Azure Principal Cloud Engineer

Job Summary

Serving as the highest-level technical authority for cloud architecture, the full-time remote Azure Principal Cloud Engineer will design, govern, and optimize cloud infrastructure while mentoring teams and leading complex cloud initiatives from design through delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and manage a secure Azure cloud environment and establish cloud governance standards
• Lead cloud infrastructure projects end-to-end, including migration strategies and post-deployment operations
• Mentor Systems Administration and Information Security teams, building organizational cloud competency through knowledge transfer

Required qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in infrastructure, systems, or cloud engineering, with 5 years at a senior or principal level in Microsoft Azure
• Expert-level knowledge of Azure networking and security services, including hub-spoke topology and RBAC
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Azure Bicep) and CI/CD pipeline tooling
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• AZ-104, AZ-700, and AZ-305 certifications are required; AZ-400 is strongly preferred