Senior Cloud Engineer W2 Hiring

Role: Senior Cloud Engineer
Location: Phoenix, AZ; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX
Job Type: Contract 
Interview: Phone/Skype
Pay Rate: $66/hr C2C

Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer with 10+ years of experience to design, build, and operate enterprise‑grade cloud platforms. The role is hands‑on, with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure and working knowledge of AWS, supporting scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions.

Required Skills & Experience
10+ years of IT experience, with 7+ years in cloud engineering roles 
Proven experience supporting enterprise and production environments

Technical Skills
Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure (primary)
Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, VPC)
Azure services: Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Networking, Storage, Identity (Entra ID)
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
CI/CD: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Git workflows
Containers & orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS preferred)
Scripting: PowerShell, Bash, or Python
Monitoring & operations: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics (or equivalent)

Nice to Have
Azure or AWS certifications
Experience in regulated or large enterprise environments

Key Responsibilities:
Design, implement, and support cloud infrastructure primarily on Azure, with some workloads on AWS.
Build and manage cloud environments using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform / Bicep / ARM).
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application deployments.
Deploy and operate Azure services across compute, networking, storage, identity, and platform layers.
Ensure cloud solutions meet security, compliance, availability, and performance standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex cloud and infrastructure issues; perform root‑cause analysis.
Optimize environments for cost, performance, and reliability using cloud‑native tools.
Contribute to technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers as a senior IC.

What are the Mandatory skills and skill proficiencies required for this position?
Microsoft Azure
Azure services: Virtual Machines, App Services, AKS, Networking, Storage, Identity (Entra ID)
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates
 

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