Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. D.A. Davidson Companies is an independent, employee-owned company dedicated to the highest standards of integrity and ethics. The Azure Cloud Engineer will be part of a team responsible for designing, deploying, and managing secure Microsoft Azure environments, focusing on Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud networking.
Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, and maintain Azure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Bicep)
- Build, operate, and enhance CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
- Architect and manage Azure networking, including Virtual WAN, VNets, peering, Route Server, private endpoints, DNS, load balancing, and gateways
- Implement identity, access control, and privilege management using Microsoft Entra ID (RBAC, PIM, managed identities)
- Design and operate secure storage solutions (Azure Storage, managed disks, Azure Files)
- Implement secrets, key, and certificate management using Azure Key Vault
- Deploy and manage containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS)
- Operate and support Azure compute and platform services (VMs, App Service, Functions, AKS, Front Door, Load Balancers, Gateways, WAF)
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability using Azure Monitor and Log Analytics
- Apply cloud security best practices, governance standards, and compliance controls
- Support cost optimization, capacity planning, and resource lifecycle management
Skills
- Four-year college degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3–5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience (Terraform or Bicep)
- Experience designing Azure networking architectures
- CI/CD pipeline experience (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or similar)
- Container experience (Docker required; AKS preferred)
- Cloud security controls implementation experience
- Automation and scripting using PowerShell, Bash, or Python
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Independent judgment and initiative
- Self-motivated with minimal supervision
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative, team-oriented mindset
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to sit for extended periods
- Occasional travel for data center maintenance and training
- Microsoft Fabric experience
- Hybrid connectivity (VPN, ExpressRoute)
- Azure landing zones and CAF alignment
- FinOps and cost governance familiarity
- Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) certification
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Company 401(k)and ESOP contribution
- Generous sick, vacation, and maternity/parental leave
- Paid holidays
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement ($15,000 lifetime cap)
- Discounted personal insurance including home, auto and recreational vehicles
- Charitable gift-matching program
- Davidson Day of Giving – Our tradition of positively impacting communities in which we live and work.
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