Cloud Engineer II

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SUMMARY

The Cloud Engineer II is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Azure cloud solutions across the enterprise.

This role requires solid hands-on experience with Azure infrastructure, scripting/automation, identity integrations, and cloud governance.

Working closely with architecture, security, and operations teams, this position helps ensure our cloud platforms are scalable, secure, and reliable.

As a mid-level cloud engineering role, the Cloud Engineer II works independently on moderately complex cloud initiatives and collaborates with senior engineers or architects on large-scale or high-complexity solutions.

This role may also provide guidance to Cloud Engineer I team members as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

Other duties and tasks may be assigned.



* Deploy, configure and optimize Azure infrastructure components including VNets, NSGs, Azure Firewall, Application Gateway, VPN/ExpressRoute, and load balancers.


* Implement and support Azure compute services (VMs, VMSS, App Services, AKS).


* Contribute to the design, configuration, and implementation of Azure storage, backup, and disaster recovery solutions under direction of senior cloud engineers or architects.


* Build and maintain Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) using Terraform, Bicep, or ARM templates.


* Develop CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.


* Automate operational tasks using PowerShell, Python, or Azure CLI.


* Implement Azure security best practices, including RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, policies, and blueprints.


* Ensure adherence to governance frameworks regarding tagging, naming conventions, and resource organization.


* Implement and maintain monitoring and logging using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights.


* Support identity integrations with Azure AD including conditional access, PIM, and B2C/B2B scenarios.


* Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure issues across network, compute, storage, and identity layers.


* Monitor, analyze and optimize Azure cost, performance, and capacity.


* Maintain technical documentation including diagrams, runbooks, and configuration standards.


* Collaborate with cross-functional teams on cloud initiatives and operational improvements.


* Stay current with emerging Azure services, cloud engineering best practices, and industry trends.