Senior Azure Cloud & DevOps Engineer

New Era Technology is a company that prioritizes a people-first approach in its workplace culture. The Senior Azure Cloud & DevOps Engineer will be responsible for managing the client's Azure environment and DevOps practices, contributing to modernization efforts, and deploying containerized workloads.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and manage Client's Azure cloud environment — subscriptions, landing zones, resource groups, governance policies, and cost management
• Contribute to modernization strategy and technology selection — helping evaluate and recommend application frameworks (Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET, etc.), web servers (NGINX, Apache, etc.), and runtime environments that align with Client's cloud and container direction
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, evaluating and selecting the right tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar) in collaboration with the team
• Develop and own the container and Kubernetes strategy — deploying and managing AKS clusters in Azure and on-prem Kubernetes environments as the platform matures
• Containerize workloads using Docker, manage container registries, and establish image build and promotion standards
• Deploy and manage on-prem Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads, coordinating with the infrastructure team on the underlying compute and virtualization layer
• Write and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates — everything deployable, everything repeatable
• Manage Azure platform services including App Services, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Redis, messaging services, and related application infrastructure
• Administer Azure identity and access — Entra ID (Azure AD), role-based access control, conditional access policies, and service principals
• Support and troubleshoot Windows Server and Linux systems as they relate to cloud and containerized workloads — coordinating with the infrastructure team for broader server administration
• Collaborate with the infrastructure team on Azure networking components — VNets, peering, load balancers, application gateways, and DNS — ensuring cloud networking supports your DevOps and container platform needs
• Own cloud and application monitoring — Datadog, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, and container-level observability — sharing responsibility with the infrastructure team who covers on-prem
• Implement and enforce cloud security best practices — network security groups, private endpoints, key vaults, secrets management, and compliance policies
• Automate operational tasks through scripting and tooling — reduce toil, increase reliability
• Document architecture decisions, pipeline designs, runbooks, and standards

Requirements:

• 5–7+ years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Azure — this is not a 'certified but never built anything' role
• Experience evaluating and recommending application frameworks, runtime stacks, and web server technologies in the context of cloud and containerized deployments
• Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code — Terraform preferred, Bicep/ARM also valuable
• Hands-on experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar)
• Working experience with Kubernetes (AKS preferred) and Docker in production environments
• Experience deploying and managing on-prem Kubernetes clusters and containerized workloads
• Familiarity with modern application stacks — Node.js, Spring Boot, .NET, NGINX, or similar — and how they run in containerized and cloud-native environments
• Strong Linux and Windows Server skills as they relate to cloud and container environments
• Experience with Azure platform services — App Services, Functions, SQL, Redis, Service Bus, or similar
• Familiarity with Azure identity and governance — Entra ID, RBAC, policy, cost management
• Working knowledge of Azure networking — VNets, peering, load balancers, and DNS
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms — Datadog, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, or comparable tools
• Proficiency with scripting and automation — PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar
• Understanding of networking fundamentals — DNS, load balancing, VPN, and network security
• Familiarity with Git-based workflows and branching strategies
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently while collaborating across teams
• A builder's mindset — you'd rather automate something than do it twice
• Azure certifications (AZ-104, AZ-400, AZ-305, or similar)
• Experience with GitOps workflows (Flux, ArgoCD)
• Experience with on-prem Kubernetes distributions (Rancher, K3s, OpenShift, or similar)
• Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd)
• Knowledge of Helm charts and Kubernetes operators
• Experience with security scanning and compliance tooling (Trivy, Checkov, Defender for Cloud)
• Experience in distribution, logistics, or manufacturing environments