Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Remote (US)

Full-Time

Our client is seeking a Cloud Engineer II with strong hands-on experience across Azure cloud infrastructure and modern enterprise IT environments. This role sits within a core infrastructure team responsible for the reliability, security, and scalability of all internal systems and platforms.

You will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining cloud services, while working closely with security leadership on information security initiatives. The position reports into the Head of IT Operations and has significant exposure to cybersecurity, compliance, and business-critical infrastructure projects.

About Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing payments technology company operating globally across multiple B2B use cases. Their platform supports high-volume digital payments, helping businesses manage incoming and outgoing transactions, mitigate fraud, and streamline supplier payments.

They work with customers across industries such as travel, insurance, loyalty, media, and advertising, and are known for combining strong technology with a collaborative, people-first culture.

The business places a heavy emphasis on security, innovation, and operational excellence, and offers a flexible and empowering environment where engineers have real ownership and impact.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to infrastructure architecture initiatives supporting business systems
• Configure and manage security systems connected to cloud resources
• Deploy and maintain third-party enterprise applications
• Support endpoint management strategy and device lifecycle
• Administer Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, and Entra ID (including onboarding/offboarding)

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• Implement systems aligned with PCI and SOC compliance requirements
• Partner with security teams on antivirus, malware protection, and broader cybersecurity tooling
• Support SQL Server and PostgreSQL environments alongside data teams
• Manage relationships with external cloud and managed service providers
• Maintain infrastructure roadmaps, documentation, diagrams, and upgrade plans
• Track software inventory and licensing
• Participate in Azure service and capacity planning
• Work with engineering and security teams to roll out infrastructure changes
• Build dashboards reporting on system health and device status
• Develop metrics to assess performance, security posture, and configuration standards
• Escalate risks related to availability, security, or resilience of cloud services
• Support ad hoc technical initiatives as required

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or similar) with 7+ years in IT, or 10+ years equivalent experience
• Strong experience across Azure (including Kubernetes, networking, firewalls, and WAF)
• Experience with both Windows and Linux environments
• Hands-on administration of Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and PowerShell
• Experience delivering infrastructure upgrades and migrations

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• Knowledge of AD, DNS, DHCP, VNET, and VLANs
• Experience with SIEM platforms or security monitoring tools
• Strong working knowledge of Azure Portal
• Experience managing IIS, Apache, or Tomcat servers
• Solid understanding of security principles: OS hardening, DLP, vulnerability management

Nice to have:

• DataDog
• Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA)
• Terraform

Benefits & Perks

Our client offers a competitive and flexible package, including:

• Unlimited PTO – take time off when you need it
• 401(k) with company match from day one
• Comprehensive health cover (medical, dental, vision, life insurance)
• Flexible working – fully remote or office-based
• High autonomy and ownership in your role
• Clear progression paths in a rapidly scaling company