Lead Cloud Engineer

Lead Cloud Engineer Department: Engineering Location: Remote Reports to: Engineering Manager Direct Reports: N/A

Overview

We are seeking a highly hands-on Lead Cloud Engineer to design, build, and operate our Azure cloud platform. This role is focused on execution - you will lead by doing, owning infrastructure, DevOps practices, and cloud operations end-to-end. You will play a critical role in shaping a secure, scalable, and reliable Azure environment, while partnering closely with development, product, and security teams to ensure solutions meet both technical and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Cloud Infrastructure & Architecture Design and implement Azure infrastructure Build and manage Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) Own cloud environment architecture, including networking, segmentation, and access control CI/CD & DevOps Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred) Improve deployment reliability, speed, and rollback strategies Standardize build/release processes across teams Security & Compliance Partner with the Security team to implement and maintain FedRAMP-compliant controls Enforce best practices: RBAC / least privilege Azure Policy & governance Logging and monitoring Support audit readiness and evidence collection Monitoring, Reliability & Operations Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics) Lead incident response and root cause analysis (RCA) Improve system reliability, availability, and performance Cross-functional Collaboration Work closely with development teams to enable scalable, reliable deployments Partner with product teams to ensure features align with platform capabilities and compliance requirements Act as a bridge between engineering and security Technical Leadership Define and enforce cloud best practices and standards Guide architectural decisions Mentor engineers when needed

Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Deep experience with: Terraform (IaC) CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps or similar) Solid understanding of: Azure networking (VNet, private endpoints, NSGs) Identity & access (Entra ID, RBAC) Experience working with cloud security and compliance frameworks (FedRAMP preferred) Proven ability to troubleshoot and operate production systems

Nice to Have

Experience in regulated environments (GovCloud / GCC High / FedRAMP) Familiarity with: Observability tooling SAST/DAST integration into pipelines What Success Looks Like Reliable, repeatable infrastructure deployments via Terraform Stable CI/CD pipelines with minimal manual intervention Strong security posture aligned with FedRAMP expectations Clear collaboration between development, product, and security teams