Sr. Cloud Engineer
At a glance
Senior Cloud role at Fa Ewjt Saasfaprod1. Remote, United States · full-time · $120,000–$140,000 base.
remoteroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Build and operate Azure IaaS and PaaS environments, including virtual machines, storage, app services and databases
- Take on difficult L3 incidents across Azure networking, identity, security and application connectivity
- Automate infrastructure with Terraform, Bicep or ARM, PowerShell and CI/CD pipelines
- Set up Azure monitoring, governance and security controls, and support migrations, recovery and ongoing operations
- Coordinate with application, network, security, DevOps and architecture teams; document procedures and incident findings
What you bring
- At least seven years in IT, including four or more years working hands-on with Microsoft Azure
- Strong practical knowledge of Azure infrastructure, networking, identity, security, governance and monitoring
- Hands-on Terraform and infrastructure-as-code experience, plus scripting with PowerShell or Azure CLI
- A bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, engineering or an equivalent qualification
Who this fits
This senior role suits an engineer who can independently run enterprise Azure environments, resolve complex production issues and support round-the-clock operations. The position is remote in the United States. Mentoring L1/L2 engineers and communicating technical documentation are part of the work.
From the employer
EXL (www.EXLservice.com) is a global data and AI company where people, technology, and new ideas come together to solve complex challenges. We are looking for a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer with 7–10 years of overall IT experience and strong hands-on expertise in Azure infrastructure, networking, security, PaaS, automation, and cloud operations. The candidate should be capable of independently managing enterprise Azure environments, resolving complex L3 issues, implementing Infrastructure as Code, and supporting cloud deployments across multiple applications, environments, and regions.
Position: Azure Cloud Engineer
Location: US Remote
- Base salary range: $120K - $140K USD
- Total compensation includes base salary and annual target bonus
- To learn more about what we offer please visit us at https://www.exlservice.com/us-careers-and-benefits
- Design, deploy, configure, and support Azure IaaS and PaaS services in enterprise environments.
- Provide L3 technical support for complex Azure infrastructure, networking, security, identity, and application connectivity issues.
- Manage Azure VMs, VM Scale Sets, Storage Accounts, App Service, Azure SQL, Key Vault, AVD, and other core Azure services.
- Configure and troubleshoot VNets, Subnets, NSGs, UDRs, Load Balancers, Application Gateway, Private Endpoints, Private DNS, VPN Gateway, ExpressRoute, and NAT Gateway.
- Manage Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, Managed Identities, Service Principals, Key Vault, and access controls.
- Implement infrastructure automation using Terraform, Bicep/ARM, PowerShell, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement monitoring and troubleshooting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, alerts, diagnostic settings, and KQL.
- Implement Azure governance and security controls using Azure Policy, tagging, resource locks, RBAC, compliance standards, and cost-management practices.
- Support cloud migrations, deployments, patching, upgrades, backup/restore, high availability, disaster recovery, and operational maintenance.
- Work with application, network, security, DevOps, and architecture teams to implement reliable and secure Azure solutions.
- Handle incidents, problems, changes, and service requests through ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms.
- Contribute to technical documentation, SOPs, RCA preparation, operational improvements, and platform standardization.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
- AZ-104 certification preferred; AZ-305 or other relevant Azure certifications are an added advantage.
- Experience working in a large enterprise/global support environment and following ITIL/ITSM processes is preferred.
Skills:
- 7–8 years of overall IT experience, including 4+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent.
- AZ-104 certification preferred; AZ-305 or other relevant Azure certifications are an added advantage.
- Experience working in a large enterprise/global support environment and following ITIL/ITSM processes is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of Azure IaaS, PaaS, networking, identity, security, governance, and monitoring.
- Strong hands-on experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Good scripting and automation experience with PowerShell and/or Azure CLI.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewalls, load balancing, private connectivity, and hybrid networking.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub, Jenkins, or equivalent CI/CD platforms.
- Good understanding of Azure Cloud Adoption Framework, landing zones, security best practices, and cost optimization.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Soft Skills:
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to work in 24/7 production support environments
- Experience mentoring L1/L2 engineers
Cloud work from LinkedIn, X, Reddit and Upwork, in one list.
Each morning you get everything that fits, strongest first.
CloudRemote$120k+
Find me workBy the team behind remoteroles.