Senior Azure Platform Engineer

Job Profile: Azure Platform Engineer

Job Type: Long-time based contract Job Opportunity

Location: 100% Remote in Mexico

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Senior Azure Platform Engineer is responsible for automating, deploying, and supporting Azure cloud services through Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines leveraging Terraform and GitHub Actions. This role ensures platform stability, consistency, and operational excellence across environments, while enabling secure, scalable developer self-service. The engineer provides advanced operational support, drives automation initiatives, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to strengthen Azure platform reliability and governance.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

Platform Automation & Deployment

Design, automate, and deploy Azure resources using IaC tools such as Terraform, ARM templates/Bicep, PowerShell, and Azure CLI.

Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps (Pipelines/YAML) and GitHub Actions.

Develop reusable modules to standardize deployments and reduce manual effort.

Work closely with application teams to translate requirements into secure and scalable Azure infrastructure.

Operations & Troubleshooting

Provide L3 operational support escalation for incidents and problems, including 24x7 rotational support coverage.

Troubleshoot complex issues across compute, networking, identity, storage, and application integrations.

Drive technical root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.

Monitoring, Logging & Observability

Configure and manage Splunk, Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Sentinel.

Create dashboards, alerts, and observability pipelines to improve visibility and performance.

Ensure proactive monitoring for platform reliability and uptime.

Networking & Security

Design and manage Azure VNets, subnets, NSGs, Private Endpoints, Application Gateway, and Azure Firewall.

Implement RBAC, Azure AD integrations, Key Vault, Defender for Cloud, and security baselines.

Apply tagging strategies, Azure Policies, and Management Group governance.

Automation & Scripting

Build automation using Terraform, PowerShell, Azure CLI, Python, Logic Apps, Automation Accounts, and Runbooks.

Implement self-service workflows supporting platform maturity and operational efficiency.

Containers & Orchestration

Support containerized workloads using AKS, ACI, Docker, Helm charts, and ingress controllers.

Assist with Kubernetes fundamentals and Azure-native container services.

Cost Optimization & Governance

Utilize Azure Cost Management + Billing to analyze spend and drive optimization initiatives.

Implement governance using Azure Policies, Management Groups, and tagging standards.

Partner with platform teams to ensure cost-efficient architectural decisions.

Compliance & DevSecOps

Apply Azure Blueprints, Defender for DevOps, and regulatory frameworks (CIS, ISO, NIST).

Enforce Azure Well-Architected principles across operational and deployment practices.

Maintain security posture and ensure compliance across environments.

Collaboration & Documentation

Work in Agile delivery environments using Azure Boards or Jira for backlog and sprint management.

Document architectures, runbooks, operational procedures, and platform standards using Confluence/SharePoint.

Collaborate closely with Cloud Ops, Engineering, Security, Network, and Application teams.