Lead Cloud Engineer
Department: Engineering
Location: Remote
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Direct Reports: N/A
Overview
We are seeking a highly hands-on Lead Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate our Azure cloud platform. This role is focused on execution - you will lead by doing, owning infrastructure, DevOps practices, and cloud operations end-to-end.
You will play a critical role in shaping a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure environment, while partnering closely with development, product, and security teams to ensure solutions meet both technical and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture
Design and implement Azure infrastructure
Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Own cloud environment architecture, including networking, segmentation, and access control
CI/CD & DevOps
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred)
Improve deployment reliability, speed, and rollback strategies
Standardize build/release processes across teams
Security & Compliance
Partner with the Security team to implement and maintain FedRAMP-compliant controls
Enforce best practices:
RBAC / least privilege
Azure Policy & governance
Logging and monitoring
Support audit readiness and evidence collection
Monitoring, Reliability & Operations
Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics)
Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA)
Improve system reliability, availability, and performance
Cross-functional Collaboration
Work closely with development teams to enable scalable, reliable deployments
Partner with product teams to ensure features align with platform capabilities and compliance requirements
Act as a bridge between engineering and security
Technical Leadership
Define and enforce cloud best practices and standards
Guide architectural decisions
Mentor engineers when needed
Qualifications
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
Deep experience with:
Terraform (IaC)
CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar)
Solid understanding of:
Azure networking (VNet, private endpoints, NSGs)
Identity & access (Entra ID, RBAC)
Experience working with cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP preferred)
Proven ability to troubleshoot and operate production systems
Nice to Have
Experience in regulated environments (GovCloud / GCC High / FedRAMP)
Familiarity with:
Observability tooling
SAST/DAST integration into pipelines
What Success Looks Like
Reliable, repeatable infrastructure deployments via Terraform
Stable CI/CD pipelines with minimal manual intervention
Strong security posture aligned with FedRAMP expectations
Clear collaboration between development, product, and security teams