Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

This Senior Cloud Engineer role offers a prime opportunity to leverage deep Microsoft Azure expertise within a dynamic, high-availability infrastructure environment. Partnering with Proxify, a company dedicated to fostering stable, long-term remote careers, this position emphasizes critical skills in IaC, Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and zero-trust security. With predictable hours, generous flex days, and consistent monthly payments, it's an ideal fit for growth-oriented engineers in the CET timezone seeking a professional and rewarding remote career path at the forefront of cloud technology. ### About Proxify * **Headquarters:** Sweden * **URL:** http://career.proxify.io ### The Role: Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer specializing in Microsoft Azure on behalf of our client to design, automate, and maintain high-availability cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will take operational ownership of enterprise Azure landing zones, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipeline automation—ensuring high reliability, cost efficiency, and zero-trust security compliance. You are a perfect candidate if you are growth-oriented, love what you do, and enjoy working on new ideas to develop exciting products. ### Responsibilities * Architect and deploy enterprise-grade Azure infrastructure using Terraform/Bicep, maintaining modular IaC libraries and strict state management workflows. * Provision, patch, and optimize Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing autoscaling, ingress routing, and service mesh policies. * Design, maintain, and secure automated CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions to accelerate developer deployment cycles. * Enforce Azure Policy guardrails, audit IAM roles via Entra ID, manage secret rotation in Key Vault, and mitigate vulnerabilities identified by Defender for Cloud. * Monitor system metrics, respond to infrastructure incidents, conduct root-cause analyses (RCA), and optimize cloud resource utilization to drive cost efficiencies. ### What We Are Looking For * 5+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience managing enterprise Microsoft Azure environments, spanning compute, networking (VNets, ExpressRoute, Application Gateways), and storage tiers. * Advanced mastery of Terraform or Bicep for provisioning automation, drift detection, and maintaining state files across multi-subscription environments. * Proven track record building, securing, and scaling Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, managing ingress controllers, and deploying applications using Helm charts. * Deep proficiency in constructing automated build and deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, enforcing automated security scanning, policy compliance, and zero-downtime releases. * Solid understanding of cloud security governance using Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, Azure Policy, and implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) under a Zero Trust model. * Experience configuring end-to-end monitoring and alerting using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, or third-party platforms (Datadog, Dynatrace). * Located in CET timezone (+/- 3 hours); we are unable to consider applications from candidates in other time zones. ### Nice-to-Have * Azure certifications such as AZ-104 (Azure Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect), or AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert). * Programming literacy in Python, Go, or PowerShell/Bash for infrastructure scripting and operator development. * Experience with cloud cost optimization frameworks (FinOps) and managing Azure Cost Management policies. * Exposure to hybrid cloud configurations or Azure Arc implementations. ### What Proxify Offers * **Get Paid, Not Played:** No more unreliable clients. Enjoy on-time monthly payments with flexible withdrawal options. * **Predictable Project Hours:** Enjoy a harmonious work-life balance with consistent 8-hour working days with clients. * **Flex Days, So You Can Recharge:** Enjoy up to 24 flex days off per year without losing pay, for full-time positions found through Proxify. * **Career-Accelerating Positions at Cutting-Edge Companies:** Discover exclusive long-term remote positions at the world's most exciting companies. * **Hand-Picked Opportunities, Just For You:** Skip the typical recruitment roadblocks and biases with personally matched positions. * **One Seamless Process, Multiple Opportunities:** A one-time contracting process for endless opportunities, with no extra assessments. * **Compensation:** Enjoy the same pay, every month with positions landed through Proxify.