as Azure Policy and Microsoft Purview
Partner with cybersecurity, data, application, networking, and architecture teams
Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
Ideal Candidate
The strongest candidate will be a hands-on Azure platform engineer first, with strong DevOps and infrastructure automation experience. Experience with Purview, Fabric, Foundry, or other AI/data platforms is a significant differentiator.
This is not primarily an AI developer role. The focus is on the cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, automation, and governance that enable AI and data workloads to operate securely and reliably.
location: Woburn, Massachusetts
job type: Contract
salary: $70 - 90 per hour
work hours: 8am to 5pm
education: Bachelors
responsibilities:
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain Azure infrastructure supporting enterprise AI and data workloads
- Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure modules
- Build and manage Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
- Support Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, and related platform environments
- Implement Azure security, identity, networking, and governance controls
- Manage deployments across Dev, Test, and Production environments
- Monitor platform performance, availability, cost, and resource utilization
- Troubleshoot complex Azure infrastructure and deployment issues
- Implement cloud governance using tools such as Azure Policy and Microsoft Purview
- Partner with cybersecurity, data, application, networking, and architecture teams
- Develop technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
qualifications:
Core Requirements
5+ years of experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering
3+ years of hands-on Azure production experience
Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience
Strong Azure DevOps and CI/CD experience, including YAML pipelines
Strong understanding of Azure networking, including:
VNets
Subnets
NSGs
Private Endpoints
DNS
Routing
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure RBAC
Experience with Azure Key Vault
Experience with Azure Monitor / Log Analytics
Experience building and supporting secure Azure environments across Dev/Test/Production
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
Preferred Experience
Microsoft Purview
Microsoft Fabric / OneLake
Azure AI Foundry
Azure OpenAI
Azure AI Search
Azure Policy / cloud governance
AKS
API Management
Bicep
PowerShell or Python
Containerization
AI/data platform infrastructure
Financial services or other highly regulated enterprise environments
skills:
API Management,AI,Microsoft Entra ID,Azure DevOps CI,Bicep,cloud security,Cloud Engineering,Cloud Platform,Containerization,CI/CD,cybersecurity,data platform,data platforms,CD pipelines,DevOps,DevSecOps,DNS,infrastructure automation,Azure Key,Log Analytics,Azure DevOps,Azure environment,Azure,Azure platform,Azure networking,Azure environments,Azure infrastructure,Microsoft Fabric,Python,SRE,RBAC,Routing,AI Search,Strong troubleshooting,Subnets,Terraform,PowerShell,YAML,networking,problem-solving skills,Troubleshoot,architecture,automate,Azure Key Vault,governance,cloud governance,infrastructure,Financial services,Foundry,platform engineering,resource utilization,security,technical documentation
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.
At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact
Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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