Hybrid: 4 days in office; 1 day working from home (Option)
JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Cloud Platform Engineer is a hands-on technical role responsible for the administration, standardization, operational support, and continuous improvement of the company's Microsoft Azure environment. This position supports Azure subscriptions and platform services, implements approved governance and security requirements, deploys infrastructure using Terraform, and maintains and improves existing CI/CD capabilities. The role partners with Infrastructure, Networking, Cybersecurity, and application teams to support reliable cloud services and contribute technical guidance during architecture and solution reviews.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.
- Administer and support Microsoft Azure subscriptions, platform services, and cloud-hosted environments.
- Standardize subscription and resource configurations in accordance with approved cloud architecture, governance, naming, tagging, and access requirements.
- Provision and modify Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Terraform Cloud, maintaining reusable, version-controlled, and supportable configurations.
- Support and improve existing CI/CD pipelines and GitHub runner capabilities, including troubleshooting deployment failures and recommending reliability and security improvements.
- Deploy, configure, and support Azure platform services, including Azure Container Apps, App Service, Azure Functions, and related application hosting components.
- Support Azure data and integration services such as Azure SQL, Databricks, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, and managed identities.
- Maintain monitoring, logging, alerting, and operational health capabilities using Azure-native platform tools.
- Troubleshoot cloud platform, infrastructure, and deployment issues and provide escalation support for critical service incidents as required.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity to remediate cloud security posture management findings and implement approved security controls and hardening recommendations.
- Implement approved cloud networking configurations in coordination with Networking, including virtual networks, private endpoints, DNS, routing, and application delivery services.
- Assist with cloud cost management by reviewing utilization, identifying optimization opportunities, and supporting approved remediation activities.
- Participate in cloud and software solution architecture reviews, providing platform engineering guidance and implementation recommendations.
- Develop and maintain cloud standards documentation, deployment procedures, operational runbooks, and support documentation.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Networking, Cybersecurity, application teams, and third-party technical resources to improve cloud platform reliability, consistency, and operational maturity.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, or a related technical role.
- Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft Azure services in production environments, including Azure PaaS and cloud-native application platforms.
- Demonstrated experience deploying Azure infrastructure with Terraform and supporting CI/CD pipelines in a collaborative engineering environment.
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or DevOps Engineer Expert (AZ-400).
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.
JOB KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure administration, subscription management, governance implementation, and production cloud operations.
- Strong proficiency with Terraform and Terraform Cloud, including modules, state management, version control, deployment troubleshooting, and infrastructure lifecycle changes.
- Experience supporting and improving CI/CD pipelines and GitHub-hosted or self-hosted runner environments.
- Working knowledge of Azure PaaS services, including Azure Container Apps, App Service, Azure Functions, Databricks, Azure SQL, Key Vault, Storage Accounts, and managed identities.
- Knowledge of Azure governance and security controls, including Azure Policy, role-based access control, management groups, resource standards, and CSPM remediation practices.
- Strong foundation in Azure networking concepts, including virtual networks, private endpoints, DNS, routing, load balancing, and application delivery services.
- Experience with Azure monitoring, logging, alerting, troubleshooting, and operational support practices.
- Proficiency with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages, along with strong documentation, analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES: N/A
Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Cactus Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Safety is our top priority. All employees must comply with our comprehensive safety programs, participate in required safety training, and demonstrate commitment to our safety-first culture. This position may require working in potentially hazardous environments if you are traveling to a branch or plant location. Ensure that you follow all safety guidelines that are required when working in the field, branch or manufacturing facility.
This position generally operates in a professional office environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
- Sit for extended periods at a desk and work on a computer
- Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
- Reach with hands and arms
- Talk and hear
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Walk or stand periodically throughout the day
- Maintain sustained concentration on computer screens
- Work under deadlines with frequent interruptions
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Cactus Companies maintains a drug-free workplace and participates in E-Verify.
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