Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer - Location: Hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week in Cincinnati, OH 45245 (Eastgate mall Batavia) - 6 Month Contract to Hire - Must be Green Card or US Citizen -Pay: $80-$90 per hr W-2 Conversion Salary ($150k - $160K) CBTS is searching for a Senior Azure-focused Cloud Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain the cloud infrastructure that supports these systems. This role ensures reliability, performance, scalability, security, and operational continuity across multiple applications, environments, and services. You will be responsible for building the underlying platform that allows engineering teams to deliver features quickly and securelywhile enabling the ecosystem to scale.Responsibilities:Cloud Infrastructure & ArchitectureDesign and implement Azure-based infrastructure for:APIs (Azure App Service)MAUI + Blazor application backendsDatabases (Azure SQL)Blob storage for media and timing dataAzure Functions (event-driven workloads)Identity & Access Management (Azure AD / Managed Identity)API Management (APIM)Build secure, resilient, highly available cloud environments for production, staging, and development.DevOps & CI/CDMaintain GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines for:Automated buildsAutomated deploymentsDatabase migrationsArtifact and container managementSupport infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using:BicepARMTerraform (optional)Security & ComplianceImplement cloud security best practices:Azure Key Vault for secret managementRole-based Access Control (RBAC)Network Security Groups and firewallsManaged Identities for servicesZero-trust access flowsManage API throttling, DDoS protection, and monitoring alerts.Observability & MonitoringImplement monitoring and alerting with:Azure MonitorApplication InsightsLog AnalyticsCreate diagnostic dashboards for:API healthLatencyErrorsThroughputLive event traffic (race-day spikes)Performance & ScalabilityTune SQL and App Service performance.Support auto-scaling rules for high-demand racing events.Optimize storage, cold/warm data tiers, and retention policies.Ensure low-latency real-time updates (SignalR-backed services).Operational ResponsibilitiesManage incident response and root cause analysis.Implement backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures.Work with backend/frontend teams on deployment readiness.Enforce environment standards and configuration consistency.Maintain cloud documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams.RequirementsTechnical Skills37+ years in cloud engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.Strong experience with Azure services:App ServiceAzure SQLStorage Accounts (blobs/queues/tables)Azure FunctionsVNETs, networking, firewallsAPI ManagementAzure AD / Entra IDKey VaultMonitoring & Application InsightsExperience with CI/CD:GitHub Actions or Azure DevOpsDeployment slotsAutomated migrationsInfrastructure-as-Code experience (Bicep/ARM/Terraform).Strong understanding of security, identity, and environment isolation.Nice to HaveExperience supporting .NET/Blazor/MAUI app deployments.Familiarity with Clean Architecture and modular monolith patterns.Understanding of real-time systems (SignalR).Experience with containerization (Docker) and Azure Container Apps or AKS.Experience with Sports technology or IoT-like hardware integrations.SQL performance tuning experience.Soft SkillsStrong communication and documentation skills.Ability to work cross-functionally with developers, designers, and leadership.Operates with high ownership and problem-solving initiative.Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving startup-style environment.CBTS provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.