Azure Cloud Engineer

Role: Senior Azure DevSecOps Engineer Location: Santa Clara, CA, (5 days Onsite) Duration: 6+ months In-person interview is Mandatory at Santa Clara, CA Overview: We are seeking a Senior Azure DevSecOps Engineer to build, maintain, and operate our Azure cloud platform from the ground up. This role follows approved architecture designs and is responsible for turning them into a secure, scalable, and production-ready platform. This individual must be exceptionally strong in Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, have deep hands-on Azure experience, and bring a security-first mindset to everything they build. Manager's Note: Experience in working with ArgoCD and GitOps Model Kustomize and Defender for DevOps Knowledge of Terraform Handling of Azure managed Kubernetes clusters IaaC (experience in writing Yaml files, configuring pipelines in Azure) Troubleshoot production issues by monitoring service Error logs from platform/infra side They should understand Azure thoroughly- how to scale up/down services, Applying IAM policies, Setting up Managed API Gateway, Managed Database services in Azure etc. These are very important Grafana and Prometheus (Nice to have) Finally having "security first" mindset. Key Responsibilities: Build, deploy, and maintain Azure cloud infrastructure in alignment with defined architecture Design and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform Use Terraform Cloud for remote state management, workspaces, and deployment workflows Own and operate CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments Deploy and manage observability solutions, including Grafana, metrics, logging, alerting, and dashboards Build and support microservices-based architectures Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Kubernetes (Azure Kubernetes Service – AKS) Monitor platform health and troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, and alerts Scale Azure services up and down to meet performance and availability requirements Implement and manage Azure IAM/RBAC policies following least-privilege principles Configure and operate Azure managed services, including: Managed API Gateway Managed database services Networking and security components Partner closely with Software Engineering, Architecture, and Security teams Participate in incident response and root cause analysis from a platform perspective Ensure platforms are secure by design, not secured after deployment Required Skills & Experience (Must Have): Very strong hands-on experience with Terraform Hands-on experience with Terraform Cloud, including: Remote state management Workspaces Workflow-driven deployments Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and best practices Strong experience building and operating Azure cloud platforms Hands-on experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Strong understanding of microservices architecture Experience with containers and Kubernetes Proven experience building cloud platforms from the ground up Strong experience designing and managing CI/CD pipelines Experience implementing observability platforms, including Grafana Strong troubleshooting skills using logs, metrics, dashboards, and alerts Ability to support and stabilize production environments Security Expectations (Critical): Strong security-first mindset Experience implementing least-privilege access, secure configurations, and guardrails Understanding of cloud security fundamentals and secure architecture patterns Comfortable working with security reviews, audits, and compliance requirements Ability to embed security into infrastructure, pipelines, and runtime environments Nice to Have: DevSecOps tooling experience Experience integrating Terraform Cloud with CI/CD systems Knowledge of Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, or similar tools Experience with incident response and on-call rotations Experience operating in regulated or audited environments Cloud cost optimization experience What Success Looks Like: A stable, scalable, and secure Azure platform Infrastructure fully managed through Terraform and Terraform Cloud Reliable CI/CD pipelines with strong observability Faster, safer deployments with reduced production issues Strong collaboration across Engineering, Architecture, and Security teams